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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Men, Healthy Families | Clayton County Library System | The Clayton County Library System proposes a program that will help to improve health information literacy, and expand our library outreach to men providing information, educational sessions and interactive programs using NNLM products, such as MedlinePlus, MedlinePlus Men's Health and ClinicalTrials.gov. We'll also enhance our collection of men's health books & magazines and offer in-person and virtual seminars & workshops partnering with our county health organizations, churches, fraternities and sororities, and community leaders to… | |||
| Improving Access to Chronic Disease Information and Education to Decrease Preventable Death in the Lower Mississippi Delta | Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital | Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital in Rolling Fork, MS, will add educational and informational outreach efforts to include chronic diseases of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. These efforts will concentrate on prevention through education, physical fitness, and healthy eating habits. This will bring hands on, patient centered training, cooking instruction, and subject matter experts to reduce the prevalence of mortality related to chronic illnesses in the counties of Sharkey and Issaquena. Additionally, one on one education and evaluations will be offered… | |||
| Improving Access to Health Information through a Community Center Collaboration | University of Florida | To support the health information literacy needs of the local community, this grant proposal partners the University of Florida’s Health Science Center Libraries (HSCL) (https://library.health.ufl.edu/) and The Pride Community Center of North Central Florida (PCCNCF) (https://gainesvillepride.org/). The project’s overarching aim is to improve access to quality health information for underserved populations in North Central Florida, specifically Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Plus (LGBTQIA+) populations through the development of an updated health… | |||
| Improving emergency preparedness practices among students in south Georgia | Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundation, Inc. | In Georgia, especially in coastal Georgia, the residents are at higher risk of being impacted by natural disasters such as hurricanes (with at least one episode per year). Hurricanes, floods, drought, earthquakes, and other weather-related emergencies are life-threatening events, and many people are not aware of existing information on how to prepare and respond to emergency situations. This project aims to promote awareness, preparedness, education, training, and safety coordination to improve responses to natural… | |||
| Innovative Initiatives- Promoting Diversity in Nursing and Health | Midlands of South Carolina Black Nurses Association, Inc. | This second annual scholarship luncheon will focus on the data-driven, innovative nursing projects that have been, or are being,implemented by the Midlands of South Carolina Black Nurses Association. This includes the pilot "Mini-Nursing Academy,"through the National Black Nurses Association, Inc. as well as the COVID-19 Photovoice Project that was funded by the RobertWood Johnson Foundation, and the recently formed nursing partnerships that focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in nursing.These initiatives highlight the ongoing disparities in nursing workforce,… |