Express Outreach Awards
NNLM PNR is currently accepting proposals for Express Outreach Awards. The Application for 2008-2009 Express Outreach Awards must be completed and submitted via email attachment by March 7, 2008. Applications will be reviewed as quickly as possible, and projects should begin in May 2008.
Express Outreach Program Goals:
- To improve use of health information by those in the public and medical community without adequate access to library and information services;
- To build or strengthen partnerships between network members and other community organizations;
- To foster local health information expertise in community organizations;
- To promote awareness and use of the products and services of the NLM and the NNLM.
Priority will be given to proposals involving outreach to:
- Public health workers, including personnel at government or community agencies;
- Health professionals serving minority populations;
- Health professionals in rural areas;
- Minority populations;
- Senior citizens;
- Low income populations; and/or
- Community or faith-based organizations.
A few examples of potential Express Outreach Award activities:
- Conducting train-the-trainer sessions to foster local training expertise in a health care or community organization about MedlinePlus, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, or other NLM resources, customized for specific audiences;
- Conducting promotional activities, including health fairs, exhibits and demonstrations to increase awareness and use of technology applications and electronic resources.
- Conducting hands-on training sessions to identify, access, retrieve, evaluate, and use relevant electronic consumer health information resources and services.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be members of the NNLM PNR.
- Project personnel must have experience using MedlinePlus and/or other NLM resources, or identify a project partner with this expertise.
Period of Performance:
Express award activities should be completed within 9 to 12 months of notice of award.
Reporting Requirement:
The project leader will submit to the NNLM PNR two short reports: a mid-project and a final report. These should include a summary of progress toward completing goals, modifications made to original project plan, information on any training activities or exhibits conducted, lessons learned and plans for sustaining project activities. An outline for the final report will be provided. This report is due within 30 days of the conclusion of the award period. If training activities or exhibits are conducted as part of the project, please submit an Outreach Activity Data Collection Form or Exhibit Report as appropriate. These forms are linked from the Project Reporting Toolkit at http://nnlm.gov/pnr/funding/toolkit.html. In addition, the project leader must submit an article describing the project to the NN/LM PNR newsletter/blog, Dragonfly.
Funding:
Maximum fixed price award is $12,000, to be paid incrementally at the time of the award and upon receipt of progress and final reports.
In making awards decisions, the NNLM PNR will strive for diverse geographic distribution throughout the five states of the Northwest.
Application Instructions:
The application, Application for 2008-2009 Express Outreach Awards , must be submitted via email attachment to Cathy Burroughs, Associate Director, nnlm@u.washington.edu by March 7, 2008. Applications will be reviewed as quickly as possible, and projects should begin in May 2008.
For additional information contact:
Linda Milgrom, Outreach Coordinator, lmilgrom@u.washington.edu
Cathy Burroughs, Associate Director, nnlm@u.washington.edu
Telephone: (206) 543-8262, 1-800-338-7657 (within AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)
