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Express Outreach Award
Call for Applications

The purpose of the Express Outreach Award is to support a wide range of outreach projects aimed at improving access to and use of the National Library of Medicine's databases to improve access to health information.

Eligibility

Network members in the NN/LM SCR (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) are eligible to apply. Network membership is free and open to institutions interested in providing health information. To apply for membership: http://nnlm.gov/scr/services/member.html.

Funding

$5,000 per project.

Period of Performance

May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014

Deadline for Applications

March 15, 2013, 5:00pm CT

To Apply

Download application form Word document to submit via email

or apply online.

Potential Projects

Projects can include but are not limited to:

  • Training in effective use of electronic health information resources, with an emphasis on NLM databases, for example PubMed, MedlinePlus, Partners in Information Access to the Public Health Workforce, and NIHSeniorHealth;
  • Promoting health information literacy;
  • Improving access to health information and information technology;
  • Exhibiting or presenting at local meetings or organizational events;
  • Training on how to evaluate health information found on the Internet;
  • Holding a regional symposium on health information topics;
  • Other creative ideas are encouraged.

Projects may target a specific community or population including but not limited to:

  • Faith-based organizations
  • Refugee health organizations
  • Unaffiliated healthcare professionals
  • State/local health departments
  • Public libraries
  • Seniors
  • Minority or ethnic populations
  • Low-income residents
  • Community-based organizations

For a list of past Express Outreach Award recipients, see NN/LM SCR Funded Projects at: http://nnlm.gov/scr/funding/scrfunded.html#expressoutrch.

Budget Guidelines

Funding will cover (these are examples only and are not meant to be all-inclusive): Personnel, equipment, software, Internet service provider fees, supplies, travel and reproduction. Funds requested to develop print collections of health materials or to purchase access to a commercial electronic health information product may not exceed 5% of the total amount of the project budget.

Food, furniture and indirect costs are not allowed.

If IT/Computer Hardware is proposed in response to this CFA, please include the following as part of your cost proposal:

  • For technology or computer hardware purchases under $3,000 per item – submit catalog pricing.
  • For technology or computer hardware purchases $3,000 or more per item – submit three (3) vendor quotes (valid preferably for 60 days, minimum of 30 days). Vendor quotes are necessary to determine price reasonable for purchase of $3,000 or more. The absence of competitive quotes must be documented and justified. Quotes may include General Service Administration (GSA) price lists. Reference: http://www.gsa.gov.
  • For personal appeal Items such as cameras, MP3 players, smartphones, and laptop computers the proposal must address the following:
    • Purpose: There is a legitimate purpose for the items, and use of the items by the awardee will be managed in accordance with institutional policy.
    • Appropriate Use: Items will not be used in a way that would discredit the NN/LM, the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health or the applicable Institution.
    • Cost Effective: Must demonstrate requested items are cost effective and appropriate. For example, will generic brands satisfy the minimum requirements? If not, the proposal/request must describe 1) why it is necessary to purchase branded products, 2) benefits in brand name products. How will items further the mission of the NN/LM and achieve the objectives of the contract?

All awards issued under the NLM Contract with the Houston Academy of Medicine, Texas Medical Center Library are subject to the Government's availability of appropriated funds in compliance of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.232-18, Availability of Funds. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Evaluation Criteria

Criteria for selection include: clear description of target audience; identified need for the project; well-described goals and objectives; feasibility of plan to meet project objectives and to reach target audience; quality of project evaluation plan and appropriateness of the budget.

First-time applicants will receive special consideration.

Reporting Requirements

One semi-annual and one final report. Reports will be entered and submitted to the Outreach Application and Online Contract Reports System at https://outreach.nlm.nih.gov. Users of the System must first create an account before reports can be submitted. Contact the NN/LM SCR for additional information on the Online Contract Reports System.

Development of Training Materials

Successful applicants are expected to use or adapt existing training materials before developing new materials. Consult the Medical Library Association (MLA) Educational Clearinghouse, http://cech.mlanet.org prior to developing materials. Training materials developed as part of the award should be submitted to the MLA Educational Clearinghouse.

Publication and Publicity

The awardee shall acknowledge the support of the National Library of Medicine whenever publicizing the work under this contract in any media by including an acknowledgment substantially as follows:

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, under Contract No. HHSN-276-2011-00007-C with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.

NIH Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research

As of April 7, 2008, final peer-reviewed manuscripts arising from NIH funds must be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication.

The NIH Public Access Policy ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH funded research. It requires scientists to submit final peer-reviewed journal manuscripts that arise from NIH funds to the digital archive PubMed Central (upon acceptance for publication. To help advance science and improve human health, the Policy requires that these papers are accessible to the public on PubMed Central no later than 12 months after publication.

Authors that publish NIH-supported, peer-reviewed articles in full PMC-participating journals (such as the Journal of the Medical Library Association) have fulfilled their obligations to NIH Public Access and have nothing else to do.

If an NIH-supported peer-review article is published in a non-PMC journal, the final manuscript must be submitted to PMC via the NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS). If the author was supported by an NIH contract, and the contract details are not available for selection in the NIHMS, the author should contact the NIHMS Help Desk to have this information added to the system. This lets the NIHMS Help Desk correlate requests with specific manuscript numbers and specific users, and helps us resolve the issue faster.

The NIHMS Help Desk will need the following information:

  • Contract number: HHSN-276-2011-00007-C
  • Contract title/name: National Network of Libraries of Medicine
  • Awarding NIH institution: National Library of Medicine

508 Compliance

The Department of Health and Human Services synopsis of Section 508 accessibility requirements, requires that all Federal agencies are obligated to make all electronic and information technology (EIT) that they develop, maintain or use compliant with Section 508. EIT purchases made on or after June 25, 2001, are subject to Section 508.

Federal regulations and guidelines (e.g., Section 501 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act) require equal access for individuals with disabilities. Therefore, Federal agencies are required, upon request, to provide information and data to individuals with disabilities through an alternative means of access that can be used by the individuals.

The National Library of Medicine is a part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Recipients of National Library of Medicine funding through the NN/LM must also meet these requirements.

More information on 508 Compliance is located at http://www.section508.gov.

Need help?

Arkansas applicants:
Cheryl Rowan, cheryl.rowan@exch.library.tmc.edu, Phone: 1-800-338-7657

Louisiana applicants:
Emily Hurst, emily.hurst@exch.library.tmc .edu, Phone: 1-800-338-7657

New Mexico applicants:
Karen Vargas, karen.vargas@exch.library.tmc.edu, Phone: 1-800-338-7657

Oklahoma applicants:
Karen Vargas, karen.vargas@exch.library.tmc.edu, Phone: 1-800-338-7657

Texas applicants:
Cheryl Rowan, cheryl.rowan@exch.library.tmc.edu, Phone: 1-800-338-7657
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