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Legacy's Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Receives Grant to Research Mobile Support for D.C. Tobacco Quitline  

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant Allows Institute to Analyze New Quit Smoking Technologies in the Nation's Capital
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The American Legacy Foundation®'s Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy this week received a $977,346 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Institute will use the funds to study the effectiveness of Internet-based mobile phone support for the D.C. Tobacco Quitline.

"The competition for these awards is fierce, with only about two percent of all applications receiving funding," said Dr. David Abrams, Executive Director of the Schroeder Institute. "This award helps to fulfill the mission of the Schroeder Institute to translate our research discoveries into effective interventions to improve individual and community health."

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