Health Information Outreach Award: Southeastern/Atlantic Region
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The Health Information Outreach Award provides funding for projects in the Southeastern/Atlantic (SEA) region that improve health information literacy; increase the ability of the general public to find and use health information; or improve health professionals' access to, awareness of, and skills for locating high quality biomedical and health information. All projects must include one or more of the National Library of Medicine resources.
Preference will be given to projects that reach the following populations:
- Libraries (all types)
- Underserved, rural, minority, community health, or unaffiliated health professionals
- K-12 schools and associations including school health professionals or science and health educators
- Community-based organizations
- Health sciences students
- Emergency responders
- Public health workers
- Faith-based organizations
- Social workers
- Agencies serving underserved, minority and
underrepresented communities including but not limited
to:
- LGBTQ communities
- Soldiers, veterans and military families
- Rural Populations
- Inner city populations
Applicants must be a NLM SEA member in:
- Alabama
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- U.S. Virgin Islands
Membership is free and comes with a variety of benefits and responsibilities, as listed on the membership website.
Award ceiling: $15,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 2
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