Express Health Information Outreach Awards Grant

The Express Health Information Outreach Awards aim to enhance public health by increasing access to biomedical information for U.S. health professionals and the general public. These awards support projects that improve health information literacy among consumers and caregivers, ensuring they can effectively find and utilize health information. Focused on partnerships and outreach to underrepresented communities, the initiative seeks to promote healthy behaviors, prevent illness, and improve health outcomes through informed decision-making.

Note: 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.
Description of Award
The goal of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is to advance the progress of medicine and improve public health by providing U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information and improving individuals' access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health.
The NNLM Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs) and Offices rely upon partnerships. The award’s primary aims are to widen access to and awareness of health information resources, with a focus on those resources provided by the NLM. The programs are intended to help a variety of users:
Make the most effective use of information and decision-support resources to promote healthy behaviors .Prevent costly and debilitating illness .Improve health outcomes when disease occurs.
Background/Purpose
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. Funds can also be used to improve healthcare professionals’ access to, awareness of, and skills for locating high-quality biomedical and health information. Additionally, this funding is also appropriate for organizations who are interested in implementing technology applications or activity kits to enhance access to high quality health information. Awards should focus on building partnerships, collaborating with local community groups, and other key groups to provide health information outreach projects to underrepresented populations in the region.
The award recipient will provide consumers or professional groups (e.g. health professionals, public health workers, special populations, information professionals, social workers, teachers, clergy) with timely, convenient, reliable, and culturally appropriate access to health information resources.

Eligibility

EligibilityOrganizations, in most cases, are only eligible to apply for awards from the Regional Medical Library that serves the state in which they operate in.
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Ineligibility

Projects containing Human Subjects Research components will not be reviewed or considered for funding. Food, promotional items and furniture are not allowable expenses. Promotional items include but are not limited to: Clothing and commemorative items such as pens, mugs/cups, folders/folios, lanyards, and conference bags that are sometimes provided to visitors, employees, grantees, or conference attendees.