CDC-RFA- DP-24-0056 Building Capacity to Increase Commercial Tobacco Cessation

Thank you for your interest. Letters of intent were requested as optional and not required to submit an application. It is not necessary to submit a letter of intent past the deadline.

Please see CDC-RFA- DP-24-0056 Building Capacity to Increase Commercial Tobacco Cessation | CDC for more information, including the application deadline.

This NOFO aims to increase capacity among the National Tobacco Control Program recipients and their partners to promote and support policy, systems, and environmental strategies to address and prevent disparities related to tobacco cessation and to advance health equity.

Activities under this announcement for training and technical assistance should address increasing capacity of state tobacco control programs and their partners to identify, promote, implement, and evaluate specific strategies for increasing access to and use of proven cessation treatments and services through state quitlines, health systems, and health insurance coverage.

As such, two letters of support are requested from state tobacco control programs that have received training and technical assistance from the applicant and one from a national organization that works in tobacco control.

This NOFO aims to increase capacity among the National Tobacco Control Program recipients and their partners. The NOFO-specific glossary and acronyms section provides the definition of the NTCP used for this announcement.

Activities under this announcement for training and technical assistance should address increasing capacity of state tobacco control programs and their partners to identify, promote, implement, and evaluate specific strategies for increasing access to and use of proven cessation treatments and services through state quitlines, health systems, and health insurance coverage.

The period of performance is 5 years. The award ceiling of $9,000,000 is the maximum amount of funding that could potentially be available for the cooperative agreement over the course of the entire five-year period of performance across all awards. The fiscal year is one year. The approximate total fiscal year funding of $900,000 is therefore the amount across the three awards each year (approximate average award of $300,000 each).

Answer:  The funding under this announcement is aimed at improving public health outcomes by strengthening public health infrastructure, specifically, the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) workforce through training and technical assistance that aligns with the three broad goals for state tobacco control programs’ cessation activities described in the 2014 edition of CDC’s Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs and in the 2020 CDC Best Practices User Guide: Cessation in Tobacco Prevention and Control.

Activities under this announcement for training and technical assistance should address increasing capacity of state tobacco control programs and their partners to identify, promote, implement, and evaluate specific strategies for increasing access to and use of proven cessation treatments and services through state quitlines, health systems, and health insurance coverage.

Answer: Eligible applicants are listed in the announcement. This announcement is designated as maximum competition (not limited).

The population of focus for this funding announcement is stated as the National Tobacco Control Program recipients and their partners to promote and support policy, systems, and environmental strategies to address and prevent disparities related to tobacco cessation and to advance health equity.

Activities under this announcement for training and technical assistance should address increasing capacity of state tobacco control programs and their partners to identify, promote, implement, and evaluate specific strategies for increasing access to and use of proven cessation treatments and services through state quitlines, health systems, and health insurance coverage.

Answer: Activities under this announcement for training and technical assistance should address increasing capacity of state tobacco control programs and their partners to identify, promote, implement, and evaluate specific strategies for increasing access to and use of proven cessation treatments and services through state quitlines, health systems, and health insurance coverage.

Answer: The slides will not be posted. All the information in the slides was taken directly from the posted announcement.

Answer: The population of focus for this funding announcement is stated as the National Tobacco Control Program recipients and their partners to promote and support policy, systems, and environmental strategies to address and prevent disparities related to tobacco cessation and to advance health equity.

Although significant declines in cigarette smoking have occurred among adults overall over the past several decades, disparities in tobacco use persist among certain groups, including certain racial and ethnic groups, persons with low socioeconomic status, persons living with behavioral health conditions, persons with a disability or limitation, lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons, and persons without health insurance or with Medicaid coverage.

Activities under this announcement for training and technical assistance should address increasing capacity of state tobacco control programs and their partners to identify, promote, implement, and evaluate specific strategies for increasing, at minimum, these listed populations’ access to and use of proven cessation treatments and services through state quitlines, health systems, and health insurance coverage.

This award should include training and technical assistance to NTCP recipients and their partners on how to identify, reach, and engage disproportionately affected populations to achieve the greatest health impact and advance health equity. For example, identifying and addressing the drivers of tobacco- and cessation-related disparities, including barriers to cessation treatment access and utilization and the social determinants of health which contribute to those barriers. Additionally, recipients should promote preferred terms for select population groups to ensure accurate and non-stigmatizing language, including use of person-first language. Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive communication.

Answer: The optional LOI should be sent via email to: cessationdp240056@cdc.gov

Answer:  Organizations may apply for more than one component, but a separate narrative and budget must be submitted for each component. Narrative submissions for each component will be reviewed independent of one another and should not reference the other application.

Answer: The NOFO does not indicate specific FTE requirements. However, the NOFO does include the following under Organizational Capacity:

Applicants must demonstrate the following related to project management/staffing plans:

1. Appropriate staff member experience.
2. Clearly defined roles for staff members.
3. Sufficient staff member capacity to accomplish program.

Answer: The program outcomes are described in the funding announcements.

Answer: The population of focus for this funding announcement is stated as the National Tobacco Control Program recipients and their partners. The NOFO-specific glossary and acronyms section provides the definition used for this announcement:

CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) created the National and State Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) in 1999 to encourage coordinated, national efforts to reduce tobacco-related diseases and deaths. The program provides funding and technical support to state and territorial health departments. The NTCP recipients include all 50 states; Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico*; and Guam*.

*Currently only funded under CDC-RFA-DP20-2001 for Component 2: Commercial Tobacco Use and Dependence Treatment Support System.

Answer: You may include this application with your submission for consideration with your budget justification.

Answer: This statement is referencing future program assessments/reports that may be made available.

Answer: The focus population for all components (Components 1,2, and 3) is the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) recipients and their partners.

This NOFO aims to increase capacity among the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) recipients and their partners to promote and support policy, systems, and environmental strategies to address and prevent disparities related to tobacco cessation and to advance health equity (described in section, Health Disparities). (pg. 12)

The section you have quoted from the NOFO is not referring to the population of focus for training and technical assistance, but from the subsection, Health Disparities. (pg. 13) This section is intended to further explain the expectation of activities under this announcement related to advancing health equity, including addressing existing disparities.

Although significant declines in cigarette smoking have occurred among adults overall over the past several decades, disparities in tobacco use persist among certain groups, including certain racial and ethnic groups, persons with low socioeconomic status, persons living with behavioral health conditions, persons with a disability or limitation, lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons, and persons without health insurance or with Medicaid coverage.

Activities under this announcement for training and technical assistance should address increasing capacity of state tobacco control programs and their partners to identify, promote, implement, and evaluate specific strategies for increasing, at minimum, these listed populations’ access to and use of proven cessation treatments and services through state quitlines, health systems, and health insurance coverage.

This award should include training and technical assistance to NTCP recipients and their partners on how to identify, reach, and engage disproportionately affected populations to achieve the greatest health impact and advance health equity. For example, identifying and addressing the drivers of tobacco- and cessation-related disparities, including barriers to cessation treatment access and utilization and the social determinants of health which contribute to those barriers. Additionally, recipients should promote preferred terms for select population groups to ensure accurate and non-stigmatizing language, including use of person-first language. Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication.