Funding Opportunities

The purpose of the NTO Professional Development Award is to support rural and small library staff in enhancing their ability to serve their communities with trustworthy health information. This professional development opportunity is designed to build capacity in delivering health information, increase community access to reliable resources, and foster library staff as local health information leaders.

Restrictions apply, review the application instructions carefully.

This award is administered by the University of Utah with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Cooperative Agreement Number UG4LM013732 with the University of Utah.

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The purpose of the Express Health Information Outreach Award is to provide support for projects that improve health information literacy and increase the ability of consumers, caregivers, students, and other members of the public to find, access, and use health information.

Subaward activities may start earlier (no earlier than May 1, 2025) or may be delayed depending on how quickly each institution is able to process paperwork. 

The purpose of the Health Information Outreach Award is to ensure that healthcare professionals, patients, and the public are introduced to authoritative health information. This award provides support for projects that improve health information literacy and increase the ability of consumers, caregivers, students, and other members of the public to find and use health information.

Subaward activities may start earlier (no earlier than May 1, 2025) or may be delayed depending on how quickly each institution is able to process paperwork.

The mission of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public's health by providing U.S. researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data.

The mission of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public's health by providing U.S. researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data. NNLM’s main goals are to work through libraries and other members to support a highly trained workforce for biomedical and health information resources and data, improve health literacy through access to information.

All sub-awards are cost reimbursement. Line-item invoices must be submitted for reimbursement of expenditures.

The Citizen Science Awards support citizen science initiatives that raise awareness of the environmental determinants of health and participatory science in communities.

This is not a monetary award. Approved applicants will receive a citizen science kit. Applicants can choose between Exploring Biodiversity, Observing Pollinators, or Monitoring Air Quality.

The Citizen Science Awards support citizen science initiatives that raise awareness of the environmental determinants of health and participatory science in communities.

This is not a monetary award. Approved applicants will receive a citizen science kit. Applicants can choose between Exploring Biodiversity, Observing Pollinators, or Monitoring Air Quality.

The Citizen Science Awards support citizen science initiatives that raise awareness of the environmental determinants of health and participatory science in communities.

This is not a monetary award. Approved applicants will receive a citizen science kit. Applicants can choose between Exploring Biodiversity, Observing Pollinators, or Monitoring Air Quality.

The goal of this program is to introduce the future LIS workforce to the health sciences, trusted National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources, and develop their professional skills. Awardees will attend the Annual Meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA), October 24-29, 2025 in Little Rock, AR. Additionally, with coaching from a talented NNLM professional, each awardee will deliver a 20-minute (approximate) virtual presentation on an NLM resource or NNLM priority in December 2025 as part of an online webinar series hosted by NNLM Region 3 (Health Bytes with Region 3). Awardees may have additional opportunities if applicable.

Up to $2,500 is reimbursed for allowable expenses associated with participation in meetings - $500 is reserved for registration and other associated costs, contingent on approval and direction from NNLM.

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5, under cooperative agreement with the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), announces the availability of funding through its Technology Improvement Award to support infrastructure that improves access to biomedical and health information.

5 awards available, pending budget availability. Awards are cost-reimbursable and are issued to the institution, not the individual. Application is open to those who submitted a letter of intent in March 2025.

The purpose of the Professional Development Award is to 1) strengthen the professional knowledge and experience of individual network members in health data or health information access related services, 2) empower libraries and other organizations to train staff in skills needed to deliver reliable health information, and 3) build professional capacity in support of specific Region 4 Core Aims, the NNLM mission, and the NLM 2017-2027 Strategic Plan.

Restrictions apply, see award for details.

This award is administered by the University of Utah with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Cooperative Agreement Number UG4LM013732 with the University of Utah.

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The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5, under cooperative agreement with the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), announces the availability of funding through Professional Development Awards to increase knowledge, skills and competencies of NNLM network members on areas related to NLM priorities.

Eligibility

Generally, 501(c)(3) organizations, as well as local, county, or state funded entities, are eligible for funding from NNLM Region 5. Applicants must be from an institution that is a member of NNLM Region 5. Membership is free and open to institutions interested in improving access to health information. 

Only one award per Network member organization will be made during the current grant year. Awards will be available on an ongoing basis until funds are depleted. Payment will be made to the applicant’s host institution.

To receive funding, applicant’s institution must invoice the University of Washington (UW) no later than March 20, 2026. In order to invoice the UW, the institution must be registered as a UW supplier (for information on registering, contact Region 5 Grants Manager Lisa Guerrero via email: guerrl@uw.edu)

The purpose of the Exhibit Award is to conduct outreach to the region through conferences or by hosting exhibits within their own institutions and to build professional capacity in support of the goals of the NNLM.

Maximum 2 awards available. Application Deadline: Ongoing until funds are expended or April 1, 2026.

The purpose of the Professional Development Award is to enable individuals in Region 3 Network Member institutions to expand professional knowledge and experience to provide improved health information access to healthcare providers and consumers.

Application Deadline: Ongoing until funds are expended or April 1, 2026.