CG 18-10137 Initiative to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disparities at Residential Behavioral Health Facilities

The California Department of Public Health intends to award grants to the following applicants for Request for Applications 18-10137, Initiative to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disparities at Residential Behavioral Health Facilities:

1. Alcoholism Center for Women, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA

2. Champions Recovery Alternative Program Services – Hanford, CA

3. Epidaurus DBA Amity Foundation: Los Angeles, CA

4. Fred Brown’s Recovery Services, Inc.: San Pedro, CA

5. Janus of Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz, CA

6. Yolo Wayfarer Center dba Fourth and Hope: Woodland, CA

The purpose of this Request for Application (RFA) is to fund up to 15 Wellness Quality Improvement Projects (QIP) to reduce tobacco use and promote wellness policies and activities among people with substance use disorders and mental illness in local community residential behavioral health facilities such as alcohol and drug treatment programs, mental health treatment programs, and other health or social service agencies through the adoption and implementation of tobacco-free campus policies and the implementation of evidence based nicotine addiction treatment. The Wellness QIP seeks to reduce tobacco-related disparities in behavioral health settings through participation in specialized training and technical assistance for tobacco policy, system, and environmental change, paired with the promotion of other wellness approaches such as increasing exercise breaks, improving access to healthy foods, and promoting socialization and activities for wellbeing.

Applications must address the following priority areas: 1) Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke, Tobacco Smoke Residue, Tobacco Waste, and Other Tobacco Products; and 2) Promote Tobacco Cessation.

• FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ALERT - 18-10137 (PDF - 205.94 Kb)

• Addendum Letter 2 (PDF - 74.19 Kb)
• Addendum Letter 1 (PDF - 83.71 Kb)
• CDPH CTCP CG 18-10137 Behavioral Health and Wellness Cohorts Addendum 2 (PDF - 0.65 Mb)
• APPENDIX 1 INITIATIVE TO PREVENT & REDUCE TOBACCO-RELATED DISPARITIES (PDF - 210.77 Kb)
• APPENDIX 2 SAMPLE NON-PROFIT LETTER (PDF - 26.02 Kb)
• APPENDIX 3 CERTIFICATION OF NON-ACCEPTANCE OF TOBACCO FUNDS (PDF - 13.37 Kb)
• APPENDIX 4 PRESCRIBED SCOPE OF WORK ACTIVITIES FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROJECTS - Addendum1 (PDF - 297.77 Kb)
• APPENDIX 5 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION (PDF - 82.71 Kb)
• APPENDIX 6 MANDATORY LETTER OF INTENT - Addendum 2 (PDF - 74.01 Kb)
• APPENDIX 7 TOBACCO CONTROL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES (TCFOR) USER INSTRUCTIONS (PDF - 0.59 Mb)
• APPENDIX 8 CTCP FUNDED STATEWIDE TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS (PDF - 148.82 Kb)
• APPENDIX 9 INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESSING THE OTIS APPLICANT TRAINING COURSE CREATING YOUR APPLICATION-PLAN (PDF - 419.99 Kb)
• APPENDIX 10 TELL YOUR STORY GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING USEFUL EVALUATION REPORTS (PDF - 2.82 Mb)
• APPENDIX 11 LOCAL LEAD AGENCY AND COMPETITIVE GRANTEE ADMINISTRATIVE & POLICY MANUAL (PDF - 342.40 Kb)

• CDPH 1229 Grant Agreement (PDF - 142.13 Kb)


• Exhibit A Scope of Work Attachment I (PDF - 0.88 Mb)


• Exhibit B Budget Detail and Payment Provisions (PDF - 67.13 Kb)


• Exhibit C Standard Grant Conditions (PDF - 51.59 Kb)


• Exhibit D Request for Applications (PDF - 32.62 Kb)


• Exhibit E Additional Provisions (PDF - 29.69 Kb)

• RFA #18-10137 Informational Webinar – Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 10:30 am PT (PDF - 12.65 Kb)


• Behavioral Health Projects 18-10137 Informational Webinar Slides (PDF - 1.92 Mb)


• CG 18-10137 Statewide Behavioral Health Webinar


• CG 18-10137 Statewide Behavioral Health Questions and Answers (PDF - 203.68 Kb)

Eligibility

Eligible entities include community in-patient residential behavioral health facilities, alcohol and drug treatment programs, mental health treatment programs, and other health or social service agencies who provide services to adults in counties throughout California. California public or private non-profit entities are eligible to apply for these funds. For profit entities are not eligible to apply. Applicants claiming private non-profit status must submit proof of their non-profit status with their proposal. Either certification from the State of California, Office of Secretary of State, or a letter from the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) classifying the agency as a non-profit agency is acceptable proof. For examples, see Appendix 2: Sample Non-Profit Status Letter. Applicants currently receiving tobacco tax funding from a CTCP-funded agency, collaborating with a CTCP-funded agency on tobacco use prevention and reduction, or receiving funds from the University of California’s Tobacco Related Disease Research Program (UC-TRDRP) are not eligible for funding under this RFA.

Applicants must be a State of California licensed substance abuse treatment and/or mental health facility that has been physically located in the community it serves, for at least two (2) years. Facilities that only provide outpatient services are not eligible. Facilities must have a minimum of 20 residential inpatient beds and a provision of detox services should be ancillary to residential substance abuse treatment. Applicants must have two (2) years of experience working with clients with individuals with mental health disorders and/or alcohol and drug dependencies or organizations that serve this population. Applicants must have two (2) years of experience developing community linkages, participating in and maintaining stakeholder groups. Must be able to identify appropriate staff to champion this initiative for the organization. Any agency that received funding from, or has an affiliation or contractual relationship with a tobacco company, any of its subsidiaries, or a parent company, during the term of the grant, is not eligible for funding under this RFA. Acceptance of such funds during the term of the grant is grounds for termination.

Selection Criteria

Each application will be evaluated and scored according to the selection criteria by a review committee on a scale of zero to 100 points. The review committee may include representatives of CDPH, other state agencies, and non-scoring subject matter experts. To be eligible for funding, an application must receive a score of 75 points or more. However, scoring 75 or more does not guarantee funding or funding at the level requested. CTCP reserves the right to not fund any of the applications received for this RFA. Funding decisions may also be made to ensure:

• No duplication or overlap of efforts with existing CTCP-funded projects.
• Balanced representation of the types of organizations funded.

ⁱ Final Award cannot be made until all appeals have been resolved.

Funding will be available from the California Healthcare, Research, and Prevention Tobacco Act of 2016, Proposition 56. The total amount of funding available is up to $540,000 to fund up to 15 cohorts for the 18-month grant period. Funding is contingent upon available revenues and appropriations by the Legislature and the Governor’s Budget for fiscal year (FY) 2017-18 and subsequent FYs.

• Funding Opportunities Website Instructions (PDF)
• Other Materials
• OTIS Setup Account Process Checklist (PDF - 60.82 Kb)
• TCFOR Process for New Applicants Checklist (PDF - 62.45 Kb)
• TCFOR Process for OTIS Account User Checklist (PDF - 65.56 Kb)