Region 4 Technology Improvement Projects Award Year 5 Grant

Region 4 Technology Improvement Projects Award Year 5 Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: National Library of Medicine
Amount: Up to US $10,000
Last Updated: November 27, 2024

Summary

The Region 4 Technology Improvement Projects Award Year 5 aims to enhance access to health information resources through technology improvement projects. It encourages innovative solutions to improve health literacy in underserved communities, aligning with the NNLM mission and the NLM 2017-2027 Strategic Plan. Project ideas include creating community networks for digital resource access, improving Wi-Fi availability in low-income areas, and providing health information workstations to address the digital divide and promote health equity.

Overview

Region 4 Technology Improvement Projects Award Year 5 The purpose of the Region 4 Technology Improvement Projects Award Year 4 (2024-2025) funding is to support short-term projects that involve program improvement concepts, including technology improvement projects. Applications should demonstrate how it will attempt to enhance the applicant’s communities’ access to health information resources designed to improve health literacy skills and how it will support specific Region 4 Core Aims, the NNLM mission, and the NLM 2017-2027 Strategic Plan. Potential Project Ideas Potential projects may include but are not limited to: Replicating the Georgetown University’s Harlem E-Project and bring together multiple partners to create a community network that improves access to high-speed, high-quality digital resources. Replicating the SC Department of Education Mobile Wi-Fi program at a local level to provide Wi-Fi access in low income neighborhoods in your community to serve as local hotspots for communities in need. Replicating programs like Baltimarket to provide dedicated workstations to locate health and nutrition information as well as an interface to place online grocery orders to be delivered to a public facility like a library or community center in food desert communities. Placing web-accessible computers in communities that are impacted by the digital divide and provide online access to health information for underserved populations or unaffiliated health professionals. Improving access to health information and information technology for underserved populations without adequate access to library and information services. Rural and public health professionals utilizing technology to support access to online health information that is culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate for underserved populations. K-12 educators dedicating workstations for students to use and research health, nutrition, and fitness in conjunction with the creation and maintenance of a community garden. The design and use of technology to promote and assure health equity, and when appropriate, integrate access to NLM and NNLM resources.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. These awards are intended for use by NNLM Region 4 member institutions.