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Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS)

Funds multidisciplinary centers researching tobacco addiction, marketing, and harm, to give FDA the science behind its regulations.

Regulating tobacco products well takes a science base wide enough to cover addiction, how products are marketed, and the harm they cause — and that base has to be built somewhere.

This notice funds Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS): collaborative, multidisciplinary research centers jointly run by the Tobacco Regulatory Science Program, participating NIH institutes and centers, and FDA

Collaborative multidisciplinary research centers studying tobacco product addiction, behavior, communications, health effects, impact analysis, marketing, product composition and design, and toxicity, each built around at least three discrete Research Projects linked by one Integrative Theme, to inform FDA's regulation of tobacco products.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.10 Nov 2027
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.26 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: RFA-OD-28-001Source: www.grants.gov