Network of the National Library of Medicine Regional Medical Libraries (UG4 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

id: 361284
Source ↗ · id

opportunityNumber: RFA-LM-26-003
Source ↗ · opportunityNumber

opportunityTitle: Network of the National Library of Medicine Regional Medical Libraries (UG4 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Source ↗ · opportunityTitle

revision: 0
Source ↗ · revision

agencyDetails: {"code":"NIH","seed":"HHS-NIH11","agencyName":"National Institutes of Health","agencyCode":"HHS-NIH11","topAgencyCode":"HHS"}
Source ↗ · agencyDetails

owningAgencyCode: HHS-NIH11
Source ↗ · owningAgencyCode

cfdas: [{"id":431939,"opportunityId":361284,"cfdaNumber":"93.879","programTitle":"Medical Library Assistance"}]
Source ↗ · cfdas

forecastDesc: <p>The National Library of Medicine (NLM) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for Regional Medical Libraries of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM).</p><p>Established in 1965 and organized geographically across the United States and its territories, the NNLM promotes and supports the initiatives, products, and services of the NLM and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Over the years, the network has expanded its impact through strategic partnerships with a broad array of member organizations, including health sciences, hospital, academic, and public libraries; health professionals; data organizations; and community-based groups.</p><p>The NNLM’s core mission is to enable the effective use of—and contribution to—health information and data made available by the NLM and NIH. The network achieves this by providing professional development for librarians and information specialists, and by supporting access to health information and outreach through libraries and community organizations. A central emphasis of the NNLM is increasing awareness of and engagement with NIH programs and resources.</p><p>While the NNLM has traditionally focused on promoting NLM-specific products, it is now poised to expand its reach across the broader NIH community. The network will play a vital role in disseminating research findings, fostering community engagement and partnerships, and supporting participation in local clinical research. In doing so, the NNLM will enhance public understanding of NIH’s contributions and increase the use of NIH-supported information and data resources.</p><p>The NNLM consists of three major components: 1) the Network Coordinating Center (NCC), 2) Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs), and 3) the Network Training Center (NTC). This announcement specifically pertains to RMLs, with companion NOFOs forthcoming for the NCC and NTC.</p><p>The RMLs will be responsible for generating and maintaining an active, engaged membership of organizations focused on biomedical health information and data dissemination, training, and literacy. The RMLs will work with the NCC and NTC to promote the activities, products, and services of the NLM as well as the NIH. The RMLs will work with the NCC to evaluate progress, performance, and impact of the Network, including the use of common metrics (standardized measures collected and reported), as well as proposed site-specific goals. The RMLs will collaborate with the NTC to identify training needs and execute professional development or information access programming.</p><p>The RMLs should have strong competencies in building and managing long-term partnerships with groups and organizations, deep understanding of biomedical information and data sciences, and institutional connections with a health science library.</p><p>Grant authority that allows NLM&nbsp;to forecast this opportunity is as follows: Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965 (MLAA, P.L. 89-291).</p>
Source ↗ · forecastDesc

applicantTypes: [{"id":"02","description":"City or township governments"},{"id":"12","description":"Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education"},{"id":"06","description":"Public and State controlled institutions of higher education"},{"id":"04","description":"Special district governments"},{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"},{"id":"05","description":"Independent school districts"},{"id":"00","description":"State governments"},{"id":"20","description":"Private institutions of higher education"},{"id":"07","description":"Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)"},{"id":"11","description":"Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)"},{"id":"13","description":"Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education"},{"id":"23","description":"Small businesses"},{"id":"22","description":"For profit organizations other than small businesses"},{"id":"08","description":"Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities"},{"id":"01","description":"County governments"}]
Source ↗ · applicantTypes

applicantEligibilityDesc: Other Eligible ApplicantsIndian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized);Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;Faith-based or Community-based Organizations;Regional Organizations.
Source ↗ · applicantEligibilityDesc

fundingInstruments: [{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"}]
Source ↗ · fundingInstruments

fundingActivityCategories: [{"id":"HL","description":"Health"}]
Source ↗ · fundingActivityCategories

awardCeiling: 600000
Source ↗ · awardCeiling

costSharing: false
Source ↗ · costSharing

lastUpdatedDate: Feb 11, 2026 02:43:24 PM EST
Source ↗ · lastUpdatedDate

status: forecasted
Source ↗ · oppHits[id=361284].oppStatus