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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of Elicit AI for Clinical Inquiry | University of California, Davis - Blaisdell Medical Library | To advance evidence-based practice (EBP) and clinical decision-making at UC Davis Health (UCDH) - a leading academic health system in inland Northern California that serves a broad and diverse patient population, including many rural and medically underserved communities across the Central Valley - this project will evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of a generative AI evidence synthesis tool (Elicit) for clinical inquiry. Over a 6-month period, librarians at the Blaisdell Medical Library (BML) and staff at the UCDH Center for Nursing Science will integrate Elicit into clinical… | |||
| Transforming Healthcare Education Through Immersive VR at Fresno State | Fresno State Library (via California State University, Fresno Foundation) | The Fresno State Library seeks to expand its Virtual Reality (VR) resources to enhance technology-driven education, particularly in health sciences disciplines such as physical therapy, nursing, kinesiology, and public health. With growing demand from faculty, students, and community institutions, this project aims to develop a state-of-the-art VR Learning Center within the Fresno State Library, providing immersive learning experiences that improve health education and digital health literacy. Building upon previous initiatives, this project will focus on expanding VR hardware and software,… | |||
| Exploring the Future of Health Information Literacy through Generative AI Integration: A Pilot Study | California Health Sciences University | This project seeks to harness the transformative power of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) to bridge the gap in health information literacy and accessibility. Leveraging ChatGPT, an advanced conversational AI, we aim to develop a user-friendly chatbot hosted within our health sciences library. This innovative tool will be designed to provide instant, reliable, and tailored health information to students, staff, and faculty, addressing the unique challenges of language barriers and expanding access to high-quality reference interactions. The core objective of our initiative is to… | |||
| Collection Equity Outreach Award | PlaneTree Health Library | PlaneTree Health Library proposes to create an oral history record of the present-day concerns of people in San Francisco Bay Area’s diverse communities with regard to communications (and miscommunications) with their healthcare teams. Our plan is to produce several video interviews with healthcare professionals and community health advocates who work to promote health within their own communities. We will identify representatives from the major cultural groups in the Bay Area, particularly: East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean), South Asian (Indian Subcontinent),… | |||
| #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. |