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Good Afternoon,
Would you please circulate/post the announcement below to others who might be interested?
Thank you.
Leila
 
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces a new funding opportunity for small pilot projects to improve access to disaster medicine and public health information for health care professionals, first responders and others that play a role in health-related disaster preparedness, response and recovery. 
 
NLM is soliciting proposals from partnerships that include at least one library and at least one non-library organization that has disaster-related responsibilities, such as a hospital, volunteer organization, public health department, public safety department, fire/rescue, or other local, regional or state agency. NLM encourages submission of innovative proposals that enhance mutually beneficial collaboration among libraries and disaster-related agencies. For example, projects may increase awareness of health information resources, demonstrate how libraries and librarians can assist planners and responders with disaster-related information needs, show ways in which disaster workers can educate librarians about disaster management, and/or include collaboration among partners in developing information resources that support planning and response to public health emergencies. 
 
Contract awards will be offered for a minimum of $15,000 to a maximum of $30,000 each for a one-year project.
 
The deadline for proposals is Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Proposals are limited to six pages plus supplemental materials such as resumes, letters of support, and a budget.
 
For more information and instructions about the “Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Project 2011” (NLM-011-130-KDB), please visit
http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/2011disasteroutreachrfq.html.  
 
The solicitation notice is on FedBizOpps.gov at
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=54495f6f78d46c7c5d6873a8f0825e88&tab=core&_cview=0.
 
The National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov) is the world’s largest biomedical library and provides extensive online health information resources. Visit the NLM Disaster Information Management Research Center site (http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov ) to learn more about disaster-related health information from WISER (hazardous materials information for emergency responders), REMM-Radiation Emergency Medical Management, CHEMM-Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management, and other resources.
 
 
Leila Martini, MPH, MLS (Contractor)
Librarian
Aquilent, Inc., suppporting the mission of the National Library of Medicine
Specialized Information Services
Division Disaster Information Management Research Center
1 Democracy Plaza, Suite 1030
6707 Democracy Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20892-5467
301-496-5480, phone
301-480-9680, fax
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Support for librarians providing disaster information outreach to their communities.