Requests for Proposals/Other Announcements

Requests for Proposals

Request for Applications: State and Community Tobacco Control Policy and Media Research
The National Cancer Institute is pleased to announce the release of the State and Community Tobacco Control Policy and Media Research RFA. The purpose of this RFA is to solicit cooperative agreement (U01) applications for research projects to investigate the effectiveness of the State and community tobacco control policy and media interventions. Focal areas include secondhand smoke policies, tax and pricing policies, tobacco industry marketing and promotion, mass media countermeasures, and community and social norms. The proposed projects may address tobacco use and exposure in any form in the United States and may involve both observational and intervention studies. In addition, this FOA also solicits separate cooperative agreement applications for a Coordinating Center for this program. Letters of Intent are due by December 22, 2009. The application deadline is January 22, 2010. Click here for more information. Contact Bob Vollinger with any questions about this RFA.

Request for Applications: Effectiveness Research on Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Patients Research Coordinating Unit (U01)
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) solicits four-year cooperative agreement (U01) grant applications from institutions/organizations to serve as the Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) for the grantees of the Effectiveness Research on Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Patients (see RFA-HL-10-020), referred to as primary research sites (PRSs). The purpose of the PRS FOA (RFA-HL-10-020) is to encourage research to evaluate the translation of efficacious smoking cessation strategies initiated during hospitalization and continued post-discharge into effective programs that can be widely implemented in routine clinical practice, and assess the cost effectiveness of these interventions. The closing date for applications is January 19, 2010. Click here for more details.

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Awards

Call for Nominations: The 2010 Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is pleased to announce that they are now accepting nominations for the 2010 Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence. When Judy Wilkenfeld died on May 24, 2007, the world lost an incomparable advocate of tobacco control. Judy worked tirelessly to reduce tobacco’s toll for more than 20 years, first as a public official and then as a leader of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids international efforts. Like Judy, the winner of the award will exemplify the following traits: exhibits utmost respect in honoring the diversity of the tobacco control community; works to build consensus and bring people together; serves as a mentor and/or role model for others in the movement; has an established record of achievement; and demonstrates the potential to be an even more significant future leader. Click here for more information and for details on submitting a nomination for this award. All application materials must be received no later than January 15th, 2010.

2010 Youth Advocates of the Year Awards
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is now accepting nominations for the Youth Advocates of the Year Awards, which honor top youth advocates from across the country — youth who have fought hard to promote tobacco prevention legislation in their home states, to reduce tobacco marketing to kids in their communities and to stop their peers from using tobacco. Nomination forms must be postmarked by Friday, January 22, 2010. Click here to read more about the award, and for information about submitting a nomination.

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Other Announcements

U.S. health bill passes crucial Senate test
The national healthcare reform bill passed a key Senate vote this month. The sixty-vote majority in the December 21 cloture vote could enable the Senate to pass the bill as soon as December 24. In its current form, the bill would require most Americans to have health insurance, offer insurance options to those who do not have employer-based plans, and would offer subsidies to help pay for coverage. To increase the bill’s appeal to moderates, the “public option” was removed, and plans to expand Medicare were dropped. Click here to read more. Click here to read a summary of the healthcare reform bill’s progress through December 21 and next steps, which will include reconciling the Senate’s final bill with the version the House passed in November.

Your media campaign on the cover of Tobacco Control?
The journal Tobacco Control is always looking for striking cover images. For consideration, please send a copy of the image or a URL where it can be viewed and contact information to libby.smith@ucsf.edu. If your image is selected you must be able to give permission for use and supply a high-resolution image for printing purposes.

Last chance to submit comments to the FDA on tobacco regulation
The deadline for public input on the implementation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s historic new authority overseeing tobacco products in the United States is December 28, 2009. In a Federal Register notice, the agency invites the public to provide information and share views on a wide range of topics, from product content to advertising and marketing. Comments are being accepted electronically and by mail. Electronic comments can be submitted here [use the Search Documents option to search the site for FDA–2009–N–0294]. Click here to read the Federal Register notice announcing the extension of the public comment period. Click here to view a model letter to the FDA and information for state and local tobacco control advocates from the Tobacco Control Network. Click here to visit the FDA website about tobacco regulation.

Solicitation for written comments on the development of Healthy People 2020
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is soliciting written comments on key elements of Healthy People 2020, including the vision, mission, overarching goals and framework. Every 10 years, through the Healthy People initiative, HHS leverages scientific insights and lessons from the past decade, along with the new knowledge of current data, trends, and innovations to develop the next iteration of national health promotion and disease prevention objectives. Healthy People initiative provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease. HHS invites the public to provide comments and suggestions as part of the collaborative process of building Healthy People 2020. Click here for more information about submitting a comment online. Public comments on the proposed objectives for Healthy People 2020 will be accepted through December 31, 2009.

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