CDC-RFA-DP21-2103.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Tobacco Prevention and Control-Related Public Health Law Technical Assistance

CDC-RFA-DP21-2103

Application Due Date: 03/01/2021

Tobacco Prevention and Control-Related Public Health Law Technical Assistance

CDC-RFA-DP21-2103

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I. Overview Information A. Federal Agency Name B. Funding Opportunity Title C. Announcement Type D. Agency Funding Opportunity Number E. Assistance Listings (CFDA) Number F. Dates G. Executive Summary

Part II. Full Text A. Funding Opportunity Description B. Award Information C. Eligibility Information D. Application and Submission Information E. Review and Selection Process F. Award Administration Information G. Agency Contacts H. Other Information I. Glossary

Part I. Overview Information Applicants must go to the synopsis page of this announcement at www.grants.gov and click on the "Subscribe" button link to ensure they receive notifications of any changes to CDC-RFA- DP21-2103. Applicants also must provide an e-mail address to www.grants.gov to receive notifications of changes.

A. Federal Agency Name:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) B. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Title:

Tobacco Prevention and Control-Related Public Health Law Technical Assistance C. Announcement Type: New - Type 1 This announcement is only for non-research activities supported by CDC. If research is proposed, the application will not be considered. For this purpose, research is defined at https://www.govregs.com/regulations/title42_chapterI_part2_subpartD_section2.52. Guidance on how CDC interprets the definition of research in the context of public health can be found at https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/45-cfr-46/index.html (See section 45 CFR 46.102(d)).

D. Agency Notice of Funding Opportunity Number:

CDC-RFA-DP21-2103

E. Assistance Listings (CFDA) Number:

93.465 F. Dates:

1. Due Date for Letter of Intent (LOI): 02/12/2021

2. Due Date for Applications: 03/01/2021, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern

Standard Time, at www.grants.gov.

3. Date for Informational Conference Call:

Date: January 13, 2021 Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm U.S. Eastern Standard Time Call In Information:

Dial by your location +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose) +1 646 828 7666 US (New York) Meeting ID: 160 911 0176 Passcode: 50010732

G. Executive Summary:

1. Summary Paragraph:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) https://www.grants.gov https://www.grants.gov https://www.govregs.com/regulations/title42_chapterI_part2_subpartD_section2.52 https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/45-cfr-46/index.html https://www.grants.gov announces the availability of funds to provide commercial tobacco control prevention and control policy and legal technical assistance to the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) recipients and their partners to advance and translate evidence-based public health policy. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports OSH and NTCP's national goals: 1) Prevent initiation of tobacco use (including emerging products and e-cigarettes) among youth and young adults; 2) Promote quitting among adults and youth; 3) Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS); and 4) Identify and eliminate tobacco-related disparities among population groups. The expected outcomes of providing policy and legal technical assistance include the following:

Increased knowledge of public health law and evidence-based tobacco control policy strategies and activities among NTCP recipients and their partners.

Increased application/use of evidence-based tobacco control policy strategies and activities at the state and local level among NTCP recipients and their partners.

*When CDC references tobacco, the reference is for commercial tobacco and not the sacred and traditional use of tobacco by some American Indian communities.

a. Eligible Applicants: Open Competition

b. NOFO Type: Cooperative Agreement

c. Approximate Number of Awards: 1

d. Total Period of Performance Funding: $1,925,000

e. Average One Year Award Amount: $385,000

f. Total Period of Performance Length: 5

g. Estimated Award Date: 05/28/2021

h. Cost Sharing and / or Matching Requirements: N Cost sharing or matching funds are not required for this program. Although no statutory matching requirement for this NOFO exists, leveraging other resources and related ongoing efforts to promote sustainability is strongly encouraged

Part II. Full Text A. Funding Opportunity Description

Part II. Full Text

1. Background

a. Overview Tobacco use and dependence remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Each year, approximately 480,000 people die from smoking, including more than 41,000 from secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. Despite a decline in cigarette smoking prevalence among the general population in the U.S., tobacco use and dependence and SHS exposure is still higher among some population groups, including: African Americans;

American Indians/Alaska Natives; Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians;

