CDC Assessment of Proposed Revisions to the Youth Tobacco Survey: Impact on Measures of Youth Tobacco Use (U1A)

WHAT: Limited Submission Proposal for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Assessment of Proposed Revisions to the Youth Tobacco Survey:  Impact on Measures of Youth Tobacco Use (U1A)

 WHO:  Texas A&M University faculty.  TAES, TEES and TTI personnel may wish to submit internal proposals through their own agency.

 WHY:  Each of two anticipated awards is for a maximum of $100,000 in total costs over the 12 month project period.

 WHEN: Internal proposal deadline of April 2, 2007.

 HOW:  TAMU faculty should submit internal proposal via email for review by the internal selection committee.   

 THE FINE PRINT: 

The funding agency, CDC, has limited the number of proposals to one per institution. 

BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:  The CDC Assessment of Proposed Revisions to the Youth Tobacco Survey:  Impact on Measures of Youth Tobacco Use (U1A) Program is designed to conduct research that will enhance the evaluation and surveillance capabilities of the state Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS).  The research should assess whether the question wording changes from Phase II of the proposed revision of the state YTS affect responses to key questions, and consequently to any estimates that are made using these questions.  Further, by using a split sample (split-ballot) survey, this project will compare the estimates resulting from the proposed revised state YTS questions (e.g., prevalence of current use, ever use, cessation of tobacco use in youth) to those from the original 2006 state YTS and examine the effect of the proposed question changes.  The goal is to improve the measurement of tobacco use and cessation in the state YTS.

 The principal investigator must have experience leading teams in school-based survey data collection and analysis of large datasets related to youth tobacco use.  Evidence of such experience should be provided in the curriculum vitae and publications within the last five years.

 There are additional requirements for the project team:  experience in school-based survey data collection and in the synthesis, analysis and dissemination of data related to youth tobacco use; access to all of the study information necessary to conduct the research, as the project team must provide letters of support assuring access to data from either the fall 2007 or spring 2008 state YTS; access to the schools and the study populations necessary to conduct the state YTS survey that incorporates the proposed revised questions, as the project team must provide letters of support assuring access to the schools in which the surveys will be conducted; evidence of capacity and infrastructure to coordinate the research/surveillance and evaluation of state school-based surveys in tobacco use; and evidence of the project team’s experience within the past five years in collaborating with other partners (schools, states, education agencies) on evaluation and surveillance related to tobacco use in a study that included:  a common protocol, the development of methods and procedures, design of instruments, the collection, analyses and interpretation of data, and the dissemination of results.

Each of two anticipated awards is for a maximum of $100,000 in total costs over the 12 month project period.

More information can be found here.     

Internal Selection Procedures and Deadlines

March 30, 2007:  Deadline for an email of intent, including the names of the PI and co-PIs, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project.  Send email of intent.

April 2, 2007: Deadline to obtain signatures of approval from your department head and college dean to submit an internal proposal to the Office of Sponsored Projects for review by the internal selection committee.  The internal proposal should include:

1. An executive summary, up to three pages, based on the proposal description as outlined in the CDC program announcement;
2. Summary budget;
3. Project and Management Plans (including team members);

The form for completing the internal proposal is here.

This completed form should be submitted via email for review by the internal selection committee.

Please read the announcement carefully for specific requirements of the program here.             

Selection of a proposal will be based on CDC guidelines.  The needs of the university’s reinvestment plan will also be taken into account. 

During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact departments and colleges for their opinions and commitments.  They may also request additional information from PIs.

April 10, 2007: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.

April 11, 2007:  Deadline for optional, but recommended, letter of intent.

May 11, 2007:  Deadline for full proposal.