** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** PRESERVING AND/OR IMPROVING LEAN MASS AND FUNCTION AMONG OLDER WOMEN IS CRUCIAL TO HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE. SARCOPENIA IS THE AGE-RELATED LOSS OF MUSCLE MASS AND AFFECTS UP TO ONE-THIRD OF WOMEN AND CAN LEAD TO REDUCED FUNCTIONALITY AND INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DISABILITY. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL FUNCTION TO ALLOW INDEPENDENCE AND INCREASED HEALTH SPAN IN THIS POPULATION. THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL, SEVEN STATES: SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA, RHODE ISLAND, WEST VIRGINIA, ARKANSAS, NEW YORK, AND WASHINGTON, DC, WILL DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE AN EXTENSION-DELIVERED, COMMUNITY-BASED, VIRTUAL SARCOPENIA RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM (STRENGTHENHER) OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. THIS INTERVENTION IS AIMED AT LOWERING SARCOPENIA RISK OR SEVERITY AMONG A DIVERSE SAMPLE OF WOMEN AGES 50 TO 70 YEARS. THE ANTICIPATED KEY OUTCOMES ARE THAT STRENGTHENHER PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION IN SARCOPENIA RISK AS MEASURED BY THE SARC-F SURVEY AND INCREASED DIETARY PROTEIN INTAKE THROUGH WHOLE FOODS AS MEASURED BY THE DIET HISTORY QUESTIONNAIRE (DHQ) III. OTHER EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE IMPROVED: NUTRITIONAL STATUS, DIETARY INTAKE, QUALITY OF LIFE, SOCIALIZATION, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING THESE OUTCOMES WILL BE DETERMINED THROUGH VALIDATED WEB-BASED QUESTIONNAIRES.