National and State Tobacco Control Program

The National and State Tobacco Control Program (NSTCP), administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH), provides significant federal support to U.S. state, territorial, and local governments in their efforts to reduce tobacco-related morbidity, mortality, and health disparities. The program is designed to address the ongoing public health crisis posed by commercial tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure. The current funding opportunity, CDC-RFA-DP20-2001, reflects the CDC’s commitment to advancing the four key goals of the NTCP: preventing youth initiation, eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke, promoting cessation among adults and youth, and addressing disparities related to tobacco use. The funding opportunity supports two main components. Component 1 focuses on state-based tobacco control programs and is available to U.S. state governments or their bona fide agents, including the District of Columbia. Up to $2.3 million per awardee is available under this component. Component 2 supports a Commercial Tobacco Use and Dependence Treatment Support System to ensure adequate quitline capacity, especially during national media campaigns. This component includes not only state governments and their agents but also territorial governments in U.S. territories and freely associated states. Up to $1.3 million is available for each recipient under Component 2. Funding under this cooperative agreement is intended to support comprehensive tobacco control efforts aligned with CDC’s evidence-based strategies. These efforts include policy and systems change, community interventions, cessation services, health communications, and surveillance activities. CDC retains substantial involvement, including programmatic and technical assistance, which characterizes this opportunity as a cooperative agreement rather than a grant. Applications were originally due April 3, 2020, but the deadline was extended to April 13, 2020. All submissions were to be made electronically via Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Only one application was allowed per eligible applicant, even if they intended to apply for both components. Applications exceeding the specified ceiling for each component were deemed non-responsive and not reviewed further. This opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching funds. While the award amounts and scope were clearly outlined, eligibility was explicitly limited to state and territorial governments and their agents. Contact for this opportunity was listed as Randi Frank at the CDC, with further details likely provided in the full NOFO document. Although this funding cycle is closed, the recurring nature of the program and its alignment with national tobacco control priorities suggest future funding opportunities under similar terms may be anticipated annually.