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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Get ready, the Network of the National Library
of Medicine (NNLM) <a href="https://www.nnlm.gov/about/regions/region5" id="OWA84ff6317-5a0a-0085-c5a9-cc2f24c1dae5" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
Region 5</a> will open funding opportunities on December 13, 2023. Funded awards improve access to health information, furthering the
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mission of the NNLM</a>. Pending budget availability, upcoming awards include: </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Technology Improvement Award, to increase access to technology </span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; list-style-type: circle;">
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4 awards, $5,000 each </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Outreach & Engagement Award, for programming or special projects </span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; list-style-type: circle;">
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1 award, $25,000 </span></li></ul>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 5pt 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tips for writing a successful application, examples of previously
funded projects, and the application timeline are available on the <a href="https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/year4funding-starthere/" id="OWA9af6b742-73d5-6232-5fd6-8466450d27f6" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
Region 5 Blog</a>. Let me know if you have any questions!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Emily Hamstra, MSI
</b>(she/her) | Assistant Director</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 5</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">University of Washington Box 357155</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Seattle, WA 98195</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://nnlm.gov/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://nnlm.gov</a> |
<a href="mailto:ehamstra@uw.edu" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ehamstra@uw.edu</a></span></p>
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