EPA Funding Opportunities

National Risk Management Research Laboratory Innovation and Research for Water Infrastructure for the 21st Century
The purpose of this research is to produce, evaluate, and summarize performance, cost, and value data and information about innovative technologies for water infrastructure. Deadline: May 12, 2008
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Small Business Innovation Research: Phase I Program Solicitation
Deadline: 05/21/2008. Read more...

Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program for the Blue Skyways Geographic Area
EPA Regions 6 and 7 announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals for diesel emissions reductions projects in the ten-state geographic area encompassed by the Blue Skyways Collaborative, which includes the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Minnesota. Deadline: May 30, 2008. Read more...(PDF) (32 pp, 128K,  About PDF)

Southeast Diesel Collaborative (SEDC) FY 2008-2009 Diesel Program
EPA Region 4 announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals for diesel emissions reduction projects the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee and Tribal lands belonging to the Federally-recognized tribes in these states. Deadline: June 12, 2008. Read more...(PDF) (29 pp, 292K,  About PDF)

Healthy Communities Grant Program
EPA Region 1 (the States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and/or Vermont.) is accepting proposals for the Healthy Communities Grant Program. Projects must benefit communities at risk (environmental justice areas of potential concern, places with high risk from toxic air pollution, urban areas) and sensitive populations (e.g. children, older adults, others at increased risk. One page proposals are due May 12, 2008. Read more...

Northeast Diesel Colaborative (NEDC) Emmissions Reduction Program
EPA Regions 1 and 2 announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals for diesel emissions reduction projects in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont - including Tribal lands belonging to the federally recognized tribes in these regions, or the territory of the US Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Deadline: June 12, 2008. Read more...(PDF) (35pp, 192K,  About PDF)

Mid-Atlantic Clean Diesel Implementation Program
EPA Region 3 announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals for diesel emissions reductions projects in EPA the states of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Deadline: June 13, 2008. Read more...

Rocky Mountain Clean Diesel Collaborative
EPA Region 8 announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals for diesel emissions reductions projects which include the states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Deadline: June 16, 2008. Read more...(PDF) (33pp, 132K,  About PDF)

Environmental Justice Small Grants Program
The EPA Environmental Justice Small Grants Program is designed to assist eligible applicants for projects addressing a local environmental and public health issue within an affected community. The program is a multi-statute program designed to help communities understand and address their exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. Deadline: June 30, 2008. Read more...(PDF) (6 pp, 36K, About PDF)

Environmental Justice Small Grants Program
The purpose of this grant program is to support and empower communities that are working on local solutions to local environmental and/or public health issues. Deadline: June 30, 2008. Read more...

West Coast Collaborative Diesel Emissions Reduction Program
EPA Regions 9 and 10 announces and solicits proposals for diesel emissions reductions projects including tribal lands belonging to the federally-recognized tribes in these regions and territories. Deadline: July 1, 2008Read more...

EPA Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetings
EPA is interested in supporting scientific and technical research conferences that address the following research program areas: (1) human health; (2) ecosystems; water and security; (3) economics and sustainability; (4) air and global climate change; and (5) technology. Deadline 2: June 5, 2008. Deadline 3: December 9, 2008. Read more...

Other Funding Opportunities

NIH Revision Awards for Studying Interactions Among Social, Behavioral, and Genetic Factors in Health (R21)
Deadline: May 13, 2008. Read more...

Environmental Health and Toxicology Research Program (U01). Letters of intent: April 16, 2008. Application Submission Deadline: May 16, 2008. Read more...

NEA Creativity and Aging in America
Creativity and Aging in America is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to actively engage older Americans in quality arts programs. Through this initiative, the Arts Endowment will support exemplary projects in the disciplines of literature and music. Deadline: May 23, 2008. Read more...

Community Health Projects Related to Brownfield/Land Reuse
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry announces the availability of funds for a cooperative agreement in brownfields/land reuse community health projects. These projects will have a particular emphasis on identifying health issues prior to redevelopment and/or assessing changes in community health associated with reuse plans and redevelopment. Deadline: May 23, 2008. Read more...

Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program
New professional fellowship opportunity, entitled the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program. Supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies and administered by Columbia University, this national program seeks to provide professionals in health and aging with the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. Deadline extended: May 27, 2008. For more information, see www.healthandagingpolicy.org

Teach and Improve Environmental Medicine
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry announces the availability of funds for a program to undertake a systemic approach to teaching and improving environmental medicine practice and physician competency to care for patients impacted by environmentally-related disease. Deadline: May 27, 2008. Read more...

