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This Request for Application (RFA) details the Tobacco Regulatory Science Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03 Clinical Trial Optional), a forthcoming federal grant opportunity from the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health. The anticipated Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is expected to be published in Fall 2025, with an application deadline in Winter 2026, focusing on high-priority research topics related to the FDA Center for Tobacco Products' regulatory authority under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA).

The grant program will support R03 small research grants aimed at providing scientific data to inform FDA tobacco product regulations, with a specific emphasis on research projects addressing regulatory science topics. Awards will be administered by NIH using FDA CTP funds, targeting new investigators proposing research within the FDA's tobacco regulatory framework. While specific award amounts are not detailed in this document, the related CFDA 93.077 program typically funds research grants ranging from $171,000 to $3.9 million, with projects spanning 3-5 years and covering areas such as product characteristics, toxicity, addiction potential, health effects, and consumer behavior related to tobacco and nicotine products.