Hispanic/Latinos; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals; people of low socioeconomic status; people living with a disability; individuals with behavioral health conditions (including mental health conditions and substance use disorders); and by individuals living in different geographic regions. Comprehensive tobacco control programs can work to achieve health equity in tobacco prevention and control by identifying and eliminating tobacco-related disparities among population groups.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) provides funding and support through the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) to 50 states, the District of Columbia (D.C.), 8 U.S. territories/jurisdictions, 26 tribes/tribal organizations, and 8 national networks for tobacco control efforts. Law and policy-related issues and questions occur as states, territories, and tribal nations identify, develop, adopt, and implement evidence-based policies, systems, and environmental strategies and activities, particularly in their role related to advancing tobacco-related health equity. Public health professionals generally have limited capacity and expertise in the legal field. OSH currently provides the NTCP recipients with technical assistance, guidance, and training on a variety of issues. By providing tobacco control expertise specific to public health laws (including how laws are developed, adopted, implemented, and enforced), the NTCP recipients and their partners will gain a comprehensive and critical knowledge base and understanding to successfully achieve OSH and NTCP's national goals: 1) Prevent initiation of tobacco use (including emerging products and e-cigarettes) among youth and young adults; 2) Promote quitting among adults and youth; 3) Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS); and 4) Identify and eliminate tobacco-related disparities among population groups.

This funding opportunity will build on the success of CDC-RFA-DP16-1610 Tobacco Prevention and Control Related Public Health Law Technical Assistance. Over the past five years, the NTCP recipients and their partners received facilitated access to resources on a number of complex, emerging issues in the tobacco control field, such as the regulation of the sale of e-cigarettes and other emerging products, and reported an increase in knowledge of tobacco-related issues and/or implementation of tobacco control policies accomplished by:

Providing technical assistance to over 800 states, localities, and tribal governments on complex tobacco prevention and control-related issues.

Reaching over 1,000 tobacco control program staff around the country by sharing information and analyses around complex tobacco prevention and control-related legal and policy issues through webinars, presentations, fact sheets, and in-person meetings.

b. Statutory Authorities This program is authorized under Section 301(a) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C.

241(a).

c. Healthy People 2030 This funding opportunity supports Healthy People 2030 objectives in the topic area of Tobacco Use (TU). For specific objectives within the topic areas, please visit https://health.gov/healt https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/tobacco-use hypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/tobacco-use. An overarching goal of Healthy People 2030 is to eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity to improve the health and well-being of all.

d. Other National Public Health Priorities and Strategies N/A

e. Relevant Work This funding opportunity continues to support ongoing efforts and builds upon the 2016 NOFO — Tobacco Prevention and Control Related Public Health Law Technical Assistance (CDC-RFA-DP16-1610). In addition, this funding opportunity supports other CDC programmatic work, including:

The National Tobacco Control Program.

CDC's Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs 2014.

Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking and Tobacco Use.

The Guide to Community Preventive Services.

*Funds cannot be used to lobby for the passage of legislation or similar legislative orders.

2. CDC Project Description

a. Approach

Bold indicates period of performance outcome.

CDC-RFA-DP21-2103 Logic Model: Public Health Law Technical Assistance Related to

Tobacco Prevention and Control

Strategies and Activities Short-Term Outcomes

Intermediate Outcomes

Long-Term Outcomes

Strategy: Policy and legal technical assistance that advances evidence-based tobacco prevention and control strategies and activities including:

Develop and promote resources to support provision of technical assistance

Provide ongoing technical assistance to the National

Increased awareness of available technical assistance and related resources

Increased participation in technical assistance opportunities for tobacco control policy among the NTCP recipients and their partners

Increased application/use of technical assistance to inform and implement evidence-based policy strategies and activities at the state and local level among the NTCP recipients and their partners

Increased federal, state, and local

Increased prevalence of evidence-based policies that prevent and control tobacco use and dependence and exposure to secondhand smoke https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/tobacco-use https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/stateandcommunity/tobacco_control_programs/index.htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Ftobacco%2Fstateandcommunity%2Ftobacco_control_programs%2Fntcp%2Findex.htm https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/stateandcommunity/tobacco_control_programs/ntcp/index.htm https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/stateandcommunity/best_practices/index.htm https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/index.htm https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/stateandcommunity/comguide/index.htm

Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) funded recipients and non-funded partners

Research, analyze, interpret, and educate on relevant public health law strategies and activities and any related impact

Translate and disseminate support materials on public health law-related tobacco prevention and control policies

Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate tobacco control stakeholder meetings to provide tailored technical assistance on tobacco prevention and control policy approaches generally, as well as on region- or topic-specific approaches

Develop an evaluation plan;

submit evaluation reports and success stories

Increased knowledge of public health law and evidence-based tobacco control policy strategies and activities among the NTCP recipients and their partners capacity to reduce tobacco-related death and disability through effective policy development, implementation, and enforcement

i. Purpose One applicant will be funded to provide policy and legal technical assistance to the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) recipients and their partners to advance evidence-based tobacco prevention and control strategies and activities to 1) Prevent initiation of tobacco use (including emerging products and e-cigarettes) among youth and young adults; 2) Promote quitting among adults and youth; 3) Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS); and 4) Identify and eliminate tobacco-related disparities among population groups.

ii. Outcomes The recipient is expected to implement activities that will impact relevant short-term, intermediate, and long-term outcomes within five years or earlier. The specific short-term, intermediate, and long-term outcomes should be tailored to the work plan priorities and strategies. Data for the long-term outcome is measured by CDC.

