This page includes awards made during the current NNLM award period (May 1, 2021 - April 30, 2026).
For awards made during the previous NNLM award period (May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2021) please visit Past Funded Projects.
To browse our open funding opportunities please visit Funding Opportunities.
| Name | Lead Organization | Project Summary | Project Start Date | Project End Date | State |
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| Web-based Education on HPV and Cancer | Team Maureen | With support from the NNLM Region 7 Grant, Team Maureen will make updates and additions to our web-based educational tool on HPV and Cancer to allow for more effective engagement with patients and the public. Improvements will provide better ways to interact with new knowledge, a ‘find local health care providers’ function for vaccination and screening providers (no matter where you are!) and most importantly, all materials will be translated into Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Haitian-Creole, Simple Chinese, and Arabic. All of these will help reduce barriers to… | Massachusetts | ||
| . Promoting Flu Vaccines for LGBT Community Members in Pennsylvania | Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center | While existing health disparities make it critical for LGBTQ people to engage in preventive care such as flu vaccinations, barriers to care including past or anticipated discrimination reduce the rate at which many LGBTQ people consume healthcare. The 2020 Pennsylvania LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment demonstrated that less than half of LGBTQ Pennsylvanians receive an annual flu shot. Though LGBTQ people were at increased risk with regards to COVID-19, other indicators including the Pennsylvania LGBTQ COVID-19 Vaccine Survey showed that LGBTQ Pennsylvanians were often less likely to… | Pennsylvania | ||
| 'Stop the Bleed' Training for Rural Georgia Communities | Mercer University School of Medicine - Savannah Campus | Uncontrolled major bleeding is one of the leading causes of preventable death in trauma care (Bedri et al., 2021). Studies have shown that hemorrhage-controlled training, such as the nationally recognized Stop the Bleed® campaign, can be vital for training laypersons in life-saving hemorrhage-control techniques (Pellegrino et al., 2020; Jones et al., 2020), especially in rural areas where the delay in receiving medical aid from medical personnel may take longer than in urban areas (Bedri et al., 2021; Jones et al., 2020). Public libraries, as free and accessible centers of community… | Georgia | ||
| “Better Together:” Combatting Health Disparities and COVID-19 in the Arkansas Delta in African American Communities using Authoritative Health Information | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library | The ultimate goal of this project is to connect the African-American community in the Arkansas Delta with authoritative health information resources that increase community knowledge of the COVID-19 virus and vaccination safety. Using physician led presentations, community round tables, and shared experience, the aim is to assist community members in the evolution of their health information seeking practices. The presentations will take place in seven counties across the Delta—Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis. The NLM resource MedlinePlus… | Arkansas | ||
| #GetCarded for Health | Las Vegas-Clark County Library District | The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District proposes to create a county-wide initiative called “#GetCarded for Health.” We will gather existing and new Library District health and wellness-based programming, expand online resources in the medical database, and sponsor health and wellness classes. | Nevada | ||
| ¬A Cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence Tool to Improve Chronic Kidney Disease Care in West Virginia | West Virginia University Research Corporation | Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects more than 1 in 7 adults in the United States (US) and leads to significant morbidity, mortality, and use of scarce healthcare resources. Despite the high prevalence of CKD, as many as 9 in 10 people with CKD are unaware of their disease. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System, West Virginia (WV) is ranked as the least-healthiest state in the U.S. with 4.6% of the… | West Virginia | ||
| A collaborative development Resource Guide to equip medically undeserved consumers with Information about COVID-19 | Alliance Charitable Foundation | The Alliance Charitable Foundation proposes todevelop and disseminate the Halt COVID Resource Guide containing an array of relevant resources, tools and services organized by topic area,t geographical location, vaccination sites, transportation accessibility and other resources with an overarching goal of thwarting thedevastating effects of COVID 19 of the populationliving within an 8-county target area served by thehealth-oriented nonprofit. | Mississippi | ||
| A Resilience-building Interprofessional Partnership in an Academic Health System Museums, Libraries and Nurses Working Together | NYU Health Sciences Library | This project will provide nurses continuing education through workshops led by museum educators, both on site at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and virtually. The project will introduce a discussion and activity format centered around images of museum works that can be adapted for use in clinical and workplace settings. | New York | ||
| A Roadmap to Early Cancer Detection for the Medically Underserved | DetecTogether | The lack of early cancer detection among underserved communities and underinsured demographics is significant and growing. Our 3 Steps Detect early cancer detection education, which includes MedLinePlus as a trusted resource, is an important piece in the larger solution to improve health information literacy and increase the ability of people to find and use health information. We are requesting $13,000 toward this project to bring 3 Steps Detect lifesaving education and the use of MedLinePlus to medically underserved, urban communities in Worcester County utilizing the successful… | Massachusetts | ||
