{"id":4495,"date":"2011-06-21T17:44:42","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T00:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nnlm.gov\/pnr\/dragonfly\/?p=4495"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:12:45","slug":"tiacpd_summer2011","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/tiacpd_summer2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Proposals: Technology Improvement and Community Preparedness Day Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/pnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2011\/06\/money.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4509\" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" title=\"money\" src=\"\/pnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2011\/06\/money.jpg\" alt=\"stack of bills (currency)\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><small><a title=\"Money\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jollyuk\/1989719848\/\">photo by jollyuk on flickr<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>We are excited to announce another round of\u00a0funding from the NN\/LM PNR. \u00a0We opened two new funding opportunities today: Technology Improvement Awards and Community Preparedness Day Awards. Want to know more? Read on.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Technology Improvement Awards<\/h2>\n<p>Technology Improvement Awards support purchase, installation, and\/or upgrading of hardware and software to enhance access to health information. Up to three (3) awards of up to $5,000 each are available to NN\/LM member organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The purpose of these awards is to enhance the capacity of a library or organization to offer electronic health information services for health professionals or health consumers.<\/p>\n<p>This funding can be used for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Computer equipment or mobile devices<\/li>\n<li>Web-based instructional technology<\/li>\n<li>Software for Internet or Web-based transmission of documents<\/li>\n<li>Scanning or document imaging equipment<\/li>\n<li>Trainings or demonstrations related to a new information service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applications from libraries and other community-based organizations are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Consideration of requests for funding will begin on <strong>August 12, 2011<\/strong>. Proposals should be submitted using the\u00a0Technology Improvement Awards Application.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, see the official\u00a0funding announcement or contact Cathy Burroughs, NN\/LM PNR Associate Director, at\u00a0<a title=\"Contact NN\/LM by email\" href=\"mailto:nnlm@uw.edu\">nnlm@uw.edu<\/a>, 1-800-338-7657.<\/p>\n<h2>Community Preparedness Day Awards<\/h2>\n<p>Community Preparedness Day Awards assist libraries in in becoming active partners in the community&#8217;s emergency preparedness, response and recovery planning activities. Up to two (2) awards of up to $5000 each are available to NN\/LM member organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The goals of Community Preparedness Day are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage, strengthen and\/or expand library partnerships with first responders and community emergency management personnel<\/li>\n<li>Provide access to emergency management information tools and resources for families or other target populations<\/li>\n<li>Integrate and involve libraries in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery planning<\/li>\n<li>Promote and publicize the roles libraries, faith, or community organizations can play in emergency preparedness<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen and expand medical and public library partnerships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applications from libraries and other organizations are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Consideration of requests for funding will begin on <strong>August 12, 2011<\/strong>. Proposals should be submitted using the Community Preparedness Day Award Application.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, see the full funding announcement or contact Gail Kouame, NN\/LM PNR Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator at <a title=\"Gail Kouame email address\" href=\"mailto:gmarie@uw.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gmarie@uw.edu<\/a>, 1-800-338-7657.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>photo by jollyuk on flickr We are excited to announce another round of\u00a0funding from the NN\/LM PNR. \u00a0We opened two new funding opportunities today: Technology Improvement Awards and Community Preparedness Day Awards. Want to know more? 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