Short Term

Increased knowledge of public health law and evidence-based tobacco control policy strategies and activities among the NTCP recipients and their partners

Intermediate

Increased application/use of technical assistance to inform and implement evidence-based policy strategies and activities at the state and local level among the NTCP recipients and their partners

iii. Strategies and Activities The recipient will provide policy and legal technical assistance that advances evidence-based tobacco prevention and control strategies and activities and will implement the following activities:

Develop and promote resources and the availability of technical assistance.

Provide ongoing technical assistance to the NTCP recipients and their partners.

o The recipient is required to meet technical assistance needs throughout the entirety of the five-year award period.

Research, analyze, interpret, and educate on relevant public health law strategies and activities and any related impact, including specific population groups affected by tobacco-related disparities.

o The field of public health law and its implications for tobacco prevention and control is always changing, including new court decisions and new legislation being introduced, as well as policies to address a rapidly changing landscape of tobacco products continuously entering the marketplace. It is also important to identify gaps in laws or policies as the science evolves (e.g., harms of secondhand aerosol exposure, which may come from e-cigarettes or other devices that are not covered under certain smokefree policies).

o The recipient should maintain a strong situational awareness of rapidly evolving issues, and be prepared to translate the information into easy to understand communications for the tobacco prevention and control field. The NTCP recipients and their partners should be able to use the information to make informed decisions related to policy, systems, and environmental strategies and activities, and implement effective policies.

Translate and disseminate support materials on public health law-related tobacco prevention and control policies.

o Legal and policy issues are complex, even for public health professionals or tobacco prevention and control partners who are well-versed in the field. The recipient should explore ways to communicate these complex issues in plain language and disseminate materials widely to the field including the following:

State/local/tribal/territorial programs.

Academic institutions.

Researchers.

Nongovernmental organizations.

Partners.

o Required: In Year 1, the recipient will include activities for the development of a policy implementation resource in the work plan. This resource will assist the NTCP recipients and their partners in planning and strategizing promising practices related to tobacco control policy implementation. The intended purpose of this resource is to encourage meaningful deliberation to address existing tobacco use disparities through policy implementation, as well as working to mitigate any further tobacco-related disparities that may result following a policy's implementation. The resource should include the following:

Emphasis on health equity.

Provide strategies and activities to support and promote evidence-based quit support services, including:

o Assisting individuals who use tobacco and may seek to quit following the implementation of tobacco control policies ( e.g., tobacco-free policies and/or pricing strategies).

Promote a thoughtful approach to consideration of consequences toward different stakeholders (e.g., business owners, individuals who smoke, retailers) and enforcement mechanisms.

Use available data sources to assess implications and changes in health outcomes that are related to policy implementation within a specific jurisdiction.

Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate tobacco control stakeholder meetings to provide tailored technical assistance on tobacco prevention and control policy issues generally, as well as on region, population group, or topic-specific approaches.

o Geographic disparities in tobacco prevention and control policies persist and contribute to health disparities. Many geographic regions share similar policy and cultural environments, such as the gaps in smokefree protections prominent in the Southeast, or the shifting social norms around public smoking in Western states. Convening states in the same region to share best practices on how they address these issues or navigate similar environments is an effective approach to provide nuanced technical assistance and support to state programs and their partners.

o There are emerging topics in the tobacco prevention and control field (e.g., new and emerging tobacco products, various regulatory statuses, implementation of a tobacco 21 law at the federal level). The NTCP recipients and their partners will benefit from the in-depth technical assistance and education about their related policy and legal implications.

o The recipient's leadership is a key component to fostering the engagement, including facilitating discussions among stakeholders.

Develop and submit an evaluation plan; evaluation reports and success stories.

o The recipient will refine the evaluation and performance measurement plan within six (6) months of award and develop a more detailed plan with support from CDC.

1. Collaborations

a. With other CDC programs and CDC-funded organizations:

Recipients are required to collaborate with NTCP recipients and their partners. To demonstrate experience and reach, applicants are required to submit the following:

Five (5) letters of support from five different state health department tobacco control program managers describing tobacco prevention and control-related public health law technical assistance provided in the last five years.

