Funding Opportunity: Collection Improvement Award

Posted by NNLM Region 7 on March 4th, 2025 Posted in: Announcements, Blog

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The Network National of Library of Medicine Region 7 under cooperative agreement with the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), announces the availability of funding through Collection Improvement Awards to fund collection development that addresses health/medical topics or that include a health or medical issue as an integral narrative theme. Such collection development efforts are important to ensure access to health information, promote health literacy and support programmatic outreach in under-resourced communities.

The Awards are designed to help build collections that are reflective of health information needs or health/medical topics of the communities served which may be revealed through different genres such as graphic medicine, fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, Young Adult, manuscripts (published and unpublished), oral histories and film. Expanding health/medical collections in libraries (all types), public health agencies, academic programs, or community organizations ensures timely collections and supports health literacy by illuminating health issues either common, or conversely, unique to populations in the region.

• Funding Period: February 25, 2025 – April 15, 2025
• Amount: Up to $2,000
• Application Deadline: March 14, 2025

Applications must be received by 11:59 am EST on March 14,2025.

For additional information or help, contact Jessica Kilham (jessica.kilham@umassmed.edu).