Funding Opportunities

NIEHS Invests $21.25 Million To Find Environmental Causes Of Parkinson’s Disease
   The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will award three new grants totaling $21.25 million over a five-year period to study how environmental factors contribute to the cause, prevention and treatment of Parkinson’s disease and other related disorders.
10/21/08 08:53 AM  read complete story

Julie Martin Mid-Career Award In Aging Research To Support Biological Gerontology
   Deadline: Dec. 16) The Ellison Medical Foundation and the American Federation for Aging Research are seeking proposals for the Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research program from outstanding mid-career scientists proposing novel directions of high importance to biological gerontology.
10/20/08 12 PM  read complete story

EPA Requests Proposals To Build Healthy Communities For Active Aging
   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to award in early 2009 a total of $200,000 -- $100,000 each for two grants. Letters of intent are encouraged by Oct. 24. Proposals must be submitted by Nov. 21.
10/17/08 07:31 AM  read complete story

NIA, McKnight Brain Research Foundation Join Forces On Grant Opportunities
   The Research Partnership in Cognitive Aging is a newly launched public-private effort to support current and emerging research on age-related changes in the brain and cognition. Jointly funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the McKnight Brain Research Foundation, through the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), this effort is expected to award an estimated $20 million in research grants over the next five years.
10/16/08 08:44 AM  read complete story

ABA's Partnerships in Law & Aging Program Seeks New Applicants
   (Deadline March 1) The Partnerships in Law & Aging Program is a collaborative effort of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Law & Aging and the Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging, with ongoing support from the Marie Walsh Sharpe Endowment.
10/15/08 08:03 AM  read complete story

SAMHSA Awards $12M-Plus In Grants To Meet Older Americans’ Mental Health Needs
   The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today has awarded 10 grants totaling more than $12 million over three years through the Older Adults Targeted Capacity Expansion Grant Program to help communities meet the special mental health needs of older Americans.
10/15/08 07:09 AM  read complete story

EPA Seeks Proposals For Healthy Communities For Active Aging
   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to award in early 2009, two grants for $100,000 each to train older adults to be environmental leaders and demonstrate how greenways and sustainable streets can improve the environment, human health and the quality of life for people of all ages.
10/3/08 3:05 PM  read complete story

HHS To Provide $36 Million In Grants For Older Americans, Veterans
   The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is making available $36 million in new grant programs to 28 states to help older Americans and veterans remain independent and to support people with Alzheimer's disease so they can remain in their homes and communities. Just over $19 million of this funding involves a new collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
9/29/08 4:15 PM  read complete story

Appalachian Community Fund Seeking Proposals
   Organizations seeking funding for projects must show how their proposed projects would eliminate barriers to full participation in society -- i.e., racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, ageism, ableism, and exclusion from decision-making processes.
9/29/08 12:12 PM  read complete story

NIH Has $18 Million to Fund Seniors Research
   The National Institues of Health will provide funding for the Edward R. Roybal Centers in their efforts to improve the health, well-being and productivity of older people. Eligibility is extended to state, county and local governments; institutions of higher education; tribal governments and organizations; independent school districts; small businesses. Deadline for applications is Oct. 31. IH. Program: Roybal Centers. Eligibility: State, county and local governments; institutions of higher education; tribal governments and organizations; independent school districts; small businesses. Funding: Eight-12 awards totaling $3.6 million in the first year and $18 million over five years. Deadline: Oct. 31.
9/29/08 10:54 AM  read complete story