One (1) letter of support from one tribal, tribal organization, territory, and/or jurisdiction tobacco control program.

The letters of support should describe the organization's relationship to the applicant and include the following:

Experiences of technical assistance specific to a tobacco control issue provided by the applicant, and capacity for addressing health equity.

Participation in a training or meeting organized by the applicant on relevant tobacco control issues.

Collaboration with the applicant on relevant tobacco control work, including meaningfully engagement with communities and population groups affected by tobacco-related disparities.

Applicants must name the file "Letters of Support", and upload them at www.grants.gov.

b. With organizations not funded by CDC:

The recipient is strongly encouraged to collaborate, as appropriate, with key organizations and national tobacco control partners, including the following:

Truth Initiative.

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.

American Heart Association.

American Cancer Association.

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American Lung Association.

Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights.

Legal centers that are affiliated with or part of CDC's Public Health Law Network.

State attorneys general.

National Association of Attorneys General.

Academic centers that research tobacco prevention and control strategies and implementation success.

Applicants are required to submit three (3) letters of support from the following:

National tobacco prevention and control stakeholder organizations (e.g., state attorneys general, the National Association of Attorneys General, or a national voluntary organization, such as the American Cancer Society, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, American Lung Association, American Heart Association, or the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids).

The letters of support should describe the organization's relationship to the applicant and include the following:

Experiences of technical assistance specific to a tobacco control issue provided by the applicant, and capacity for addressing health equity.

Participation in a training or meeting organized by the applicant on relevant tobacco control issues.

Collaboration with the applicant on relevant tobacco control work, including meaningfully engagement with communities and population groups affected by tobacco-related disparities.

Applicants must name the file "National Letters of Support", and upload them at www.grants .gov.

2. Target Populations The recipient will provide policy and legal technical assistance to the NTCP recipients, including tobacco prevention and control program managers, staff, and their partners. The NTCP includes funding to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 8 U.S. territories, and 26 tribes/tribal organizations for tobacco control efforts, and 8 population specific national networks to advance the prevention of tobacco use and cancer in populations experiencing tobacco- and cancer-related health disparities.

a. Health Disparities Addressing social determinants of health and health equity in tobacco control and prevention is the opportunity for all people to live a healthy, tobacco-free life, regardless of their race or ethnicity, level of education, gender identity, sexual orientation, the job they have, the neighborhood they live in, or whether or not they live with a disability. Despite a decline in cigarette smoking prevalence among the general population in the U.S., tobacco use and dependence and SHS exposure is still higher among some population groups, including: African Americans; American Indians/Alaska Natives; Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native

Hawaiians; Hispanic/Latinos; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals; people of low socioeconomic status; people living with a disability; individuals with behavioral health conditions (including mental health conditions and substance use disorders); and by individuals living in different geographic regions. The source of many of these disparities is the unequitable application of evidence-based policy strategies and activities, such as the unequitable implementation of comprehensive smokefree laws, which leaves certain workers exposed to secondhand smoke at their workplace. Another source of these disparities is the tobacco industry's targeted marketing and lower cigarette prices especially in neighborhoods with low socioeconomic status (SES).

It is critical for the NTCP recipients and their partners to understand the intentional and unintentional consequences around development, implementation, and enforcement of policies.

Historically, enforcement has tended to penalize individuals — especially individuals in communities that have been targeted by the tobacco industry — rather than institutions or organizations (e.g., tobacco retail license holders). The NTCP recipients and their partners should consider how enforcement policies and policy implementation can strengthen health equity, rather than increase health disparities.

Legal and policy technical assistance can help the NTCP recipients and their partners strategize on legal and policy strategies and activities that can advance health equity and reduce health disparities and inequities. It can illustrate how policies can advance health equity and ensure equitable (fair and just) protections. For example, ensuring all workers have smokefree environments throughout their workday. Legal and policy strategies and activities can reduce the harmful impact of predatory marketing especially in communities with low SES, which is especially important in reducing youth tobacco product initiation and promoting life-saving tobacco cessation. Legal technical assistance can also ensure policy strategies and activities consider enforcement and implementation provisions that advance health equity for a community, rather than exacerbate unequitable practices.

iv. Funding Strategy N/A

b. Evaluation and Performance Measurement

i. CDC Evaluation and Performance Measurement Strategy To answer the required evaluation questions, the recipient-led evaluations should employ use of methods and data sources that fit the evaluation questions; this may include, but is not limited to, quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, and quasi-experimental design. Potential data sources include, but are not limited to:

Tracking technical assistance requests (e.g., date of request, timeliness of response, source of request, type of assistance given, outcomes of technical assistance).