| Addressing Health Misinformation in NE Ohio's African American Communities Through a Community Needs Assessment | Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition | Misinformation has been deadly to the African American community. The effects of misinformation have been addressed by the U.S. Surgeon General, especially due to misinformation and disinformation regarding COVID-19. The Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition addressing health information in NE Ohio African American communities is our way to best inform the community regarding best practices and reliable sources of accurate information. We will assess the needs of the African American Community in order to understand the impact of misinformation and to provide accurate… | Ohio | ||
| Advancing Climate Resilience, Sustainability, and Environmental Justice: A Public and Academic Libraries Partnership in San Diego County | San Diego Public Library | Goal 1: San Diego Public Library, in collaboration with Circuit Libraries, will partner with the NNLM All of Us Program Center and All of Us, UCSD to host 3 climate focused author talks in different Circuit Libraries, in order to engage with community members in enrollment and retention for the All of Us Research Program. | California | ||
| AI-HEAL: Artificial Intelligence in Health Education and Learning | University of Tennessee Health Science Center | The goal of this project is to train faculty in the College of Health Professions on integrating AI tools into health education and research. Through five interactive seminars, faculty will learn to apply machine learning models and National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources to enhance teaching and clinical decision-making. The project will also develop an online repository of training materials for sustained learning and accessibility | Tennessee | ||
| All Together El Paso | Alliance of Border Collaboratives | The Alliance of Border Collaboratives (ABC) proposes the “All Together El Paso”, an education and outreach project in health literacy for underrepresented communities in the county of EL Paso Texas. The goal of the project is to improve the access to NLM and related health information by the community. ABC will give emphasis to the provision of health literacy, digital literacy and related information in a way that is meaningful to the target community by increasing the knowledge of the NLM-All of Us Reaserch Program and… | Texas | ||
| Answering a Call to Action: Preparing PublicLibraries to Respond to the Opioid Crisis | Florida State University School of Information | Opioid overdose deaths rose by approximately 35percent in Florida from 2019 to 2020- an increase attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic (Byrnes, 2021).t In 2019, OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) applied for, and was awarded, an IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) grant to equip public libraries as first responders in the Opioidepidemic. As output of this grant, a toolkit wasproduced that provides general action steps forpublic libraries to support their communitiesthrough the crisis. For this application MargaretZimmerman, an Assistant Professor with the FloridaState… | Florida | ||
| Are you prepared? Resources for natural disasters. | Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundation, Inc. | We will develop a traveling exhibit for rural Georgia public libraries to educate individuals on preparedness and safety response to natural disasters and local emergencies. The exhibit information will be based on the content developed for the NLM funded training program the Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics (IHLA) previously developed to educate Georgia Southern University students on disaster preparedness and response. The exhibit will consist of three large portable panels (2.5’x6.5’). Our in-house exhibit designer will design the panels with engaging graphics… | Georgia | ||
| Arvin A. Brown Updating Computers and Software | Arvin A. Brown Public Library | The Arvin A. Brown Library in Richford VT requests funding to upgrade computers and software so as to make health information and access available to the broader community. We obtained funding previously from NNLM, which allowed us to provide Richford residents with computers that connect to reliable sources about health and fitness. However, these computers are now aging and cannot be supported or upgraded. This community is in particular need of access to health information around addiction, lifestyle, and disabilities – and the library serves as a safe, private space in which to… | Vermont | ||
| ASL Medical Terminology eBook: Piloting Translation and Production Process | Idaho State University - ISU Library Meridian | With support from the Region 4 Engagement & Outreach Grant, we aim to develop an innovative American Sign Language (ASL) medical terminology eBook to enhance health literacy among the underserved deaf community. This project addresses a critical gap in accessible health information resources for an estimated 500,000 to 1 million deaf ASL users in the United States. Research indicates that ASL users are nearly seven times more likely to struggle with health literacy compared to non-deaf users of English. This e-Book will serve as a crucial resource to bridge the health… | Idaho | ||
| BE WELL at NPL: Health Information | Nashville Public Library | BE WELL at NPL advances health literacy in the Davidson County by providing access and outreach to free wellness programs and health resources. BE WELL at NPL aligns its activities with the local health priority areas in Davidson County’s Community Health Improvement Plan. Notably, NPL partners with Get Covered TN to facilitate on-site health insurance enrollment each year, which has become a nationally recognized model for public libraries. BE WELL at NPL plans to launch new services that will help address the high rates of uncontrolled… | Tennessee | ||
| Bit by Byte: Building Best Practices in Data Literacy | Towson University - Cook Library | Towson University is one of the nation's top 100 public universities, with over 22,000 graduate and undergraduate students. It has been ranked one of the country's most diverse campuses. In the fall of 2019, 22% of the incoming class were first generation college students and 48% identified as minorities. Towson University boasts a zero percent achievement gap for minority students, according to the U.S. Department of Education (https://www.towson.edu/news/2019/usnwr-diversecampus.html). In February, 2020, an effort to provide all Towson University students with access to the… | Maryland | ||
| Breathing Life Into Learning About Air Quality | California Health Sciences University | High school students from underserved communities in the Fresno area will be invited to participate in a three hour session facilitated by California Health Sciences University and UCSF Fresno to learn about air quality in the San Joaquin Valley; how air pollutants impact the respiratory system; the health effects of poor air quality; how to search NLM resources for health information; and community resources to improve air quality and reduce the impact of poor air quality on their health. | California | ||
