The Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) within the Office of the Director at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sponsoring the Quit & Thrive Challenge: Community-Derived Solutions to Reduce Menthol Cigarette Smoking to enhance the evidence base of interventions to help individuals from populations experiencing health disparities quit smoking, with a specific emphasis on menthol cigarettes. This Challenge encourages submissions from local and state organizations and agencies to highlight promising community-led solutions to address menthol cigarette smoking.
ODP and CDC may award up to nine prizes of $100,000 each. Information about the winning submissions will be prominently featured on ODP and CDC websites and publicly disseminated via social media.
Applications are due February 28, 2025.