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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Network of the National Library of Medicine,
</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.nnlm.gov/about/regions/region5" target="_blank" id="OWA6330fdd8-976a-3a48-2e6b-0ab3e265224f" class="Hyperlink SCXW60691041 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">Region
5</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> funding program improves access to health information, furthering the
</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.nnlm.gov/about/about-nnlm" target="_blank" id="OWA32a48641-c784-1788-e39e-2516893d5cc8" class="Hyperlink SCXW60691041 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">mission
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Pending budget availability, upcoming awards for the May 1, 2025- April 30, 2026 funding period include: </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><b><u><a href="https://www.nnlm.gov/funding/rfa/technology-improvement-award-year-5" target="_blank" id="OWA76d50d0c-e30e-a0d9-2b65-7b36a7fa73b0" class="Hyperlink SCXW60691041 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">Technology
Improvement Award</a></u></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, to increase access to technology. 2 Awards, $5,000 each </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><b><u><a href="https://www.nnlm.gov/funding/rfa/collection-improvement-award" target="_blank" id="OWA1fe6c9f5-14ff-fe73-7482-3d4bc714e914" class="Hyperlink SCXW60691041 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">Collection
Improvement Award</a></u></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, to support library collection development of health materials. Applications from public libraries, community-based organizations, and organizations with limited collections budgets will
be prioritized. 4 awards, $1,500 each </span></div>
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<b>Professional Development Award</b>, to provide continued learning opportunities on health information and research. Applications for this award will be accepted on an ongoing basis beginning May 1, 2025, until funding is expended. A request for applications
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Letters of intent for the Technology and Collection Improvement Awards are due on March 11, 2025 to the Region 5 Office (nnlm@uw.edu). </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Learn more on the </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/funding-available-for-y5/" target="_blank" id="OWA5275501f-1e3a-1767-e3e2-05e2f71318ff" class="Hyperlink SCXW60691041 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">Region
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Create an </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://www.nnlm.gov/user/join" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">NNLM account</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and
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