PPHF 2014: Tobacco Use Prevention ? Public Health Approaches for Ensuring Quitline Capacity ? financed solely by 2014 Prevention and Public Health Funds

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP14-1410PPHF14 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.735Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: May 12, 2014Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 53Creation Date: Apr 10, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The primary purpose of this FOA is to ensure and expand quitline capacity so that all callers to the quitline during a federal media campaign are offered at least one coaching call, either immediately upon calling or by being re-contacted within two to three days. The secondary purpose is to continue to expand the capacity of state tobacco control programs to implement evidence-based cessation interventions in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. These interventions include: (1) ensure infrastructure for state quitline; (2) improve quitline capacity; (3) participate in surveillance and evaluation efforts; (4) identify and target disparate populations; (5) improve sustainability; (6) increase media efforts; (7) enhance quitline protocol and operations; (8) improve understanding of comprehensive cessation coverage for Medicaid recipients; and (9) promote health systems change.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding