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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Information Programs | Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is pleased to be invited to partner with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Region 7 to deliver health information outreach programs. BPL respectfully requests a $40,000 grant to support an 11-months of health information programs serving library patrons. Programs include a series of workshops on health topics conducted with community partners, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes, and a graphic medicine program. | New York | ||
| Health Information Programs for Immigrants | Brooklyn Public Library | rooklyn Public Library (BPL) will develop and implement a 12-month project of expert-led health information programs targeted to Brooklyn’s immigrant populations with a special focus on addressing the needs of library patrons for whom English is not their primary language. Health Information programs will address known social determinants of health specific to Brooklyn; the programs will address the topic areas of: Mental Health, Maternal Health, Health Insurance and Access to Care Navigation, Nutrition, and Positive Aging. The 50 planned programs will increase 750 patrons… | New York | ||
| Health Information Translations | Central Ohio Hospital Council | Health Information Translations (HIT) is a website for low-literacy health information translated into multiple languages. Healthinfotranslations.org was established to share translated health information, predominantly for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) populations. Primarily provided for health care providers serving LEP patients, it is also available for individuals to access at no cost in up to 19 languages, depending on the topic. HIT was launched in 2005 as a collaboration of Central Ohio Hospital Council and the primary central Ohio health systems to reduce the barriers to… | Ohio | ||
| Health Literacy & Digital Learning in Rural Affordable Housing Developments | Libraries Without Borders | With the support of NNLM, Libraries Without Borders US (LWB US) will develop a model for quality health and digital learning for rural communities living in affordable housing developments. LWB US is a national nonprofit that designs programs that meet people where they are, providing the resources they need most. Since 2016, LWB US has led the Wash and Learn Initiative (WALI), which delivers library services in laundromats. Services include digital skill-building, early childhood literacy, and through the support of NNLM, a carefully… | District of Columbia | ||
| Health Literacy Expansion (HeLiX) | Queens Public Library | The proposed Queens Public Library (QPL) Health Literacy Expansion (HeLiX) project will expand access to an existing health and digital literacy pilot program for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) speakers who are caregivers of young children in the greater Jamaica, Queens community. This pilot program, as part of a broader consortium called The Strong Together: Tree of Life Center (TOLC) Partnership for Young Children’s Health, is an initiative to create specialized support and foster early childhood development in a newly built affordable apartment community and service hub in… | New York | ||
| Health Literacy for All | Al-Hamra Academy | This project seeks to make accessible for students, their families, and members of the larger community health information by creating a robust educational learning experience across grade levels. This project will have an in-depth focus on different aspects of biomedical clinical research. We will host for students and parents a module-based curriculum that focuses on the following four target areas:M1 - Health LiteracyHuman Immune systemRole of immunizationInfectious diseases and how to fight them | Massachusetts | ||
| Health Literacy Integration Initiative | AdventHealth University | Updated: 8/28/25. Health literacy is a critical component of patient empowerment, effective healthcare delivery, and improved public health outcomes. This proposal seeks funding to establish a comprehensive Health Literacy Integration Initiative at AdventHealth University, a faith-based institution affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), AHU serves a diverse student population, with 30.6% of Fall 2024 enrollment identifying as Hispanic. This initiative will provide a series of health literacy events,… | Florida | ||
| Health Literacy Outreach through Family Programming and Creative Engagement Kits | ANTELOPE LENDING LIBRARY | Health Literacy Outreach through Antelope Lending Library (ALL) would aim to reach underserved and underrepresented populations to provide health literacy learning through 12 weekly programs at Open Heartland, distribution of 450 activity kits over 3 months, collection development of health literacy books, and distribution of All of Us materials with all programs, kits, and books provided through this grant. Our goals are to (1) grow our children’s, young adult, and adult nonfiction collections by adding accurate, current, unbiased health… | Iowa | ||
| Health Literacy Student Fellows Program | Indian River State College - Pruitt Campus Library | Indian River State College (IRSC) has a need to educate its students in the skills of health literacy. The community that the college serves has a need for health literacy trainers and ambassadors from all ages and economic backgrounds in order to make a substantive impact on the St. Lucie County community. IRSC's proposed project, Health Information Student Fellows Program, offers the opportunity to address both of these needs in an innovative and meaningful way. In Phase One, students will receive instruction on MedlinePlus as well as learn… | Florida | ||
| Health Literacy Supports Resiliency: Support for BIPOC Women and Families | The Children's Home Society of New Jersey | The goal of the project is to increase health literacy of participant Ocean and Monmouth County families about COVID-19 preventive measures such as vaccination and consistent mask use; and emotional health, anxiety and depression related to the pandemic and other social determinants of health, using medically accurate, bilingual health information sources such as Medline Plus and other vetted sources from the National Library of Medicine. The project’s intended audience is primarily Black and Hispanic families born in the US and myriad other countries of origin, especially… | New Jersey | ||
| Health Tools for All Project (HTAP) | Taking Effective Action, Inc. | Taking Effective Action, Inc. (TEA) will carry out the Health Tools for All Project (HTAP) with a goal to increase knowledge of health condition affecting minorities, credible sources of health information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), and medical research including the All of Us Research Program. TEA will utilize its longstanding presence in Prince George’s County Maryland and the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area and established relationships with faith-based and other community… | Maryland | ||
| Healthcare Informatics Data on Demand (HIDD) | University of San Diego | The project will support data infrastructure that improves student access to biomedical and health information including underserved, minority and underrepresented communities such as:… | California | ||
| Healthier Mississippi Podcast | Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library | Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library proposes to create a health information podcast to help disseminate relevant and accurate health information to the citizens of Warren County and Mississippi. We aim to leverage the library’s position as a trusted arbiter and provider of information and provide a platform for local health officials, healthcare providers and other experts to spread accurate information about health issues that may be relevant to the local listening community. | Mississippi | ||
| Healthy Acadia NNLM Outreach and Community Engagement Project | Healthy Acadia | Through the proposed project, Healthy Acadia will work across Downeast, Maine, including Washington and Hancock counties, to plan and conduct community engagement activities, centered on increasing access to and awareness of National Library… | Maine | ||
| Healthy Families at the Cranston Public Library | Cranston Public Library | The goal of this project is to introduce and provide health information and access to all residents of Cranston, with a focus on the primary languages that our English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) residents read, speak, and write. CPL will position the library as a trusted resource for fact-finding and a source for combating health… | Rhode Island |