NN/LM Funding for Health Literacy and Outreach Projects

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) is a nationwide program coordinated by the NLM to advance the progress of medicine and improve public health by providing equal access to biomedical information. The Middle Atlantic Region of the NN/LM is currently inviting applications for the following awards:

  • Clinical and Public Health Outreach – Enhance clinicians’ and public health workers’ abilities to find and use health information
  • Emergency Preparedness/Library Partnership – Strengthen the involvement of public and health sciences libraries in assisting with health and disaster information needs
  • Health Literacy Project – Promote a culture of health literacy within the organization
  • Health Sciences Library Project – Support health sciences librarians as conduits of information management, access, and delivery
  • Outreach to Consumers – Improve health information literacy for patients, family members, students and members of the general public

Up to $15,000 is available for each project. Applications are due August 22, 2016.  For more information, see Middle Atlantic Region: Funding.