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Call for Applications
Information Access Improvement Project Award

The NN/LM SCR is accepting applications for the Information Access Improvement Project (IAIP) Award. The purpose of the IAIP Award is to provide an opportunity to Network members interested in improving access to Internet-based health information including National Library of Medicine products and services.

The NN/LM SCR encourages all interested applicants to review the Guide for NN/LM SCR Awardees: http://nnlm.gov/scr/outreach/subcontractorsguide.html.

Eligibility

Network members in the NN/LM SCR (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) are eligible to apply. Network membership is free and open to institutions interested in providing health information. To apply for membership, see: http://nnlm.gov/scr/services/member.html.

Potential Projects

Potential projects may address one or more of the following technology needs (these are examples only and not meant to be all-inclusive):

Increase access to Internet-based health information by purchasing computers for public areas such as clinic waiting rooms, nursing ward stations, and library public service areas;
Introduce access to Internet-based health information in areas where Internet is not presently available by purchasing and installing dial-up or broadband access to the Internet;
Improve access to Internet-based health information by upgrading a slow dial-up Internet connection to a higher speed broadband connection using DSL, Cable or Satellite Internet access.

Funding

Eight (8) projects up to $5,000 each will be awarded.

Budget Guidelines

Personnel, food, and Indirect Costs are not allowed.
Funds may be requested for the following types of expenditures (these are examples only and not meant to be all-inclusive):

Computer equipment
Software applications
Internet Service Provider fees

Period of Performance

Up to 12 months from date of the award.

Evaluation Criteria

The merits of each application will be carefully evaluated based on the following criteria:

Level of commitment by the institution
Clear understanding of target population
Identification of need and appropriate technology plan
Reasonable goals and methodology
Plans for evaluation of the project
Appropriate budget

Deliverables

One (1) semiannual progress report and one (1) final report will be required. The reports should include: activities conducted, problems encountered, and progress toward objectives.

If training is conducted as part of the project, the subcontractor will complete a record of the event in the online outreach activity and reporting system within 2 weeks of the activity. The NN/LM SCR office will provide an instruction manual for inputting this information into the system.

Publication and Publicity

The awardee shall acknowledge the support of the National Institutes of Health whenever publicizing the work under this contract in any media by including an acknowledgment substantially as follows:

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3505 under the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy Requirement

In accordance with the NIH Public Access Policy (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html) investigators must submit or have submitted for them their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts that arise from NIH funds and are accepted for publication as of April 7, 2008 to PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/), to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after publication. As of May 27, 2008, investigators must include the PubMed Central reference number when citing an article in NIH applications, proposals, and progress reports that fall under the policy, and was authored or co-authored by the investigator or arose from the investigator’s NIH award. For more information, see the Public Access web page at: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/.

Website Compliance

If a website is developed under this award, the website must adhere to Section 508 compliance. Resources for this compliance include the National Library of Medicine Web Applications/Site Development Guidelines (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/web/documentation/index.html) and Summary of Section 508 Standards (http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=11).

Application Instructions and Submission Deadline

An application for the Information Access Improvement Project Award is available at: http://nnlm.gov/scr/funding/iaip_app.doc.