Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA DP18 1808
Networking2Save: CDC's National Network Approach to Preventing and Controlling Tobacco-related Cancers in Special Populations (CDC RFA DP18-1808) is a CDC cooperative agreement designed to reduce tobacco use, secondhand smoke exposure, and tobacco-related cancer burdens by strengthening national networks that can reach communities experiencing the greatest disparities. The opportunity is rooted in the scale of the problem: cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke remain the leading preventable causes of death in the U.S., linked to roughly 480,000 premature deaths each year and millions of smoking-related illnesses, while tobacco-related health costs are estimated at about $280 billion annually in medical spending and lost productivity. At the same time, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the country, and commercial tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and cancer deaths, contributing to hundreds of thousands of diagnoses and deaths each year across many cancer types beyond lung cancer (including cancers of the mouth and throat, larynx, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, kidney, bladder, cervix, colon and rectum, and certain leukemias). The NOFO also highlights emerging concerns like the rapid rise of e-cigarette use among youth and young adults.
A central focus of the grant is addressing persistent tobacco- and cancer-related disparities that are not evenly distributed across the population. CDC describes higher commercial tobacco use, heavier exposure to flavored products like menthol, unequal access to prevention and cessation services, and lower quit success among many groups, including people with low socioeconomic status, people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders, LGBT communities, people with disabilities, and people living in certain geographic regions. The NOFO cites examples that illustrate the gap, such as higher smoking prevalence among LGBT adults compared to heterosexual adults, disproportionately high cigarette consumption among adults with mental illness or substance use disorders, and substantially higher smoking rates among people with disabilities compared to those without disabilities. It also points to how policy environments differ, noting that a large share of the U.S. population still lives in places without comprehensive smoke-free air laws, leaving many residents vulnerable to secondhand smoke, which is tied to heart disease and lung cancer in adults and multiple serious health harms in children.
On the cancer side, the announcement emphasizes that tobacco worsens outcomes not only by causing cancer but also by harming treatment success and survivorship, increasing overall and cancer-specific mortality and the risk of second primary cancers. The opportunity connects tobacco control with broader cancer disparities in incidence and mortality seen in several populations, giving examples such as elevated liver cancer rates among African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Hispanic men compared with white men, and higher death rates for certain cancers (for example, cervical cancer) among African American and Hispanic women. The NOFO positions tobacco prevention and cessation, reduced secondhand smoke exposure, healthy lifestyle supports, and strong links to screening, vaccination, treatment, and survivorship resources as evidence-based ways to reduce cancer risk and improve quality and length of life after diagnosis.
The funding mechanism supports up to eight National Networks, each expected to concentrate on one priority population experiencing elevated tobacco use and tobacco-related cancer disparities. The specified population focus areas are: (1) African Americans, (2) American Indians/Alaska Natives, (3) Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders/Native Hawaiians, (4) Latinos/Hispanics, (5) lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, (6) persons with low socioeconomic status, (7) persons with mental health and substance abuse disorders, and (8) geographically defined populations with high commercial tobacco use and related health disparities. The underlying idea is that culturally and contextually tailored network strategies can reach groups that general public health messaging and standard systems often miss, while still supporting population-level policy and systems change that benefits everyone.
Program expectations emphasize national and state-level impact through coordinated interventions rather than isolated local projects. Supported activities include building and managing the network itself (partnership development, communications infrastructure, coordination, and planning), delivering training and technical assistance to state and national tobacco and cancer control programs and other stakeholders, and implementing mass-reach health communication strategies designed to resonate with the target population. Networks are also expected to identify gaps, use assessments and lessons learned to refine their approaches, and disseminate practical tools, resources, and supporting documents that help partners implement evidence-based or promising interventions. The announcement explicitly notes that this opportunity builds on earlier CDC-funded National Networks (CDC-RFA-DP13-1314), which expanded reach and partnerships, improved network infrastructure and member participation, and used assessments to tailor assistance and develop resources to close implementation gaps.
Networking2Save is structured to align network activities with CDC's broader chronic disease and tobacco control frameworks, including CDC's key public health domains, tobacco-related "Winnable Battles," and the goals and priorities of both the Office on Smoking and Health and the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. Administratively, it is a discretionary, health-focused cooperative agreement (meaning CDC typically has substantial involvement through guidance and collaboration), open to eligible applicants without categorical restriction as stated, with an award ceiling of $500,000 and an anticipated total of eight awards. The opportunity was originally posted in April 2018 with an application deadline in June 2018 (5:00 p.m. ET), indicating this specific cycle is historical, but the program design provides a clear model for how CDC approaches tobacco-and-cancer inequities through coordinated national networks aimed at high-burden, harder-to-reach populations.Apply for CDC RFA DP18 1808
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Networking2Save: CDCs National Network Approach to Preventing and Controlling Tobacco-related Cancers in Special Populations" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.431.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 16, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 18, 2018 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 500 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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