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The National Library of Medicine is offering funding for small projects that involve collaboration between a library and an disaster/emergency oriented organization. A presentation about the funding for the 2014 disaster health information collaboration and outreach projects was recorded and is now available. You can access the recording and the presentation slides at:

http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dismeetings.html#previous14

 

 

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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is offering a funding opportunity for small 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 in the U.S. that include at least one library and at least one organization that has disaster-related responsibilities, such as a health department, emergency management department, and responder organizations. Contract awards will be offered for a minimum of $15,000 to a maximum of $30,000 each for a one-year project.

 

An open information session was held on Thursday, May 8 at 1:30 pm ET during the monthly Disaster Information Specialist webinar. All questions and responses will be posted following the meeting on FedBizOpps.

 

The deadline for proposals is Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 5 pm ET.

 

The solicitation notice can be found on FedBizOpps.gov:

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8342e7f3a5ed717efa31cea5c8f4f879&tab=core&_cview=0

 

For more information about the “Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Project 2014”, please visit http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/2014disasteroutreachrfq.html.  

 

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Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS

Health Sciences Librarian

National Library of Medicine

Specialized Information Services Division

Disaster Information Management Research Center

6707 Democracy Blvd.  Suite 510

Bethesda, MD 20892-5467

301-496-2742, phone

301-480-3537, fax

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Specialization in Disaster Information, Level II, Medical Library Association, completed 2012

Support for librarians providing disaster information outreach to their communities.

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