{"id":34563,"date":"2026-11-09T13:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T20:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/?p=34563"},"modified":"2026-11-09T13:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T20:44:14","slug":"consumer-health-information-specialist-training-chis-award-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/consumer-health-information-specialist-training-chis-award-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Health Information Specialist Training (CHIS) Award Now Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-34565\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/CHIS-Training-Award-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/CHIS-Training-Award-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/CHIS-Training-Award-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/CHIS-Training-Award-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/CHIS-Training-Award-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/CHIS-Training-Award.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Training Office is excited to offer the <a id=\"OWAab1f4729-8523-6435-df42-ac8a14756216\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW105880219 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/funding\/rfa\/nnlm-consumer-health-information-specialization-chis-training-award-extended-funding\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/funding\/rfa\/nnlm-consumer-health-information-specialization-chis-training-award-extended-funding\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><u>Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) Training Award.<\/u><\/a> Awardees can receive $300 to teach an established, ready-to-use NNLM consumer health course with the goal of increasing their community\u2019s access to reliable resources. If you have any questions about the application process, please reach out to <a id=\"OWAbe6456fb-ab4b-fc0f-aff7-2adc88a3b360\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW105880219 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"mailto:nto@utah.edu\" href=\"mailto:nto@utah.edu\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><u>nto@utah.edu<\/u><\/a>.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Application Deadline<\/b>: Accepted on a rolling basis through March 5, 2027<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Number of Awards<\/b>: Minimum of 10 awards available<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Amount<\/b>: $300<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Eligibility<\/b>: Applicants must have a current CHIS Level 1 or 2 from the Medical Library Association and be affiliated with an NNLM <a id=\"OWAa6290a21-3eef-8741-bf4f-9e3ce4f5c595\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW105880219 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/membership\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/membership\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\"><u>member organization<\/u><\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><b>For complete details, including application instructions, check out the <\/b><a id=\"OWA6c6a6e94-7662-8a01-e78f-64bcbd0b00bf\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW105880219 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/funding\/rfa\/nnlm-consumer-health-information-specialization-chis-training-award-extended-funding\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/funding\/rfa\/nnlm-consumer-health-information-specialization-chis-training-award-extended-funding\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\"><b><u>award page<\/u><\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Training Office is excited to offer the Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) Training Award. Awardees can receive $300 to teach an established, ready-to-use NNLM consumer health course with the goal of increasing their community\u2019s access to reliable resources. If you have any questions about the application&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/consumer-health-information-specialist-training-chis-award-now-open\/\">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,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-funding","category-request-for-applications"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34563","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=34563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34566,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34563\/revisions\/34566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}