Welcome to EPA’s Aging Initiative Website. The website provides a wealth of information about the Agency’s efforts to protect the environmental health of older persons.
The United States is a rapidly aging nation. By 2030, the number of older persons is expected to double to more than 70 million. Click here to read more.
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Us to Shape the Future:
A National Agenda for the Environment and the Aging
Fact Sheets
- Age Healthier, Breathe Easier
- Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging
- Diabetes and Environmental Hazards
- Effective Control of Household Pests
- Environmental Hazards Weigh Heavy on the Heart
- "It's Too Darn Hot" - Planning for Excessive Heat
- Water Works
- Women and Environmental Health
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EPA Funding Opportunities
Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: Training and Demonstration Projects RFP. Deadline: November 21, 2008 Read more...
Q's and A's related to the RFP.
Brownfields Cleanup Grants Deadline: November 14, 2008 Read more...
Brownfields Assessment Grants Deadline: November 14, 2008 Read more...
Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants Deadline: November 14, 2008 Read more...
Brownfields Assessment Grants. November 14, 2008 Read more...
FY 2009 National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program Deadline: Nov. 21, 2008 Read more...
Novel Approaches for Assessing Exposure for School-Aged Children in Longitudinal Studies Deadline: November 18, 2008 Read more...
EPA Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetings. Deadline 2: June 5, 2008. Deadline 3: December 9, 2008 Read more...
2009 Academic Year EPA Greater Research Opportunities Fellowships for Undergraduate Environmental Study Announcement Number: EPA-F2008BU-GRO-P1 (MULTIPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Deadline: December 11, 2008 Read more...
6th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet Deadline: December 23, 2008 Read more...
Other Funding Opportunities
Nursing Workforce Diversity (HRSA) Deadline: November 21, 2008 Read more...
Implementation Planning Grants for Educational, Behavioral, or Social Studies for Translation of Genetic Factors in Common Diseases (U34) Letters of Intent Receipt Date: October 24, 2008 Application Due Date: November 25, 2008 Read more...
Replication and Fine-Mapping Studies for the Genes Environment and Health Initiative (GEI)(R01) Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): October 24, 2008 Application Due Date(s): December 1, 2008 Read more...
Centers in Symptom Management Research or Centers in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention: Building Research Teams for the Future. Deadline: December 15, 2008 Read more...
Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Reduce Obesity: Centers for Behavioral Intervention Development (U01) Deadline: January 13, 2009 Read more...
See other open grants
Contest
Rachel Carson
Intergenerational Contest
2008 Rachel Carson Contest: Winners and Finalists
Healthy Communities BHCAA
Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: Training and Demonstration Projects. Deadline: November 21, 2008 Read more...
Excellence in Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging
2008 Winners to be announced in January 2009
Indicators
2008 update
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics Older Americans Update 2008: Key Indicators
Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products as Pollutants (PPCPs) Website
News From the EPA
New Requirements for Controlling Manure, Wastewater from Large Animal Feeding Operations
Make a 2009 Green Chemistry Award Nomination
New York City, Miami, Connecticut Get Federal Assistance for Smart Growth
Winners Do Wonders at Exploring Nature’s Beauty
Organizations Honored for Environmental Justice Achievements
Communities Win Blue Ribbons for Clean Water
EPA Finalizes Revisions to the 2005 Hazardous Waste Combustor NESHAP Rule
Online Tools Make it Easy to Track Power Plant Emissions
Car Shoppers Can Save Money and Time with 2009 Fuel Economy Guide
Fueling the Revitalization of Petroleum Brownfields
Climate Leaders Take Big Steps to Leave Smaller Carbon Footprints
Climate Change Strategy to Help Manage Water Resources
Growing a Garden of Future Environmental Leaders 54 Students Receive EPA Research Fellowships
Committee Recommends Revisions to Rule to Control Microbial Drinking Water Contamination
EPA Launches New Chemical Assessment and Management Efforts
2008 Report on the Environment: Highlights of National Trends
Other News
HHS Preparing to Open FDA Offices in China, India, Europe, and Latin America This Year
NIA and MCKNIGHT Brain Research Foundation Join Forces to Support Cognitive Aging Research
Prolonging The Withdrawal Of Life Support In The ICU Affects Family Satisfaction With Care
Francine R. Kaufman, M.D. Begins Term as Diabetes Education Program Chair
NIEHS Invests $21.25 Million to Find Environmental Causes of Parkinson’s Disease
Larger Labs Report Kidney Function Routinely
New Systems Biology Awards Enable Detailed Study Of Microbes
New Data Resource To Advance Computer-Aided Drug Design
HHS Announces Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
Anti-Cancer Drug Prevents, Reverses Cardiovascular Damage In Mouse Model Of Premature Aging Disorder
Noted Geriatrician Named Aging Institute Deputy Director
NCI Launches First-Ever Study To Determine If Biomarkers Can Help Guide Treatment For Lung Cancer
Impacts of Europe's Changing Climate-- 2008 Indicator-based Assessment
Europe Needs to Intensify Actions to Adapt to Climate Change Impacts
HHS Announces $36 Million to Help Older Americans and Veterans Remain Independent
NIEHS Invests $21.25 Million to find Environmental Causes of Parkinson's Disease
NIDDK Publishes Fact Sheets About Thyroid Disorders
NIH'S Genes Environment And Health Initiative Adds Six Studies