NNLM All of Us Community Awards: health and digital literacy library grants

Deadline: August 26, 2022

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) All of Us Program Center Community Awards will provide funding to community-serving libraries and organizations to to expand health/digital literacy, and community partnerships through health programming and digital information access. Up to five awards are available with a maximum award amount of $30,000 each.

First-time NNLM award applicants and new NNLM members are encouraged to apply and membership is free. Grant projects may include activities such as programming, health fairs, loanable kits, technology acquisition and distribution, community science projects, and more.
Projects will help meet the following goals:

• Further individual and communities’ knowledge of and/or skills related to health literacy, digital literacy, and/or understanding of clinical medical research
• Build and strengthen partnerships with communities underrepresented in biomedical research
• Raise awareness of All of Us, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) precision medicine research program and interact with All of Us partner organizations

Increase awareness and use of NNLM All of Us learning activities, National Library of Medicine (NLM), and other trustworthy health information resources for individuals to make informed decisions about their health and wellness. Project ideas, grant-writing resources, example application materials, and NNLM, NLM, and All of Us resources can be found in the full Application Guide (PDF, 1.1 MB).

To be eligible to apply, your organization must be:

• An NNLM member. Not yet a member? Sign up for free!
• A community-serving organization (public libraries, community-based organizations, etc.) or a partner with a community-serving organization for the project.
• Based in the United States and/or U.S. Territories.

For more information, including an application guide and link to the online application, visit the website: https://allofus.nnlm.gov/community-award-request-proposals