The Tobacco Regulatory Science Program (TRSP) is an interagency partnership between the NIH and the FDA Center for Tobacco Products to foster tobacco regulatory research.
With the passage of the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act), the FDA acquired the authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products in order to protect public health. Within the framework of the Tobacco Control Act, the NIH and FDA formed this partnership to establish a comprehensive research agenda in tobacco regulatory science.
Funding
Funding opportunity for a Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco
TRSP, the National Cancer Institute, and FDA CTP announce their intent to seek U01 applications to establish a Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco (CRST) to support time-sensitive data acquisition strategies, data harmonization, data synthesis and analysis, and reporting activities on emerging and current tobacco use across the United States.
Research Priorities
FAQs: Responsiveness to FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products Regulatory Authority (PDF)
These FAQs clarify research that is and is not within scope of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) regulatory authority. Only research that is within the regulatory authority of the FDA CTP will be considered for funding.
News
FDA Makes Progress in Application Review
The FDA has taken action on over 90% of more than 6.5 million ‘deemed’ new tobacco product applications that were submitted by September 9, 2020, including issuing Marketing Denial Orders for more than 946,000 flavored ENDS products because their applications lacked sufficient evidence that they have a benefit to adult smokers sufficient to overcome the harms posed to youth.
About TRSP
An NIH-FDA partnership to foster tobacco regulatory research.
TRSP-Funded Research
Research projects on tobacco regulatory research funded through TRSP.
TRSP Funding Opportunities
Active funding announcements and application information.
TRSP Research Priorities
Research topic and project priorities for TRSP funding announcements.
Tools and Resources
Research tools, publications, statistics, and announcements.