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:
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
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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