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Advancing Tobacco Regulatory Science to Reduce Health Disparities

Award Number: U54DA060049
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: 09/30/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2028

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Advancing Tobacco Regulatory Science to Reduce Health Disparities - The US has made decades of progress in reducing cigarette smoking, but there are notable differences in menthol cigarette smoking and use of non-cigarette tobacco products including little cigars and e-cigarettes. We propose the U54 Program Project, “UNC Center of Tobacco Regulatory Science” to address this gap. The Integrative Theme of our UNC TCORS is building the science for effective public health decision-making about flavored tobacco products. Our unified set of four Research Projects seek to understand the impact of tobacco-control and messages on tobacco use. Our goal is to further FDA and NIH efforts to protect public health through tobacco control decision making. UNC TCORS’ research will provide essential evidence to guide the FDA as it implements restrictions on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, develops messages, and addresses the youth vaping epidemic. We propose four Specific Aims: 1) Develop and evaluate the impact of messages to discourage tobacco product use (Projects 1, 2, 4); 2) Understand the public health impact of flavored tobacco product sales restrictions and the conditions under which they are most likely to be most effective (Projects 2 and 3); 3) Build trainees’ capacity to contribute to the field of tobacco regulatory science through training, mentorship, and pilot funding for a multidisciplinary group of pre- and post-doctoral fellows and early-stage investigators (Projects 1-4, Career Enhancement Core); 4) Inform FDA tobacco-related decision making of menthol cigarette and flavored cigar sales restrictions and messages through active dissemination of TCORS scientific findings (Projects 1-4, Administrative Core). Project 1 will develop novel digital messages to discourage young adult little cigar and cigarillo use. Project 2 will evaluate whether ending the sale of menthol cigarettes could be amplified by a quit smoking campaign to help menthol smokers quit. Project 3 will build a microsimulation model to estimate the public health impact of a federal flavored cigar sales restriction on tobacco use, mortality, and health. Project 4 will test the ability of vaping prevention video ads with promising features to reduce susceptibility to vaping among youth and young adults. The Research Projects will receive support from two Cores: Administrative and Career Enhancement (which includes Pilot Research Projects). Our multidisciplinary group of seasoned regulatory science researchers will provide actionable information to inform FDA tobacco control decision making and messaging strategies.


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 = $3,755,600 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	003	3	8/26/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,755,600
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	001	2	3/24/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	000	2	1/15/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	002	2	6/27/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $3,755,600

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $3,855,746 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	000	2	8/9/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,855,746
														Subtotal = $3,855,746

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $3,920,034 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research	000	1	9/25/2023	NEW	$3,920,034
														Subtotal = $3,920,034

Grand Total All Awards = $11,531,380

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Advancing Tobacco Regulatory Science to Reduce Health Disparities

Award Number: U54DA060049

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: 09/30/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2028

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