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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Bench: Community-Based Mental Health Support and Literacy in Lowndes County, Mississippi | Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System - Columbus-Lowndes Public Library | (Updated: 8/28/25) The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System proposes to implement the Friendship Bench Initiative, a community-driven model designed to address mental health needs, reduce stigma, and improve health literacy in Lowndes County, Mississippi. By training trusted senior volunteers to provide peer counseling at designated benches in public spaces, the project will integrate National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources—including MedlinePlus, PubMed, NNLM Reading Club, and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)—… | |||
| Get Connected: Providing Connectivity for Teens to Access Health Information | YMCA of Central Massachusetts | This project aims to provide iPads and computers to the teen program at the YMCA of Central MA- Central Branch located in the Main South Worcester community, significantly improving their access to technology for academic support, health information and skill development. These devices will not only serve academic purposes, but will also be integral to teaching technological skills and supporting our entrepreneurial program. They will be used for personal health research, project management, and training, empowering teens with the tools they need to succeed. By equipping underserved… | |||
| Get Healthy with Rover! | Library System of Lancaster County | The Library System of Lancaster County (LSLC) provides mobile library resources to home-based childcare providers of children birth to age five through the Be READy Rover bookmobile, the Early Literacy Outreach Specialist, and their partnership with community organizations. Collaboratively, we focus on essential components to healthy development and learning, provide training and educational materials to providers, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, helped to provide basic food services to Providers and the families they serve. The Get Healthy with Rover! project would utilize the… | |||
| Getting Connected: Digital Literacy Education for Seniors | Penn Asian Senior Services | We want to empower Asian-American seniors to engage with digital life. The Pew Charitable Trust found that nearly one-third of seniors report never using the internet. Low-income seniors and seniors with limited English, especially, do not have access. According to the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), 21% of immigrant adults who speak a language other than English at home have no computer experience, compared to only 5% of English speakers. Even if seniors manage to get online, they disproportionately fall… | |||
| Green Thumbs In Your Community | Black Girls With Green Thumbs | Black Girls With Green Thumbs promotes health literacy in a way that is culturally competent and accessible, meeting community members where they are - online and within their neighborhoods - and invites them to new experiences like community-based gardening and physical activity. The ongoing “Green Thumbs In Your Community” program will continue to build a network of individuals, families, and community institutions that utilize gardening and physical activity… |