Innovative Social Media Strategies to Reach Open to Smoking Youth

Post Date

June 24th 2011

Application Due Date

July 25th 2011

5:00pm Eastern Standard Time

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-DP11-1105

CFDA Number(s)

93.283

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $4000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $2000000

Grant Description

The purpose of this initiative is to identify and counter pro-tobacco messages and related online youth influences by creating and implementing innovative social media strategies to target and influence open-to-smoking youth ages 12-17. To be effective and efficient, these strategies must be implemented within the framework of an existing, proven, branded, national youth tobacco prevention counter-marketing campaign with an advanced online/social media presence and a strong youth following.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  Procurement and Grants Office (PGO)
  Technical Information and Management Section (TIMS)
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  General Submission Inquiries

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov

• More Information:

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