This funding supports Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs) to advance biomedical health information dissemination, professional development, and community engagement. RMLs will collaborate with coordinating and training centers to promote NIH and NLM resources, evaluate network impact with standardized metrics, and build partnerships with libraries, health professionals, and community groups across the U.S. and territories.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and special district governments; public and private higher education institutions; Native American tribal governments and organizations; nonprofits; for-profit organizations; small businesses; and various other regional and community-based organizati