Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1995 09:42:46 +0500
From: ghmcleaf{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghmcleaf}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com
Subject: Funding Announcement


F U N D I N G   A N N O U N C E M E N T
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National Library of Medicine


The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce the
solicitation of quotations from community-based
organizations, patient advocacy groups, and libraries to
design and conduct local programs for improving AIDS-related
information access for patients and the affected community
as well as their care givers.  Emphasis is on providing
AIDS-related information or access to AIDS-related
information in a way meaningful to the target community.
These projects must involve one or more of the following
information access categories:  information retrieval,
skills development, access to state-of-the-art resources,
resource development, or document access.  The maximum
amount of each award will be no more than $25,000.

NLM is particularly interested in involving the affected
community in the development of these new programs.
Therefore, emphasis will be placed upon the following types
of organizations or arrangements for developing these
programs:  (1) Community-based organizations (CBO) or
patient advocacy groups currently providing AIDS-related
services to the affected community; (2) Public Libraries
wishing to serve their communities in the provision of
AIDS-related information and resources; (3) Multi-type
consortia that include the above listed organizations as
well as health sciences libraries that may be in a position
to provide their expertise and resources for the project .
These consortia may be in existence currently or formed
specifically for this project.

The Request for Quotations (RFQ) is tentatively expected to
be available on March 20, 1995.  Those interested in
obtaining a copy of the RFQ package, NLM RFQ 95-041, should
write to Valerie Syed, Office of Acquisitions Management,
National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda,
MD  20894, or send a request via e-mail to
Valerie_Syed@ccmail.nlm.nih.gov.  NLM anticipates making 14
awards.

Proposals are due at NLM no later than 3:00 p.m. local time
prevailing at NLM on May 31, 1995.  We hope you will
consider submitting a proposal.