Deadline: 6-Jul-23
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking applications to build capacity to reduce the burden of menthol and other flavored commercial tobacco products in communities that experience health disparities.
Purpose
- This NOFO supports recipients working to address health disparities among populations who use menthol and other flavored tobacco products, through coalitions that will:
- promote and support social, economic and community change;
- educate the public, community leaders, partners, and decision makers on policy, systems, and environmental changes that can prevent and reduce menthol tobacco use;
- implement culturally appropriate interventions tailored for community needs; and
- use research, surveillance, and evaluation to measure progress made and inform public health action.
Funding Information
- Approximate Number of Awards: 8
- Total Period of Performance Funding: $20,000,000
- Average One Year Award Amount: $400,000
- Total Period of Performance Length: 5 year(s)
- Estimated Award Date: September 01, 2023
Outcomes
- Short -Term Outcomes
- Increased participation, engagement, and mobilization among inclusive and diverse multi-level/ multi-sectoral partners in promoting social, economic, and community changes
- Increased knowledge of the harms of menthol and other flavored tobacco use among youth and populations experiencing tobacco-related disparities and increased public support for evidence-based tobacco control interventions
- Increased awareness of cessation services and coverage options among populations experiencing tobacco related disparities
- Intermediate Outcome
- Increased equitable adoption, implementation, and enforcement of policies prohibiting the sale of menthol and other flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes
Strategies
- Strategy 1: Engage diverse partners to promote and support social, economic and community change to increase awareness of the harms of menthol and other flavored tobacco product use and availability of cessation services.
- Seek engagement of partners to implement evidence-based strategies and promising practices that prevent and reduce menthol and other flavored tobacco product use.
- Recruit non-traditional partners to collaborate with the community coalition.
- Strategy 2: Educate the public, community leaders, partners, and decision makers on policy, systems, and environmental changes that can prevent and reduce menthol tobacco use.
- Train, inform, and educate the public, community leaders, partners, and decision makers about culturally appropriate strategies and evidence-based policies that reduce and prevent menthol and other flavored tobacco product use.
- Promote public discussion throughout the community to increase understanding of the harms of menthol and other flavored tobacco use.
- Strategy 3: Implement culturally appropriate interventions tailored for community needs to prevent and reduce menthol and other flavored tobacco product use.
- Assess what motivates individuals who use menthol and other flavored tobacco products to make a quit attempt (such as health concerns, concerns about family members, policies in the community).
- Employ low-cost counter marketing strategies, including earned and social media strategies.
- Strategy 4: Use research, surveillance, and evaluation to measure progress made in reducing tobacco use and menthol tobacco-related disparities and inform public health action.
- Collect and analyze community-based data (such as surveys, community health needs assessments, readiness assessments, focus groups and other community-participatory means) to increase understanding of most effective culturally appropriate approaches to prevent and reduce menthol and other flavored tobacco product use among youth and adults, including people experiencing tobacco-related disparities.
- Evaluate novel approaches and promising practices to reduce menthol and flavored tobacco product use and dependence among populations that use menthol and flavored tobacco products at higher rates or have more exposure to secondhand smoke due to others’ use of menthol and flavored tobacco products.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Small businesses
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
- Special district governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Others
- Additional Information on Eligibility:
- Applicants must be physically located and operate in the state, tribe, locality, or territory for which the work is proposed. Applicants must provide a statement that identifies the community and state, territory or tribe in which the applicant will do the proposed work. Applicant must provide proof of physical location (e.g., official letterhead, articles of incorporation, business card).
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