Receiving feedback from the recipients about the quality of the technical assistance and any outcomes related to the assistance.

Reporting on the overall experience on how providing technical assistance to recipients and partners helps shape the tobacco prevention and control field. For example, if the recipient receives an increase in requests for technical assistance on a particular topic, the recipient, in collaboration with OSH, can identify additional resources that NTCP recipients or their partners may need (e.g., information and scientific summaries on emerging tobacco topics). The recipient can also use this data to develop resources in response to the needs, such as webinars or fact sheets.

While the recipient is encouraged to implement strategies and activities to achieve all outcomes listed in the logic model, as appropriate, the recipient will only be asked to report on performance measures related to outcomes that are bolded in the logic model. Performance measures will be reported annually to CDC, and CDC will manage and analyze the data to assess recipient program improvements, respond to broader technical assistance needs, and report to stakeholders.The performance measures listed in the table below relate to specific outcomes in the logic model.

CDC will provide technical assistance and guidance in planning and operationalizing the recipient-led evaluation, and further defining each performance measure prior to the first year of reporting. CDC will provide evaluation technical assistance and ongoing evaluation guidance on recipient-level evaluation and performance measures, including requirements for the evaluation plan and reporting. All evaluation findings produced by CDC and recipients, where appropriate, will contribute to: 1) demonstrating the value of the program; 2) continuous improvement and effectiveness of program strategies; 3) the evidence base; 4) documentation and sharing of lessons learned; and/or 5) future funding opportunities supported by CDC.

Outcomes Performance Measures Data Source: Annual Progress

Report Short Term Increased knowledge of public health law and evidence-based tobacco control policy strategies and activities among the NTCP recipients and their partners

Number, type, and reach (at least 50% of the NTCP recipients) of technical assistance received by the NTCP recipients and their partners, including workshops, presentations, webinars, and individual technical assistance

Number and proportion of the NTCP recipients receiving technical assistance that reported an increase in knowledge about evidence-based tobacco control policy strategies and activities

Intermediate Increased application/use of technical assistance to inform and implement evidence-based policy strategies and activities at the state and local level among the NTCP recipients and their

Number and proportion of the NTCP recipients and their partners receiving technical assistance that demonstrate using resources provided in their efforts partners to advance evidence-based tobacco prevention and control polices

Long-Term Outcome Evaluation Measures All long-term outcome evaluation measures will be provided by CDC.

Data Management Plan (DMP) Applicants will determine if a DMP is required. If the applicant believes that their project does not meet the criteria for submission of a DMP, the applicant must provide a justification.

CDC requires applicants for projects that involve the collection or generation of public health data with federal funds to submit an DMP prior to the initiation of generating or collecting public health data unless CDC will aggregate and disseminate the data. Public health data means digitally recorded factual material commonly accepted in the scientific community as a basis for public health findings, conclusions, and implementation. The initial DMP should be submitted with the application and an update is due with the recipient?s work plan. The DMP must then be updated and submitted to CDC at least annually, or whenever plans for data collection or generation activities change. Costs associated with developing and implementing an DMP, including costs of sharing, archiving and long-term preservation, may be included in the budget submissions for grants and cooperative agreements. The contents of the DMP are described in AR-25 https://www.cdc.gov/grants/additionalrequirements/ar-25.html. Applicants are required to use the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Data Management Plan Template at https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/programs-impact/nofo /index.htm.

Public health data are expected to be made freely available to the public (in a de-identified format) and archived long-term unless there are compelling reasons not to do so. When it is not feasible to make data freely available to the public, it may be possible to make data available to users on a restricted basis. The DMP should describe the expected level of public access, if any, and must justify the planned access level and describe how privacy and confidentiality will be protected. The final version of a collected and/or generated data set intended for release or sharing should be made available within thirty (30) months after the end of the data collection or generation, except surveillance data from ongoing surveillance systems which should be made accessible within 12 months of the end of a collection cycle. Recipients who fail to release public health data in a timely fashion may be subject to procedures normally used to address lack of compliance consistent with applicable authorities, regulations, policies or terms of their award. For data underlying scientific publications such as peer review journal articles, the recipient should make the data available coincident with publication of the paper, unless the data set is already available via a release or sharing mechanism. At a minimum, release of the data set accompanying a scientific paper should consist of a machine-readable version of the data tables shown in the paper.

ii. Applicant Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan Applicants must provide an evaluation and performance measurement plan that demonstrates how the recipient will fulfill the requirements described in the CDC Evaluation and Performance Measurement and Project Description sections of this NOFO. At a minimum, the https://www.cdc.gov/grants/additionalrequirements/ar-25.html https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/programs-impact/nofo/index.htm https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/programs-impact/nofo/index.htm plan must describe:

How applicant will collect the performance measures, respond to the evaluation questions, and use evaluation findings for continuous program quality improvement.

