Requests for Proposals/Other Announcements

Requests for Proposals

Call for Proposals: The Bloomberg Initiative To Reduce Tobacco Use
A global initiative to reduce tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries was launched in 2006 with funds from Michael R. Bloomberg. A competitively awarded grants program is an important part of the Initiative. The grants program supports projects to develop and deliver high-impact evidence-based tobacco control interventions. While applications are welcome from all low- and middle-income countries (as categorized by the World Bank), the Initiative places a priority on countries with the greatest number of tobacco users. Governmental and non-governmental organizations based in eligible countries can apply for grants. Proposals are due on Friday, August 14, 2009. Click here to view the call for proposals.

Funding Opportunity Announcement: Testing Tobacco Products Promoted to Reduce Harm
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), invites applications that propose multidisciplinary research on potential reduced-exposure tobacco products, both smoked and smokeless. The multidisciplinary studies can span basic, biological, behavioral, surveillance, and epidemiology research. The overarching goal of this FOA is to determine whether potential reduced-exposure tobacco products provide a truly less-harmful alternative to conventional tobacco products, both at the individual and population level. The application deadline is May 7, 2012. Click here to read more about this FOA.

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Other Announcements

Legacy grantee stories
The American Legacy Foundation recently launched Grantee Stories – a new online series that highlights a broad range of promising tobacco control programs implemented by organizations with Legacy grant support. These stories showcase how organizations are using innovative ideas and approaches to make a lasting impact on reducing tobacco use and dependence in underserved communities across the country. As part of this ongoing series, new stories will be published each quarter. These stories are based on the information provided by the grantees. Click here to read Grantee Stories.

New network to combat noncommunicable diseases
The World Health Organization announced the formation of a global network of organizations and experts that will increase efforts to address noncommunicable diseases by building global partnerships and strengthening governments’ capacity to prevent and treat these conditions. Noncommunicable conditions such as heart disease, cancer, strokes, diabetes, respiratory illnesses, and injuries cause the majority of all global deaths, yet addressing these problems has not yet been declared a global priority. At a meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in July, leaders called upon the international development community to integrate indicators on noncommunicable diseases and injuries into the core Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) monitoring and evaluation system. Find out more here.

TTAC Fundamentals of Evaluation Web-based Training
Register now for the upcoming fall session of the TTAC Fundamentals of Evaluation Web-based course! As a 12-week distance learning program, the web-based training provides basic information and applied activities to gain the skills needed to develop a comprehensive evaluation plan. Participants learn about the importance of program evaluation, what to expect from their evaluation efforts, what is involved in an evaluation, and how to develop an evaluation plan. The course starts August 31, and will end on November 19, 2009. Click here for a course overview, or click here to register. The registration deadline is August 14.

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