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Center for Coordination of Analysis, Science, Enhancement, and Logistics (CASEL) in Tobacco Regulatory Science

Award Number: U54DA046060
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2018
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2028

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Center for Coordination of Analysis, Science, Enhancement, and Logistics (CASEL) in Tobacco Regulatory Science - PROJECT ABSTRACT Tobacco regulatory science (TRS) provides the evidence base needed to inform the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) regulatory actions and activities. In partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), FDA's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) established a large, diverse, transdisciplinary research portfolio that aims to advance TRS and generate scientific evidence that FDA CTP can use to inform tobacco regulatory decision-making and protect public health. Additional TRS research is needed to address the ongoing changes in the tobacco product landscape and to continue to understand the health effects and related behaviors of the full complement of tobacco products. A strong and experienced coordinating center will help ensure maximum achievement of these goals by providing scientific leadership and analytic expertise to the research community; bringing researchers together to share methods, measures, data, and findings; providing resources and infrastructure to facilitate collaboration; support TRS career development; and disseminate research findings and relevant resources to the TRS community. The coordinating center will serve as the hub to effectively and efficiently accelerate the impact of research from the TRS community. Through this renewal application to serve as the Center for Coordination of Analysis, Science, Enhancement and Logistics (CASEL), the Westat team proposes to build on our existing infrastructure, approaches, experience and relationships to support the TRS research community and its Federal partners. Our specific aims are to: (1) m aintain a dynamic central hub that supports effective and coordinated collaboration and engagement across the TRS community, NIH, and CTP partners; create synergies and provide valuable resources to advance and accelerate timely high impact research ; (2) provide a robust logistical and management infrastructure within a strong leadership framework for meaningful coordination of the large and diverse portfolio of TRS research; (3) provide scientific leadership and facilitate timely responsiveness to regulatory scientific priorities; (4) coordinate career enhancement activities across the CTP-funded research community that increases research capacity and dissemination, provides mentorship and leadership opportunities for early career scientists, facilitates education in diverse disciplines in TRS, and offers networking and professional development resources; and (5) disseminate research resources to the TRS community through multiple channels, synthesize research findings across the community, provide opportunities to highlight emerging research findings, and coordinate information sharing to accelerate TRS. We are prepared to step into CASEL 2.0 seamlessly, to enhance and expand our initiatives, and to introduce nuanced, engaging innovation in our approaches. Our MPIs, Ms. Jeanne Rosenthal and Dr. Robin Mermelstein have both served effectively in their respective senior management and scientific leadership roles and will continue to oversee the work on the center, along with Core Leads, Dr. Cassandra Stanton and Dr. Andrea Stroup and Program Manager, Ms. Miriam Galbraith. These leaders and our knowledgeable scientific and administrative staff will work together to create a strong and supportive environment to foster and promote the conduct of high quality TRS.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	004	7	3/6/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2024	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	002	7	12/4/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2024	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	003	7	12/23/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2024	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	005	7	3/14/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2023	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	001	6	12/3/2024	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$642,958
2025	2022	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	000	5	12/3/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$642,958
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $3,525,108 )
2024	2024	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	001	7	8/27/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,525,108
2024	2023	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	000	6	10/12/2023	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $3,525,108

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $3,701,515 )
2023	2023	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	001	6	9/18/2023	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,701,515
2023	2022	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	000	5	3/9/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $3,701,515

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $2,026,377 )
2022	2022	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	001	5	8/25/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$2,026,377
2022	2021	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	000	4	2/18/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $2,026,377

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $2,030,927 )
2021	2021	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	001	4	8/30/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$2,030,927
2021	2020	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	000	3	3/15/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $2,030,927

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $2,034,599 )
2020	2020	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	001	3	8/21/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$2,034,599
2020	2019	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	000	2	4/16/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $2,034,599

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $2,038,980 )
2019	2019	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	000	2	8/15/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$2,038,980
														Subtotal = $2,038,980

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $2,042,045 )
2018	2018	WESTAT, INC.	1600 RESEARCH BLVD	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	MONTGOMERY	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	000	1	9/5/2018	NEW	$2,042,045
														Subtotal = $2,042,045

Grand Total All Awards = $17,399,551

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Center for Coordination of Analysis, Science, Enhancement, and Logistics (CASEL) in Tobacco Regulatory Science

Award Number: U54DA046060

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2018

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2028

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