How key program partners will participate in the evaluation and performance measurement planning processes.

Available data sources, feasibility of collecting appropriate evaluation and performance data, and other relevant data information (e.g., performance measures proposed by the applicant)

Plans for updating the Data Management Plan (DMP), if applicable, for accuracy throughout the lifecycle of the project. The DMP should provide a description of the data that will be produced using these NOFO funds; access to data; data standards ensuring released data have documentation describing methods of collection, what the data represent, and data limitations; and archival and long-term data preservation plans.

For more information about CDC’s policy on the DMP, see https://www.cdc.gov/grants/additional-requirements/ar-25.html.

Where the applicant chooses to, or is expected to, take on specific evaluation studies, they should be directed to:

Describe the type of evaluations (i.e., process, outcome, or both).

Describe key evaluation questions to be addressed by these evaluations.

Describe other information (e.g., measures, data sources).

Recipients will be required to submit a more detailed Evaluation and Performance Measurement plan, including a DMP, if applicable, within the first 6 months of award, as described in the Reporting Section of this NOFO.

The evaluation and performance measurement plan should cover the 5-year cooperative agreement, and can be updated as work plans change throughout the cooperative agreement. It should include process and outcome evaluation questions, and a data collection plan that informs performance measures.

The recipient will refine the evaluation and performance measurement plan within six (6) months of award and more detailed plan should be developed by the recipient with support from CDC as part of first year project activities and should build on the elements stated in the initial evaluation plan described in the application. The recipient will be required to update CDC on progress in implementing the plan by reporting evaluation findings; evaluation findings must be reported annually in the Annual Progress Report, and per CDC guidance throughout the cooperative agreement.

c. Organizational Capacity of Recipients to Implement the Approach The applicant should possess a variety of organizational skills and strengths to be successful in executing this funding opportunity, including tailored experience specific to public health law and its application in tobacco prevention and control field. Applicants should have adequate https://www.cdc.gov/grants/additional-requirements/ar-25.html infrastructure (physical space and equipment), staffing capacity and competence, relevant skill sets, information and data systems, and electronic information and communication systems to implement the award. Applicants should include an organizational chart(s), name the file "Organizational Chart", and upload it to www.grants.gov.

Applicants must describe their organizational capacity to carry out the strategies and activities proposed. Please describe:

Adequate staffing with appropriate expertise (e.g., regulatory law, tribal law, or different relevant topic areas such as flavored tobacco products, youth access, or point of sale strategies) to provide technical assistance to all NTCP recipients and their partners in a timely and responsive manner. Applicants should include CVs/resumes, name the file "Resumes", and upload to www.grants.gov.

Partnerships with other organizations within the tobacco control field.

Organizational knowledge and expertise addressing and working to eliminate tobacco health disparities.

A minimum of ten years of experience providing leadership on tobacco prevention and control legal and policy issues, reaching at least 25 states.

Prior success in planning and executing meetings that included provision of public health law technical assistance and facilitation of peer-to-peer learning resulting in an increase in knowledge.

Translation of tobacco control-related policies at federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local levels. Examples may include legal briefs, issue briefs, policy fact sheets, policy assessments, model policies, and/or other translational tools created by the recipient.

Prior experience evaluating tobacco control policy training and technical assistance activities and outcomes.

A financial management system that will allow proper funds management.

d. Work Plan Applicants should provide a detailed work plan for the first year of the project and a high-level work plan for subsequent years. The work plan should include the following components:

Strategy Period of Performance Outcome Outcome Measure Activities Process Measure Responsible Party Completion Date

CDC will provide feedback and technical assistance to the recipient to finalize the work plan post-award.

A sample work plan format is presented below.

Strategy:

Period of Performance Outcome: Outcome Measure:

Activities Process Measure Person Responsible Completion Date

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e. CDC Monitoring and Accountability Approach Monitoring activities include routine and ongoing communication between CDC and recipients, site visits, and recipient reporting (including work plans, performance, and financial reporting).

Consistent with applicable grants regulations and policies, CDC expects the following to be included in post-award monitoring for grants and cooperative agreements:

Tracking recipient progress in achieving the desired outcomes.