Household Water Well System Grant Program
The USDA Rural Development will award Household Water Well System grants to qualified private, non-profit organizations to establish lending programs for household water wells. Deadline: May 31, 2008. Read more...(PDF) (7pp, 80K  About PDF)

Rural Health & Safety Education
The USDA announces the availability of funding for the Rural Heath and Safety Education Programs which will focus on issues related to aging in one or more of three areas: 1) population aging in rural areas; 2) eldercare or care giving and its impact on rural and farm families; and/or 3) related issues of rural health care to provide older individuals and families. Deadline June 2, 2008. Read more...

Rejuvenating the Aged Immune System (R01)
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases invite Research Project Grant applications from organizations that propose to study the biology of thymic involution and the decline of naïve T cell production, differentiation, and function in the aged population. Opening: May 18, 2008. Deadline: June 18, 2008. Read more...

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Family and Informal Caregiver Support Program
Most frail older adults are cared for by family, friends and other nonprofessionals. It is a difficult challenge for many and for most, there is no alternative. As a society, we simply do not have the resources to provide professional caregivers and support services to everyone who needs assistance. But we do have community assets which can be used in more creative ways. The Weinberg Foundation will help community partnerships develop innovative ways to support these devoted caregivers. Available Funding: Up to $9 million over three years through the Family and Informal Caregiver Support Program will support from 12 to 20 community-based Projects with grants ranging from $100,000 to $300,000 per year. Deadline: Letters of Inquiry 5 PM EST on Thursday, June 12, 2008 Read more...

Elder Care Initiative Long-Term Care Grant Program
The Indian Health Service announces the availability of grants to support planning and implementation of sustainable long-term care services for American Indians and Alaska Native elders. Deadline: June 20, 2008. Read more...

Innovative Approaches to Personalizing the Treatment of Depression (R01)
The National Institute of Mental Health solicits grant applications for research to develop innovative approaches to personalizing treatment for patients suffering from depression. Opening: May 20, 2008. Deadline: June 20, 2008. Read more...

HUD Demonstration Program for Elderly Housing for Intergenerational Families
This solicitation is for a demonstration program to provide assistance for intergenerational dwelling units for intergenerational families in connection with the supportive housing program under Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959. The purpose of the program is to expand the supply of intergenerational dwelling units for very low-income grandparent(s)or relative(s) heads of household 62 years of age or older raising a child. Deadline July 2, 2008. Read more...

The Brookdale Foundation Group: Respite Program or Early Memory Loss Proposals
The Request for Proposals is now available to fund up to 40 new Brookdale National Group Respite Programs or Early Memory Loss Program sites nationwide. Deadline July 2, 2008. For more information send an email to ey@brookdalefoundation.org.

Mutual Service Cooperative Fund Announces 2008 Grant Program
Grant applications are now being accepted by the Mutual Service Cooperative (MSC) Fund of the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) for cooperative development initiatives that will enhance the quality of life of seniors living in rural America. The deadline for 2008 applications is July 25, 2008. Read more...

New Tools for Cell Fate Determination and Tissue Homeostasis in the Aged (R21)
The National Institute on Aging and the National Institutes of Health invites Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to develop tools to track cell fate determination and to determine cell life spans in normal tissue homeostasis and in response to injury or disease in older adults. Deadline: October 30, 2008. Read more...

Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment: National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with several other NIH agencies
Diet and physical activity are lifestyle and behavioral factors that play a role in the etiology and prevention of many chronic diseases such as cancer and coronary heart disease. Both also play roles in preventing overweight/obesity and in maintaining weight loss. Letters of Intent Receipt Dates (new applications): September 5, 2007; May 5, 2008; January 5, 2009. Read More...

Nutrition and Diet in the Causation, Prevention, and Management of Heart Failure (R21)
The purpose of this funding opportunity to encourage submission of investigator-initiated research applications on the role of nutrition and diet in the causation, prevention, and treatment of cardiomyopathies and heart failure.
Closing Date: May 7, 2009. Read more...

Thyroid in Aging R21
January 7, 2011. The purpose of this funding from the National Institutes of Health is to encourage submission of investigator-initiated research applications on the thyroid in aging. Read more...

NIH: Promoting Careers In Aging and Health Disparities Research (K01). Closing Date: January 07, 2011. Read more.

Functional Links between the Immune System, Brain Function and Behavior (R21)
The National Institute of Mental Health, solicits research grant applications to study neuroimmune molecules and mechanisms involved in regulating normal and pathological functions of the central nervous system. Opening: May 16, 2008 Closing: May 16, 2011. Read more...

Mechanisms of Functional Recovery After Stroke (R01)
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke solicits applications from institutions/organizations that propose to find brain mechanisms to improve and develop new approaches to functional recovery after stroke. Opening May 5, 2008 Closing: May 7, 2011. Read more...

NIH Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials
Closing Date: January 8, 2011. Read more.