The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced the solicitation of proposals from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS- related health information for patients, the affected community, and their caregivers.

Projects must involve two or more of the following information access categories:

• Information Retrieval
• Skills Development
• Resource Development and Dissemination
• PrEP Navigator Resource Development and Dissemination
• Equipment Acquisition

Emphasis will be placed upon small businesses and the following types of organizations or arrangements for developing these projects:

• Community-based organizations or patient-advocacy groups currently providing HIV/AIDS-related services to the affected community. This encompasses both individual groups wishing to enhance their own services, as well as several cooperating for the purpose of this project;
• Public libraries wishing to serve their communities in the provision of HIV/AIDS-related information and resources;
• Health departments or other local, municipal, or state agencies working to improve the public health in the area of HIV/AIDS-related services;
• Faith-based organizations currently providing HIV/AIDS-related services to the affected community; and/or
• Multi-type consortia of the above-listed organizations that may be in existence or formed specifically for this project. At least one of the organizations managing the project must be a community-based organization, library, or department of public health.

Request for Proposals: The solicitation for the 2019 HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Project (ACIOP) is posted on the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) website. Awards are offered for up to $50,000.

The deadline for proposal submission is July 12, 2019, 2:00 PM EDT.