Ensuring the adequacy of recipient systems that underlie and generate data reports.

Creating an environment that fosters integrity in program performance and results.

Monitoring may also include the following activities deemed necessary to monitor the award:

Ensuring that work plans are feasible based on the budget and consistent with the intent of the award.

Ensuring that recipients are performing at a sufficient level to achieve outcomes within stated timeframes.

Working with recipients on adjusting the work plan based on achievement of outcomes, evaluation results and changing budgets.

Monitoring performance measures (both programmatic and financial) to assure satisfactory performance levels.

Monitoring and reporting activities that assist grants management staff (e.g., grants management officers and specialists, and project officers) in the identification, notification, and management of high-risk recipients.

CDC will provide ongoing technical assistance, information, and support, including regular meetings, conference calls, and inclusion of the recipient in relevant meetings and events, such as the National Partner's meeting, reverse site visits by the NTCP recipients, as appropriate, and strategic meetings. To accomplish the strategies and activities, the recipient is required to:

Collaborate with CDC's Office on Smoking and Health and the NTCP.

Participate in key meetings with OSH and the NTCP, including the annual NTCP partner meeting.

Ensure all NTCP recipients and their partners have access to legal and policy technical assistance.

f. CDC Program Support to Recipients (THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS)

CDC will provide substantial involvement beyond regular performance and financial monitoring during the period of performance. Substantial involvement means that the recipient can expect federal programmatic partnership in carrying out the effort under the award.

CDC will work in partnership with the recipient to ensure the success of the cooperative agreement by:

Making available tobacco prevention and control subject matter experts, including scientific leadership, program planning, evaluation, and senior leadership to foster strategic discussions on the best approaches to achieve the goals of the tobacco control field.

Conducting an in-person or virtual kick-off meeting with OSH leadership and staff at the beginning of the five-year award period.

Sharing, scientific and policy reports, research publications, education media campaign updates, and other work in order.

Assigning at least one point of contact from OSH's Policy Unit who will collaborate with the recipient through conference calls (at least monthly) and other routine communication.

B. Award Information

1. Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement CDC's substantial involvement in this program appears in the CDC Program Support to Recipients Section.

2. Award Mechanism: U58

3. Fiscal Year: 2021

4. Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding: $385,000

5. Approximate Period of Performance Funding: $1,925,000

This amount is subject to the availability of funds.

Estimated Total Funding: $1,925,000

6. Approximate Period of Performance Length: 5 year(s)

7. Expected Number of Awards: 1

8. Approximate Average Award: $385,000 Per Budget Period

9. Award Ceiling: $385,000 Per Budget Period

This amount is subject to the availability of funds.

10. Award Floor: $235,000 Per Budget Period

11. Estimated Award Date: 05/28/2021

12. Budget Period Length: 12 month(s)

Throughout the project period, CDC will continue the award based on the availability of funds, the evidence of satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the federal government. The total number of years for which federal support has been approved (project period) will be shown in the “Notice of Award.” This information does not constitute a commitment by the federal government to fund the entire period. The total period of performance comprises the initial competitive segment and any subsequent non-competitive continuation award(s).

13. Direct Assistance Direct Assistance (DA) is not available through this NOFO.

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants Eligibility Category: State governments

County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Additional Eligibility Category:

Government Organizations:

State governments or their bona fide agents (includes the District of Columbia)

Local governments or their bona fide agents

Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

State controlled institutions of higher education

American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized)

Non-government Organizations:

American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated organizations

2. Additional Information on Eligibility

N/A

3. Justification for Less than Maximum Competition N/A

4. Cost Sharing or Matching

Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement: No Cost sharing or matching funds are not required for this program. Although no statutory matching requirement for this NOFO exists, leveraging other resources and related ongoing efforts to promote sustainability is strongly encouraged

5. Maintenance of Effort Maintenance of effort is not required for this program.

D. Application and Submission Information

1. Required Registrations An organization must be registered at the three following locations before it can submit an application for funding at www.grants.gov.

a. Data Universal Numbering System:

All applicant organizations must obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number.

A DUNS number is a unique nine-digit identification number provided by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). It will be used as the Universal Identifier when applying for federal awards or cooperative agreements.

The applicant organization may request a DUNS number by telephone at 1-866-705-5711 (toll free) or internet at http:// fedgov.dnb. com/ webform/ displayHomePage.do. The DUNS number will be provided at no charge.

