Resources

This page contains a list of web resources for the general public and faculty and professionals related to aging education, funding, institutes, agencies and associations.

For the General Public

Local Agencies

• JABA
• Senior Center
• Alzheimer's Association (Central and Western Virginia Chapter)

State and National Agencies

• Virginia Department for the Aging
• US Administration on Aging
• US Social Security Administration

Associations

• National Council on Aging
• American Association for Retired Persons (AARP)

Information Sources

• Memory Commons
• Health and Age
• Mental Health and Aging 
• NIH Senior Health
• SeniorNet
• ElderWeb
• Senior Navigator

For Faculty and Professionals

Agencies that Sponsor Aging Research, Education and Training Programs

• American Federation for Aging Research
• The American Geriatrics Society
• The Brookdale Foundation
• The Ellison Medical Foundation, Aging Program
• National Institute on Aging
• Retirement Research Foundation
• SBIR Opportunities in Aging
• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Sources of Funding

• Summary of Agencies/Foundations Supporting Research on Aging – The Foundation Center
• Indiana University - links to Grant and Funding Information
• Grant Writing and Fundraising in the Field of Aging
• Guidelines for Writing NIH Grants-Basics
• Guidelines for Writing NIH Grants-Tip Sheets

Information Sources

• Memory Commons
• Elder Caregiving Program-UVA Healthcare System
• Health and Age Network
• Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
• Careers in Aging
• National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging
• Administration on Aging Statistical Data on Aging
• National Center for Health Statistics Data on Aging

Professional Societies

• The Gerontological Society of America
• Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
• American Society on Aging