The NIH Institutes and Centers have announced an Administrative Supplement opportunity available to eligible NIH awardees with active R01, P01, P50, U01, U19, and U54 grants/cooperative agreements issued by one of the participating organizations (ODP, NCI, NHLBI, NIAAA, NICHD, NIDA).

The supplements are intended to generate data regarding the role and impact of flavors in cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. They come at an interesting time as the FDA has recently come under fire for its proposal to regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes. A group of state attorneys general wrote a letter to the FDA, stating their support of the regulations but proposing additional steps, particularly regarding the sale and marketing to youth.

Projects resulting from this funding opportunity should address the impact of flavors on perceptions and tobacco use, and will aid the FDA’s development and evaluation of tobacco product regulations. Applications are due on September 29, 2014. For more information, see FOA Number: PA-14-320.