If funds are awarded to an applicant organization that includes sub-recipients, those sub-recipients must provide their DUNS numbers before accepting any funds.

b. System for Award Management (SAM):

The SAM is the primary registrant database for the federal government and the repository into which an entity must submit information required to conduct business as a recipient. All applicant organizations must register with SAM, and will be assigned a SAM number. All information relevant to the SAM number must be current at all times during which the applicant has an application under consideration for funding by CDC. If an award is made, the SAM information must be maintained until a final financial report is submitted or the final payment is received, whichever is later. The SAM registration process can require 10 or more business days, and registration must be renewed annually. Additional information about registration procedures may be found at https://www.sam.gov/index.html.

c. Grants.gov:

The first step in submitting an application online is registering your organization at www.grants.gov, the official HHS E-grant Web site. Registration information is located at the "Applicant Registration" option at www.grants.gov.

All applicant organizations must register at www.grants.gov. The one-time registration process usually takes not more than five days to complete. Applicants should start the registration process as early as possible.

Step System Requirements Duration Follow Up https://www.grants.gov/ http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do https://www.sam.gov/index.html https://grants.gov/ https://www.grants.gov/ https://www.grants.gov/

1 Data Universal Number System

(DUNS)

1. Click on http:// fedgov.dnb.com/ webform

2. Select Begin DUNS search/request process

3. Select your country or territory and follow the instructions to obtain your DUNS 9-digit #

4. Request appropriate staff member(s) to obtain DUNS number, verify & update information under DUNS number

1-2 Business Days

To confirm that you have been issued a new DUNS number check online at (http:// fedgov.dnb.com/ webform) or call 1-866-705-5711

2 System for Award Management

(SAM)

formerly Central Contractor Registration

(CCR)

1. Retrieve organizations DUNS number

2. Go to https://www.sam.gov/index.

html and designate an E-Biz POC (note CCR username will not work in SAM and you will need to have an active SAM account before you can register on grants.gov)

3-5 Business Days but up to 2 weeks and must be renewed once a year

For SAM Customer Service Contact https://fsd.gov/ fsd-gov/ home.do Calls:

866-606-8220

3 Grants.gov 1. Set up an individual account in Grants.gov using organization new DUNS number to become an authorized organization representative (AOR)

2. Once the account is set up the E-BIZ POC will be notified via email

3. Log into grants.gov using the password the E-BIZ POC received and create new password

4. This authorizes the AOR to submit applications on behalf of the organization

Same day but can take 8 weeks to be fully registered and approved in the system (note, applicants

MUST

obtain a

DUNS

number and

SAM

account before applying on grants.gov)

Register early!

Log into grants.gov and check AOR status until it shows you have been approved

2. Request Application Package http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform https://www.sam.gov/index.html%20 https://www.sam.gov/index.html%20 https://fsd.gov/fsd-gov/home.do https://fsd.gov/fsd-gov/home.do https://fsd.gov/fsd-gov/home.do

Applicants may access the application package at www.grants.gov.

3. Application Package Applicants must download the SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance, package associated with this notice of funding opportunity at www.grants.gov.

4. Submission Dates and Times If the application is not submitted by the deadline published in the NOFO, it will not be processed. Office of Grants Services (OGS) personnel will notify the applicant that their application did not meet the deadline. The applicant must receive pre-approval to submit a paper application (see Other Submission Requirements section for additional details). If the applicant is authorized to submit a paper application, it must be received by the deadline provided by

OGS.

a. Letter of Intent Deadline (must be emailed or postmarked by) Due Date for Letter of Intent: 02/12/2021

b. Application Deadline Due Date for Applications: 03/01/2021 , 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, at www.grants.gov. If Grants.gov is inoperable and cannot receive applications, and circumstances preclude advance notification of an extension, then applications must be submitted by the first business day on which grants.gov operations resume.

Date for Information Conference Call Date: January 13, 2021 Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm U.S. Eastern Standard Time Call In Information:

Dial by your location +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose) +1 646 828 7666 US (New York) Meeting ID: 160 911 0176 Passcode: 50010732

5. CDC Assurances and Certifications All applicants are required to sign and submit “Assurances and Certifications” documents indicated at http://wwwn.cdc.gov/ grantassurances/ (S(mj444mxct51lnrv1hljjjmaa)) /Homepage.aspx.

Applicants may follow either of the following processes:

Complete the applicable assurances and certifications with each application submission, name the file “Assurances and Certifications” and upload it as a PDF file with at https://www.grants.gov https://www.grants.gov https://www.grants.gov http://wwwn.cdc.gov/grantassurances/(S(mj444mxct51lnrv1hljjjmaa))/Homepage.aspx…