The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to fund one (1) Statewide Priority Population Coordinating Center (PPCC), for the American Indian and Alaska Native communities in California. The purpose of the Statewide PPCC is to coordinate and foster interactive and integrative collaboration and communication among California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program (CDPH/CTCP)-funded projects, as well as other state, regional, and local partners to address tobacco-related disparities. Statewide PPCC efforts are expected to engage new and existing partners to accelerate the adoption, implementation, and impact of policy and system change initiatives facilitated by CDPH/CTCP-funded projects.

• CG 23-10040_Funding Alert (PDF - 346.92 Kb)

Organizational Type

• California federally recognized Tribes or Tribal entities (such as Tribal Consortiums) are eligible to apply for these funds. If a consortium application is submitted, the lead organization must be the Applicant that will serve as the administrative hub for the consortium partners.

• California public or private non-profit entities with a permanent business in California or are qualified through the Secretary of State to do business in California are eligible to apply for these funds.

• Eligible entities include, but are not limited to hospitals, community clinics, voluntary health organizations, California federally recognized tribes, colleges and universities, county offices of education, school districts, health maintenance organizations, professional health associations, and professional health education associations.

• Applicants claiming private non-profit status must submit proof of their non-profit status with their application. 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 4: Sample Non-Profit Status Letter. This letter must be uploaded into the Additional Documents section of OTIS.

• Local Lead Agencies, local health departments, and State of California agencies other than state universities, colleges, and community colleges are not eligible.

Certify No Tobacco Industry Conflict 

To avoid any real or apparent conflict of interest, the Applicant must certify that it and any of its proposed subcontractors, employees, officers, and directors will not accept funding from nor have an affiliation, contractual relationship, or engage in a corporate responsibility with the tobacco industry, tobacco industry subsidiaries, electronic cigarette/vaping companies and cannabis companies, or related industries (see Appendix 6: Certification of Non-Acceptance of Tobacco Funds). Having a tobacco retailer on tribal lands does not affect eligibility for this funding opportunity.

With regard to universities or colleges, the Principal Investigator (PI) of the university or college must certify that they or any of the investigators associated with the Grant (either paid, voluntary, or in-kind) have not received funding from nor had an affiliation or contractual relationship with a commercial tobacco company, electronic cigarette or cannabis company, any of its subsidiaries, or any company involved in the production, distribution or marketing of tobacco and electronic cigarette products, cannabis products, and related industries within the last five (5) years prior to the start date of the Grant period. In addition, the PI of the university or college must certify that they or any of the investigators associated with this grant will not accept funding from, nor have an affiliation or contractual relationship with a tobacco company, any of its subsidiaries, or parent company during the term of the grant with CDPH/CTCP. The PI’s certification to this effect is required at the time the application is submitted.

• AICC 23-10040_Addendum Letter_Jun 28 2023 (PDF - 227.39 Kb)


• 23-10040 Addendum Letter (PDF - 198.48 Kb)


• CG 23-10040_Statewide Coordinating Center for the American Indian Initiative to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disparities (PDF - 0.59 Mb)


• APPENDIX 1 TOBACCO USE AND DISEASE BACKGROUND (PDF - 192.58 Kb)


• APPENDIX 2 AMERICAN INDIAN COORDINATING CENTER PRESCRIBED SCOPE OF WORK (PDF - 365.96 Kb)


• APPENDIX 3 BACKGROUND AND AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION (PDF - 98.51 Kb)


• APPENDIX 4 SAMPLE NON-PROFIT STATUS LETTER (PDF - 1.42 Mb)


• APPENDIX 5 AMERICAN INDIAN POLICY PLATFORM (PDF - 7.15 Mb)


• APPENDIX 6 CERTIFICATION OF NON-ACCEPTANCE OF TOBACCO FUNDS (PDF - 0.79 Mb)


• APPENDIX 7 TOBACCO CONTROL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES (TCFOR) USER INSTRUCTIONS (REVISED) (PDF - 0.70 Mb)


• APPENDIX 8 INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESSING THE OTIS APPLICANT TRAINING COURSE (PDF - 1.22 Mb)


• APPENDIX 9 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS (PDF - 1.20 Mb)


• APPENDIX 10 COMPARABLE STATE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATIONS (PDF - 60.80 Kb)


• APPENDIX 11 CTCP PROGRAM LETTER 18-01 INCENTIVE MATERIALS (PDF - 1.17 Mb)


• APPENDIX 12 ADDITIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL FUNDING (PDF - 367.41 Kb)


• APPENDIX 13 CALIFORNIA CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS ATTACHMENT (PDF - 16.00 Kb)


• APPENDIX 14 CALIFORNIA TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM POLICY MANUAL (PDF - 4.75 Mb)


• APPENDIX 15 CALIFORNIA TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL (PDF - 3.33 Mb)

The California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Prevention Program intends to award a grant to Education Training and Research Associates (ETR) in response to Request for Applications (RFA) #23-10040 Statewide Coordinating Center for the American Indian Initiative to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disparities.

• 23-10040_CDPH 1229 (PDF - 178.40 Kb)


• 23-10040_ Exhibit A (PDF - 53.44 Kb)


• 23-10040_Exhibit A, Attachment 1 (PDF - 57.57 Kb)


• 23-10040_Exhibit B (PDF - 91.79 Kb)


• 23-10040_Exhibit C (PDF - 129.07 Kb)


• 23-10040_Exhibit D (PDF - 152.97 Kb)


• 23-10040_Exhibit E (PDF - 90.88 Kb)

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

When: May 23, 2023 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Topic: RFA Informational Webinar: #23-10040 Statewide Coordinating Center for the American Indian Initiative to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disparities

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://cdph-ca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KnvPl79oQKicRSu_F-Xh-w

Additional Key Date Instructions:

All Times in Pacific Time

CDPH/CTCP can revise dates and release an addendum at any time during the RFA process. 

*Final Award cannot be made until all appeals have been resolved. It is the Applicant’s responsibility to check for notices and addenda for this RFA on the TCFOR website throughout the RFA process.

The total maximum amount to be distributed is anticipated to be $1,683,333 for up to 43 months for implementing the prescribed SOW. Funding is contingent upon available revenues, appropriation by the Legislature and the Governor, multi-year spending authority, and CDPH/CTCP funding priorities and/or legal or administrative limitations. Funding must not exceed $500,000 per 12-month period and must not exceed a total amount of $1,683,333 for the 43-month grant term.

Written questions on this RFA will be accepted through 5:00 p.m., PT* on May 31, 2023 by email (CTCPCompetitiveGrants@cdph.ca.gov), and responses will be posted to the https://tcfor.catcp.org/ website on June 8, 2023.* Verbal questions will not be accepted.

*Dates and times are tentative.

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