The Association of Schools of Public Health recommends a $10 million dollar increase to expand and enhance the network of Prevention Research Centers within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Within this increase, approximately $5 million would be used to add additional centers to the network, and $5 million would be used to establish a recurring budget line item supporting research in health promotion for the burgeoning aging population. These research dollars are important because health promotion/disease prevention efforts for older adults can have immediate benefits in reducing the complications and costs of chronic illnesses and disabilities prevalent in old age.  There is an emergent science base regarding the effectiveness of intervention strategies, which needs to be further developed and translated more broadly through the public health and aging networks. The Prevention Research Centers (PRC) program is a national network of 33 academic based research centers, of which 27 are located at accredited schools of public health, and each of which receives approximately $745,000 in CDC funding.  The collaborative of academic, public health, and community partners engages in community-based prevention research, research translation, and education to address the leading causes of death and disability.  The combined research portfolio of the 33 centers includes nearly 500 projects.  The need for recurring funding for health promotion research for older adults is particularly compelling given the enormous number of baby boomers who will be retiring, becoming Medicare eligible and using long term care services.  Effective health promotion interventions been developed for this population that urgently need translation to those who can benefit from them.