Specific Research Objectives and Requirements for the CECTR
The CECTR funded as a result of this FOA is expected to serve as the national scientific research coordinator for the establishment and advancement of a broad base of
tobacco regulatory research, supporting excellence in evaluation, research, training, and leadership that will contribute to the science base FDA CTP can use to inform the development of product regulatory activities and actions to reduce tobacco-related disease, disability, and death in the United States. Within this program, the CECTR and its PD(s)/PI(s), in cooperation with NIH and FDA CTP scientific, administrative, and program staff, will serve as the nationally recognized evaluator, coordinator and facilitator of this research program, building a broad base of knowledge and resources for the advancement, dissemination and translation of tobacco regulatory science.
The CECTR will have substantial responsibility for the evaluation of TCORS and other CTP-funded programs in tobacco regulatory science. In consultation with the NIH and FDA CTP scientific, administrative, and program staff, the CECTR will establish an evaluation plan and desirable outcomes to determine the successful programs and research mechanisms within the CTP-funded research portfolio. The CECTR evaluation program will also provide ongoing evaluation of research programs and feedback to enable self-correcting actions within the CTPfunded research programs and projects.
The CECTR will encourage and support networks among CTP-funded tobacco regulatory scientists that foster communication, collaboration, and high-quality research that address the research priorities related to the regulatory authority of the FDA CTP (
Tobacco Control Regulatory Science: Research Priorities). The CECTR will have an important role in coordinating and integrating the efforts of the TCORS to be funded under RFA-DA-13-003, including the TCORS training programs, and will also enable collaboration and consultation with other CTP-funded training awardees, investigators, and other experts conducting tobacco regulatory research. The CECTR will be expected to provide intellectual scientific leadership as well as logistic support infrastructure for the TCORS, the TRSP program, and other CTP-funded research.
