[PNRNews] 2008 Equal Access Initiative Computer Grants

[nnlm at u.washington.edu]

The National Minority AIDS Council http://ga1.org/nmac/join.html?r=Kdzp_Zs1E_ntE/ (NMAC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of AIDS Research (OAR) are pleased to announce the 2008 Equal Access Initiative (EAI) Computer Grants Program.

Qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) in the United States, its territories and possessions are invited to submit an application to receive one of 100 state-of-the-art desktop computers.

This year, in partnership with the National Library of Medicine, NMAC expanded the scope of the program to include a series of trainings held at the 2007 USCA. This program will continue in 2008, awarding grantees a scholarship package that includes registration for the 2008 USCA, a travel credit and an invitation to the three hour comprehensive training course from the NLM to familiarize them with reliable online health information from government and other reputable resources that address HIV/AIDS and related medical conditions.

For a summary of and application for the 2008 EAI Computer Grants Program, see http://www.nmac.org/nmac2/PDF/EAIBrochure2008.pdf

For more information, email or call:

Roy Sahali, rs at u.washington.edu
NN/LM PNR Community Resources Coordinator
206.543.9253


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