Aging Initiative Home
Welcome to EPA's Aging Initiative Website. It provides a wealth of information on both environmental health issues and environmental stewardship.
In 2011, the U.S. Census estimated there were 41.4 million persons aged 65 and older, or 13% of the population. By 2030, the number of older persons is expected to increase to more than 72 million (20%) and continue to increase thru 2050. Persons over 85 years of age and older represent the fastest growing age cohort in the U.S. Read more about the Aging Initiative.
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Help 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
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention
- Diabetes and Environmental Hazards
- Effective Control of Household Pests
- Environmental Hazards Weigh Heavy on the Heart
- Health Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation
- "It's Too Darn Hot" - Planning for Excessive Heat
- Water Works
- Women and Environmental Health
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Selected EPA Opportunities
Fiscal Year 2013 National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program
Deadline: November 9, 2012. .
FY13 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants
Deadline: November 19, 2012. .
Environmental Education Regional Grants -- Solicitation Notice for 2012
Deadline: November 21, 2012.
10th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet
Deadline: December 11, 2012.
Development and Use of Adverse Outcome Pathways that Predict Adverse Developmental Neurotoxicity
Deadline: December 12, 2012.
Centers for Water Research on National Priorities Related to a Systems View of Nutrient Management
Deadline: January 15, 2013.
Other Funding Opportunities
Health Impact Project – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
HIA Program Grants: Brief proposal due Friday, September 28
Demonstration Projects: Full proposal due Friday, October 12.
2013 NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program (DP1)
Deadline: October 9, 2012.
2013 Conservation Innovation Grant
Deadline: October 15, 2012.
Advancing Novel Science in Womens Health Research (ANSWHR) (R21)
Deadline: October 16, 2012 for new applications.
2013 NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program (DP2)
Deadline: October 17, 2012.
Limited Competition: Pregnancy as a Window to Future Cardiovascular Health: Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes as Predictors of Increased Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease (U10)
Deadline: October 30, 2012.
Fiscal Year 2013 NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training (BWET)
Letters of Intent: October 30, 2012.
Deadline: December 19, 2012.
Molecular Mechanisms of Circadian Clocks in Aging Tissues (R01)
Deadline: November 7, 2012.
NIDA SBIR - Products for At-Home Deactivation of Psychoactive Prescription Medicines
Deadline: November 13, 2012.
NSF Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability Fellows
Deadline: November 26, 2012.
Fall 2013 EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study
Deadline: November 27, 2012.
10th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet
Deadline: December 11, 2012.
Transgenerational Inheritance in Mammals After Environmental Exposure (TIME) (R01) NIEHS
Deadline: December 18, 2012.
AHRQ Individual Awards for Postdoctoral Fellows (F32) National Research Service Awards (NRSA)
Deadline: November 8, 2012. thru December 8, 2015.
NIEHS -- Environmental Influences on the Microbiome (R21)
Deadline:January 16, 2013.
Improving Diet and Physical activity (RO1)- NIDDK
Deadline:February 5, 2013.
Juvenile Protective Factors and Their Effects on Aging (R01)
Deadline:February 5, 2013. June 5, 2013.
Secondary Analyses and Archiving of Social and Behavioral Datasets in Aging (R03)
Deadline:February 14, 2013.
Environmental Sustainability -- NSF
Deadline: Submission Window Date(s) January 15, 2013 - February 19, 2013
Advancing Novel Science in Womens Health Research (ANSWHR) (R21).
Deadline: September 7, 2014.
Juvenile Protective Factors and Their Effects on Aging (R01)
Deadline: July 5, 2015.
Renal Function and Chronic Kidney Disease in Aging (R01)
Deadline: September 7, 2015.
Fatigability, Activity Limitations, and Bioenergetics in Aging (R21)
Deadline: September 7, 2015.
Estimating the Economic Costs of Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias (R03)
Deadline: September 7, 2015.
Environmental Exposures and Health: Exploration of Non-Traditional Settings, (R01)
Deadline: January 7, 2016.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Senior Fellows (Parent F33)
Deadline: See Application.
Environmental Exposures and Health: Exploration of Non-Traditional Settings, (R21)
Deadline: See Application.
Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (R01)
Deadline: Standard Dates Apply.
See other open grants
Other News
DEA’s Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results in Another Big Haul
New Grants Help People with Medicare Stay Healthy and Independent
Half of middle-aged voters likely to need long-term care for family member in next 5 years
HHS Grants Help Ten States Build Programs That Give Family Caregivers a Break
NIH PILOT STUDY SHOWS FEASIBILITY OF MRI TO GUIDE HEART CATHETER PROCEDURES
Complete Streets Growing in Popularity as Communities Recognize Safety, Health and Economic Benefits
Rachel Carson
Intergenerational Contest
Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest
2012 Winners and Finalists
2011 Winners and Finalists
2010 Winners and Finalists
2009 Winners and Finalists
2008 Winners and Finalists
2007 Winners and Finalists
Aging Indicators
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics Older Americans 2012: Key Indicators
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Download a Copy (PDF) (174pp, 15.9MB, About PDF)
Call for Abstracts
Generations United 17th Intergenerational Conference
Deadline: December 1, 2012
National Environmental Health Association
Deadline Extended: October 19, 2013
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
July 27-31, 2013
Louisville, Kentucky
Deadline: October 29, 2013
Save the Date
New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
Date: Feb. 7-9, 2013
Location: Kansas City, MO
Healthy Communities BHCAA
Excellence in Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging
Winners Building Healthy Communities
BHCAA Guide Document
Growing Smarter, Living Healthier: A Guide to Smart Growth and Active Aging | PDF Version (PDF) (36pp, 2.4MB, About PDF) is available to be down-loaded. You may also order a copy on line.
Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products
How to Dispose of Unused Medications (PDF)
(2 pp, 645K, About PDF)
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products as Pollutants (PPCPs)
2009 EPA Aging Grant Winners
Winners of BHCAA: Training Grant: University of Maine and Demonstration Grant: Portland State University
Greenversations
Wade In And Caste Your Vote
For the 2012 Winners of the Rachel Carson Sense Of Water Contest
Midsummer in Sweden: In Harmony with Nature
What I Learned on My Summer Internship at the EPA
Dangers of Being A Couch Potato
Having a Safe Vacation in the Midst of Air Pollution
Award Winners: EPA's Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging
Discover It, Share It and Pass It On: Nature – A Sense of Wonder
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning During the Summer
Safe Use of Pesticides and Alternatives to Pesticides
Summer Solstice and Being Sunwise
Ultraviolet Radiation: Bring Out The Suntan Lotion, But What About Your Eyes?