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National and State Tobacco Control Program (93.387)

Also known as Quit lines: Tobacco Control

National and State Tobacco Control Program (Assistance Listing 93.387) is run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $261 million in 63 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $4.1 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $4.1 million. Half of the 63 awards fell between $3.2 million and $5.2 million, and they ranged from $150,000 to $10.7 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) awards financial assistance to address tobacco use, the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the United States and provides support for comprehensive state-based tobacco control programs.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Reference posted NOFOs available on grants.gov

What the money can and cannot pay for

Up to $79 million dollars will be used to support intensive community approaches to chronic disease prevention and control to support Quitline capacity. Restrictions are indicated in the NOFO posted on Grants.gov;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Check Grants.gov for any relevant NOFO information regarding processes for applying for assistance.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Awards range from $375,000 to $2,000,000. Average: $1,400,000

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, National and State Tobacco Control Program (93.387) awarded $261 million across 63 grant awards, an average of $4.1 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
California Department of Public HealthCalifornia1$10.7 million
Department of State Health ServicesTexas1$10.0 million
Health Research, Inc.New York1$8.7 million
Florida Department of HealthFlorida1$8.4 million
Ohio Department of HealthOhio1$7.4 million
Pennsylvania Department of HealthPennsylvania1$7.2 million
North Carolina Department of Health & Human ServicesNorth Carolina1$7.1 million
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan1$7.0 million
Department of Public Health IllinoisIllinois1$6.7 million
State of Georgia Department of Public HealthGeorgia1$6.4 million
Massachusetts Department of Public HealthMassachusetts1$5.7 million
New Jersey Department of HealthNew Jersey1$5.6 million
Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of HealthVirginia1$5.5 million
Indiana Department of HealthIndiana1$5.5 million
Washington State Department of HealthWashington1$5.5 million
Missouri Department of Health & Senior ServicesMissouri1$5.2 million
South Carolina Department of Public HealthSouth Carolina1$5.2 million
Arizona Department of Health ServicesArizona1$5.1 million
Maryland Department of HealthMaryland1$5.1 million
Colorado Department of Public Health & EnvironmentColorado1$5.1 million

Top states: California ($12.9 million), Texas ($10.4 million), New York ($8.7 million), Florida ($8.4 million), Michigan ($7.4 million), Ohio ($7.4 million), Pennsylvania ($7.2 million), Illinois ($7.1 million), North Carolina ($7.1 million), Georgia ($6.8 million).

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 86% of the money, colleges and universities 1.0% and nonprofits 0.4%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
State and local governments49$224 million86%
Other7$32.2 million12%
Colleges and universities3$2.6 million1.0%
Nonprofits3$1.1 million0.4%
Tribal governments and organizations1$370,6390.1%

By state

51 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
California3$12.9 million
Texas2$10.4 million
New York1$8.7 million
Florida1$8.4 million
Michigan2$7.4 million
Ohio1$7.4 million
Pennsylvania1$7.2 million
Illinois2$7.1 million
North Carolina1$7.1 million
Georgia2$6.8 million
Massachusetts1$5.7 million
New Jersey1$5.6 million
Virginia1$5.5 million
Indiana1$5.5 million
Washington1$5.5 million
Kentucky2$5.3 million
Missouri1$5.2 million
South Carolina1$5.2 million
Arizona1$5.1 million
Maryland1$5.1 million
Colorado1$5.1 million
Oregon2$5.0 million
Tennessee1$5.0 million
Louisiana1$4.9 million
Alabama1$4.9 million
Oklahoma1$4.9 million
Minnesota1$4.8 million
Wisconsin1$4.8 million
Kansas1$4.5 million
Rhode Island2$4.5 million
Nevada1$4.2 million
Arkansas1$4.1 million
Montana1$4.1 million
Mississippi1$4.0 million
Alaska1$3.9 million
Utah1$3.8 million
West Virginia1$3.7 million
Nebraska1$3.6 million
Connecticut1$3.5 million
Idaho1$3.5 million
Maine1$3.5 million
District of Columbia2$3.5 million
Hawaii1$3.5 million
New Hampshire1$3.4 million
Iowa1$3.4 million
Vermont1$3.3 million
New Mexico1$3.2 million
North Dakota1$3.2 million
South Dakota1$3.1 million
Wyoming1$3.1 million
Delaware1$3.0 million
Puerto Rico1$380,412
Guam1$150,000

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.