Grants

Planning the technical assistance and direction for Translating Research to Practice: Improving Physical Activity Levels of Mid-Life and Older Adults

The Foundation's program, Active for Life: Increasing Physical Activity Levels in Adults Age 50 and Older, was designed to encourage adults 50+ to increase activity levels by replicating proven programs in real-world settings and identifying and testing communication strategies for the promotion of physical activity.This grant provides support for planning for technical assistance and direction for this program. The technical assistance and direction grant will begin in December 2001.

Grant Details

Amount Awarded $187,132.00

Awarded on: 8/20/2001

Time frame: 8/15/2001 - 1/31/2002

Grant Number: 42917

Grantee

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center Research Foundation

400 Harvey Mitchelle Parkway South, Suite 100
College Station, TX, 77845-7896

979-862-8465
Website

Ciro V. Sumaya
Project Director

979-845-2387
Email

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