Michelle Malizia, M.A., associate director of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region (NN/LM SCR), will teach a course designed for beginning grant proposal writers, which presents a general overview of the grant and funding processes, as well as the level of detail required in a successful proposal. The class will be held on November 20, 2014, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Library’s Informatics Classroom (Room E2.310A).
In the course, each component of the grant writing process will be addressed, including:
- Documenting the need
- Identifying the target population
- Writing measurable objectives
- Developing work, evaluation, and dissemination plans
Registration is limited and required. Reserve your place at https://nnlm.gov/scr/training/register.html?schedule_id=3139. This course will not include information on research level grants (R01, R03, etc.).
Ms. Malizia coordinates the grant writing process at the NN/LM SCR and has extensive experience in the field of grant writing and evaluating. The NN/LM SCR serves the biomedical information needs of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas and writes, evaluates, and administers many grants and awards. The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, located in Houston, Texas, operates as the Regional Medical Library for the NN/LM SCR under a five-year contract with the National Library of Medicine. The mission of the NN/LM is to advance the progress of medicine and improve public health through access to health information.