Active for Life has been established to learn how to deliver research-based physical activity programs to large numbers of mid-life and older adults and to sustain such programs through existing community institutions. This Web site is sponsored by the Active for Life National Program Office which operates out of The Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health. Funding for the program comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

The School of Rural Public Health (SRPH) at The Texas A&M Health Science Center is focused on improving the health of communities, with emphasis on rural and under-served populations, through education, research, service, outreach and creative partnerships.

The Active for Life program also includes a Social Marketing component being undertaken by AARP and an independent evaluation by the University of South Carolina, with funding from the RWJF.