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Monday, May 22, 2006

Two Grants:

Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants
Description
enhance existing library services or implement new library services, particularly projects to• Expand services for learning and access to information and educational resources in a variety of formats, in all types of libraries, for persons of all ages.• Develop library services that provide all users with access to information through local, state, regional, national, and international electronic networks.• Provide electronic and other links between and among all types of libraries.• Develop public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations.• Target library services to help increase access and ability to use information resources for persons of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; persons with disabilities; and persons with limited functional literacy or information skills.• Target library and information services to help increase access and ability to use information resources for persons who have difficulty using a library and for underserved urban and rural communities, including children, from birth to age 17,from families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget).
Link to Full Announcement
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nativeEnhance.shtm

Request for Applications for the HIV Prevention Program for Young Women Attending Minority Institutions--Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities
Description
The Office on Women's Health (OWH) within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the focal point for women's health within the Department. The OWH, under the direction of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Women's Health), provides leadership to promote health equity for women and girls through gender specific approaches. The primary intent is to increase HIV prevention knowledge and reduce the risk of contracting HIV among young minority women. The OWH hopes to fulfill this purpose by providing funding to Minority Institutions to develop and implement a HIV/AIDS/STD prevention education program targeting young women on campus. The proposed HIV prevention program must address HIV prevention from a women's health gender-based, women-centered, women-friendly, women-relevant, holistic, multi-disciplinary, cultural perspective. Information and services provided must be culturally and linguistically appropriate for young minority women. Women's health issues are defined in the context of women's lives, including their multiple social roles and the importance of relationships with other people to their lives.
Link to Full Announcement
https://egrants.osophs.dhhs.gov/