Federal Grants - Government Support for Research on Aging
Government grants don't just help those people who are receiving them - they help the community as well in terms of health and social benefits.
Take, for example, a National Institute on Aging grant that will be used to finance research on aging and the family.
This research program is working to expand understanding of the roles of families and their interpersonal relationships and how they work for the health and well-being of senior citizens.
According to government reports, the grants will actually fund research that will bring these relationships on a scientific basis, and will examine how the processes change during a person's life.
The grant money will be made available to numerous entities, including state, district, county and township governments; independent and public school districts; Native American tribal governments, public housing authorities; nonprofits; colleges and universities and small businesses.
The government reports that the grants will encourage a better understanding of what it means to grow old, as well as the problems, diseases and needs of people as they get older, or the biological processes of aging.
The grant, in addition to benefiting senior services, will also prove beneficial to community health, by improving how health care providers treat diseases common to older people.
In addition, the grants will fund research into studying changes into older people's nervous systems, including how their senses, perceptions and cognitive processes are changing.
The National Institute of Aging is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.
This agency is entrusted by the government to protect American's health and to provide help in health matters, with special attention given to those who those who are unable to help themselves.
These grants can also help business interests, including the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
The money can be used to expand and improve the SBIR program and to increase private sector commercialization of innovations that were funded by Federal research money.
The SBIR program also will benefit because the money can increase small business' participation in federal development.
It also encourages participation of poorer business concerns, as well as working with women-owned small businesses and women's concerns.
The STTR programs work to increase commercialization between the private and public sectors, and to foster technology transfer between businesses and college.
The grants and programs have a high historic level of success.
For example, in Fiscal year 2007, the grant awarded 1,545 research projects.
Take, for example, a National Institute on Aging grant that will be used to finance research on aging and the family.
This research program is working to expand understanding of the roles of families and their interpersonal relationships and how they work for the health and well-being of senior citizens.
According to government reports, the grants will actually fund research that will bring these relationships on a scientific basis, and will examine how the processes change during a person's life.
The grant money will be made available to numerous entities, including state, district, county and township governments; independent and public school districts; Native American tribal governments, public housing authorities; nonprofits; colleges and universities and small businesses.
The government reports that the grants will encourage a better understanding of what it means to grow old, as well as the problems, diseases and needs of people as they get older, or the biological processes of aging.
The grant, in addition to benefiting senior services, will also prove beneficial to community health, by improving how health care providers treat diseases common to older people.
In addition, the grants will fund research into studying changes into older people's nervous systems, including how their senses, perceptions and cognitive processes are changing.
The National Institute of Aging is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.
This agency is entrusted by the government to protect American's health and to provide help in health matters, with special attention given to those who those who are unable to help themselves.
These grants can also help business interests, including the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
The money can be used to expand and improve the SBIR program and to increase private sector commercialization of innovations that were funded by Federal research money.
The SBIR program also will benefit because the money can increase small business' participation in federal development.
It also encourages participation of poorer business concerns, as well as working with women-owned small businesses and women's concerns.
The STTR programs work to increase commercialization between the private and public sectors, and to foster technology transfer between businesses and college.
The grants and programs have a high historic level of success.
For example, in Fiscal year 2007, the grant awarded 1,545 research projects.
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