{"id":33932,"date":"2025-07-16T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/?p=33932"},"modified":"2025-10-09T12:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:22:01","slug":"y5-professional-development-awards-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/y5-professional-development-awards-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development Awards Available &#8211; Apply Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-33935\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/Y5-Prof-Dev-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/Y5-Prof-Dev-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/Y5-Prof-Dev-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/Y5-Prof-Dev-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/Y5-Prof-Dev-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/Y5-Prof-Dev.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em><strong>Please note: All funds have been awarded for Year 5.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re looking to attend a conference, earn a certification, or participate in a workshop, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/guides\/region-4-professional-development-awards-year-5-2025-2026\">Professional Development Award<\/a> is here to help make that possible.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Details<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Period of Performance<\/strong>: June 1, 2025 &#8211; April 30, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amount<\/strong>: Up to $2,500 per award<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of Awards Available<\/strong>: 10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Application Deadline<\/strong>: Applications accepted and awarded on a rolling basis until the <strong>February 16, 2026<\/strong>, <strong>at 5:00 pm MT<\/strong> deadline or when the funds are depleted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eligibility<\/strong>: These awards are intended for use by individuals affiliated with NNLM Region 4 member institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Application Process<\/h3>\n<p>Applicants are required to use the following proposal outline and submit as a Microsoft Word document. You may use this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-04\/R4_Professional_Development_Application_Template.docx\">application template<\/a>. Please submit your application:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:reg4_funding@lists.utah.edu\">reg4_funding@lists.utah.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Program\/Event Name: Provide the name of the event, program, or educational activity.<\/li>\n<li>Program\/Event Dates: Provide the appropriate dates.<\/li>\n<li>Professional Development URL: URL for the exhibit, conference, or professional development you would like to attend or hold, if available.<\/li>\n<li>Amount Requested: The amount specified should not exceed the limit established by the RML\/Office. Contact your Region 4 Medical Library if you have questions about the funding amount. Enter the amount to the nearest whole dollar.<\/li>\n<li>Significance\/Objectives: Provide a short 1-2 paragraph description that summarizes the proposed program\/event. State the goal(s) of the proposed program\/event or educational activity and how they align to the NNLM Goals and Objectives. Discuss why this program\/event would be necessary or useful for the intended beneficiary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NOTE: If your application is for an online professional development activity costing $500 or less, please refer to the <em>Express Application<\/em> tab on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/guides\/region-4-professional-development-awards-year-5-2025-2026\">award page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Questions?<\/h3>\n<p>If you have any questions about the application process, please do not hesitate to contact <a href=\"mailto:john.bramble@utah.edu\">John Bramble<\/a> or your state&#8217;s point of contact:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:dana.abbey@cuanschutz.edu\">Dana Abbey<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Idaho, Montana, Utah \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:george.strawley@utah.edu\">George Strawley<\/a><\/li>\n<li>North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:dbrown80@uwyo.edu\">David Brown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note: All funds have been awarded for Year 5.\u00a0 Whether you&#8217;re looking to attend a conference, earn a certification, or participate in a workshop, our Professional Development Award is here to help make that possible. Key Details Period of Performance: June 1, 2025 &#8211; April 30, 2026 Amount: Up to $2,500 per award Number&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/y5-professional-development-awards-available\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-funding","category-request-for-applications"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33932"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34083,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33932\/revisions\/34083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}