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.
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| Project Title | Lead Organization | Project Summary | Project Start Date | Project End Date | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Community Engagement Ambassador Project | University of New Mexico - Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center | The Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center at the University of New Mexico (HSLIC) seeks to develop intentional, culturally relevant strategies for successful engagement outreach with diverse, underserved populations. These efforts will be informed by [1] a review of academic health sciences libraries’ experiences in community engagement with underserved populations; and, [2] an exploration of past community engagement projects conducted by UNM HSLIC. We will collaborate with NNLM Region 4 continuously as we identify community partners throughout New Mexico. We plan… | New Mexico | ||
| Springfield Public Library Accessibility Station | Springfield Public Library | The Springfield Public Library will use this Technology Equity Award to purchase equipment, software and peripherals to add adaptive technology to an existing computer station. By consulting with local community and government organizations (Lane Independent Living Alliance, Oregon Commission for the Blind, Developmental Disabilities Services among others) the library will purchase the most relevant adaptive equipment (standing desk, screen readers, braille display etc) for our community, based on needs identified by these partners. The library has held… | Oregon | ||
| STEHL Phase 2 | University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing Urbana Campus | The STEHL Phase II project will build upon a project that was funded by the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) under Federal Award Number UG4 LM013729-3 with the University of Iowa and awarded to the Northern Illinois University (NIU) under Subaward No. S04162-01 from August 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024. The toolkit by health care professionals for older adults in retirement homes is entitled “Smart Tablets Education for Healthy Living (STEHL).” This project is aligned with the NNLM mission to improve public access to information to enable them to make informed… | Illinois | ||
| Strengthening the Emergency Response Capacities of Older Latino Adults Exposed to Disasters | Health Communications Institute Inc | The project Strengthening the Emergency Response Capacities of Older Latino Adults Exposed to Disasters seeks to meet the knowledge needs expressed by a group of people over 55 years of age who live in housing projects in three municipalities in southwest Puerto Rico. This shall be done through the development of an educational curriculum in emergency preparedness. Through the curriculum, it is expected to train on family and community preparedness, while being exposed to the use of the… | Puerto Rico | ||
| Supplemental Collection Equity Award | North Bend Public Library | The Library will purchase materials for the Young Adult collection. This collection was recently weeded for age, condition, and interest and needs a refresh. We intend to purchase fiction and nonfiction items in a variety of media formats, including print, graphic, and video. Our goal is to improve the appeal of the collection so that more teens use it and are introduced to the wide… | Oregon |