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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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A National Agenda for the Environment and the Aging

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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. .

Other Funding Opportunities

Enduring Questions - National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: September 13, 2012.

Disaster Assistance for State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations in National Disasters Declared by the President
Deadline: September 14, 2012.

Addressing Needs of Informal Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimers Disease in the Context of Sociodemographic Factors (R01)
Deadline: September 14, 2012.

National Center for Mobility Management
Deadline: September 28, 2012.

Affordable Care Act - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program
Deadline: September 28, 2012.

Health Impact Project – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
HIA Program Grants: Brief proposal due Friday, September 28
Demonstration Projects: Full proposal due Friday, October 12.

Macroeconomic Aspects of Population Aging NIA- (R01)
Deadline: October 3, 2012.

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.

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.

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.