| Bridging Knowledge in Wayne County, NC | UNC Wayne | The primary goal of the Bridging Knowledge project is to increase both health and digital equity within Wayne County, NC by the use of grant-provided technology in a series of community partnership programs. This will be achieved by working with both the general community and new graduate nurses. In community partnership with Wayne County Public Library, a series of classes will cover a variety of health literacy programs focusing on the National Library of Medicine (NLM) of MedlinePlus, ClinicalTrials.… | North Carolina | ||
| Bridging Language Barriers: Chuukese Health Literacy and Translation Initiative at GMH | Guam Memorial Hospital Authority | The "Bridging Language Barriers: Chuukese Health Literacy and Translation Initiative at GMH" project aims to address significant language barriers faced by the Chuukese-speaking population in Guam. This initiative will train bilingual Chuukese-English staff to become certified translators, enabling them to produce culturally and linguistically appropriate translated materials and audio resources. These resources will improve patient understanding of health conditions and treatments, thereby enhancing communication between patients and healthcare providers. The… | Guam | ||
| Bringing the Best Health Information to Alaska’s Distant Communities | University of Alaska Anchorage Medical Library | The primary goal of the project is to improve the quality of life and health for Alaska’s citizens by providing information outreach services to the healthcare workforce and to public libraries, especially in rural areas, over a five-year period from May 2021 through April 2026.Access to quality biomedical information will support health professionals in their care of patients. With outreach to healthcare facilities, the Alaska Medical Library (AML) fulfills one component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s (NNLM) mission to “provide all U.S.… | Alaska | ||
| Bringing the Best Health Information to Alaska’s Distant Communities | University of Alaska Anchorage Medical Library | The primary goal of the project is to improve the quality of life and health for Alaska’s citizens by providing information outreach services to the healthcare workforce and to public libraries, especially in rural areas, over a five-year period from May 2021 through April 2026.Access to quality biomedical information will support health professionals in their care of patients. With outreach to healthcare facilities, the Alaska Medical Library (AML) fulfills one component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s (NNLM) mission to “provide all U.S.… | Alaska | ||
| Bringing the Best Health Information to Alaska’s Distant Communities | University of Alaska Anchorage Medical Library | The primary goal of the project is to improve the quality of life and health for Alaska’s citizens by providing information outreach services to the healthcare workforce and to public libraries, especially in rural areas, over a five-year period from May 2021 through April 2026. Access to quality biomedical information will support health professionals in their care of patients. With outreach to healthcare facilities, the Alaska Medical Library (AML) fulfills one component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s (NNLM) mission to… | Alaska | ||
| Bringing the Best Health Information to Alaska’s Distant Communities | University of Alaska Anchorage Medical Library | The primary goal of the project is to improve the quality of life and health for Alaska’s citizens by providing information outreach services to the healthcare workforce and to public libraries, especially in rural areas, over a five-year period from May 2021 through April 2026. Access to quality biomedical information will support health professionals in their care of patients. With outreach to healthcare facilities, the Alaska Medical Library (AML) fulfills one component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s (NNLM) mission to… | Alaska | ||
| Bringing the Best Health Information to Alaska’s Distant Communities | University of Alaska Anchorage Medical Library | The primary goal of the project is to improve the quality of life and health for Alaska’s citizens by providing information outreach services to the healthcare workforce and to public libraries, especially in rural areas, over a five-year period from May 2021 through April 2026.Access to quality biomedical information will support health professionals in their care of patients. With outreach to healthcare facilities, the Alaska Medical Library (AML) fulfills one component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s (NNLM) mission to “provide all U.S.… | Alaska | ||
| Building A Healthy BKLYN | Brooklyn Public Library | Through the Building A Healthy BKLYN program, Brooklyn Public Library (BPL)’s goals are to: 1) Partner with the NNLM All of Us Program Center and Weill Cornell/NewYork-Presbyterian to provide monthly engagements, pop-up enrollment events, presentations, and staff trainings to connect with community members and encourage enrollment and retention in the All of Us Research Program; 2) Improve the health outcomes of Brooklyn’s 2.7 million residents through education and access to reliable, trustworthy information. 3) Increase the… | New York | ||
| Building Adolescent Skills in Health Literacy and Public Health Advocacy | Boston Children’s Hospital | The Building Adolescent Skills in Health Literacy and Public Health Advocacy program aims to protect and improve the health of the adolescent population as it… | Massachusetts | ||
| Building Bridges with Libraries Serving Native and Rural Communities in Montana | Montana State University - Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity | Montana communities, particularly Native and rural communities, face severe health disparitiesthat affect health equity and quality of life among its citizens. The Building BridgesAmbassadors and Consulting Librarians team will work to achieve threeprimary goals during the project period. Goal One: The team will attend NNLM Region 4 meetings andwill contribute to reports, blogs, and other outputs (e.g., health infographics) as discussed at these meetings. They will work to advise and share with the Region 4 Team about ways to engage with Native and rural communities in Montana and… | Montana |