Sec. 302. Demonstration grant program to develop strategies for smoking cessation in medically underserved communities
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The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish a demonstration program to award grants to or contract with State, local, Tribal, or territorial public health departments to support— the development of improved evidence-based strategies for smoking cessation and the cessation of the use of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems for populations in medically underserved communities, particularly racial and ethnic minority populations; the development of improved communication and outreach tools to reach populations in medically underserved communities, particularly racial and ethnic minority populations, addicted to tobacco and e-cigarette products; and improved coordination, access, and referrals to services for smoking cessation and the cessation of the use of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems, including smoking cessation products and mental health and counseling services.
To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a State, local, Tribal, or territorial public health department shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.