The purpose of this Request for Application (RFA) is to fund up to three (3) Statewide Technical Assistant Providers (Statewide Providers) grants, one to provide specialized support for each of the following focus areas: 1) Community Engagement and Organizing, 2) Policy Development and Implementation, and 3) Youth and Young Adult Advocacy. The purpose of the Statewide Providers is to foster collaboration, facilitate community engagement, and utilize capacity-building expertise to empower California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Prevention Program (CDPH/CTPP)-funded projects, as well as other state, and local community partners to advance their work to end the tobacco epidemic in California.

• Statewide 24-10002 Funding Alert (PDF - 267.91 Kb)

Eligibility

1. California public or private non-profit entities with a permanent place of business in California or are qualified through the Secretary of State to do business in California are eligible to apply for these funds.
2. Eligible entities include, but are not limited to: Local Health Departments, Hospitals, Community Clinics, Voluntary Health Organizations, American Indian Tribes, Colleges and Universities, County Offices of Education, School Districts, Health Maintenance Organizations, Professional Health Associations, and Professional Health Education Associations.
3. Applicants claiming private non-profit status must submit proof of their non-profit status with their Application. Certification from the State of California, Office of Secretary of State, and a letter from the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) classifying the agency as a non-profit agency is acceptable proof. For example, see Appendix 6: Sample Non-Profit Status Letter. This letter must be uploaded into the Additional Documents section of the Online Tobacco Information System (OTIS).
4. Local Lead Agency (LLA) Applicants: Pursuant to H&S Code Section 104440, LLAs are ineligible for awards under the competitive grants program unless the Applicant is a participant within a consortium of community-based organizations or non-profit agencies. Each member of the consortium must be located and/or working in one or more of the counties within the region. Consortium partners do not need to be funded equally. If a consortium application includes an LLA, the LLA must be the Applicant agency and serve as the administrative hub for the consortium partners. An LLA consortium Applicant should include no more than two additional partners. In an LLA consortium application, the LLA may not be the recipient of more than one-third of the budget request. Ineligible applications will not be reviewed.
5. Non-LLA Applicants: May submit an application reflecting a consortium of up to three (3) agencies, including the prime Applicant. Consortium partners do not need to be funded equally. If a consortium application is submitted, the lead organization must be the Applicant that will serve as the administrative hub for the consortium partners.
6. State of California agencies other than state universities, colleges, and community colleges are not eligible.

Selection Criteria

Each application that complies with the administrative requirements and completeness 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. Funding decisions may also be made to ensure that funded projects do not duplicate or overlap efforts with existing CDPH/CTPP-funded projects and that there is a balanced representation of the types of organizations funded.

CTPP reserves the right to not fund any of the applications received for this RFA

• 24-10002_Letter Addendum 1 (PDF - 249.31 Kb)


• 24-10002_The Statewide End to California’s Tobacco Epidemic_Addendum1 (PDF - 354.60 Kb)


• Appendix 1_Tobacco Use and Disease Background (PDF - 181.66 Kb)


• Appendix 2_Prescribed Scope of Work Community Engagement and Organizing (PDF - 474.42 Kb)


• Appendix 3_Prescribed Scope of Work Policy Development and Implementation (PDF - 0.80 Mb)


• Appendix 4_Prescribed Scope of Work Youth and Young Adult Advocacy_Addendum1 (PDF - 3.25 Mb)


• Appendix 5_Background and Authorizing Legislation (PDF - 111.52 Kb)


• Appendix 6_Sample Non-Profit Status Letter (PDF - 196.89 Kb)


• Appendix 7_Certification of Non-Acceptance of Tobacco Funds (PDF - 81.21 Kb)


• Appendix 8_Mandatory Letter of Intent and Template (PDF - 147.19 Kb)


• Appendix 9_TCFOR Website User Instructions (PDF - 200.98 Kb)


• Appendix 10_Instructions for Accessing the OTIS Applicant Training Course (PDF - 0.71 Mb)


• Appendix 11_Application Scoring Criteria (PDF - 193.53 Kb)


• Appendix 12_Budget Justification Instruction (PDF - 306.39 Kb)


• Appendix 13_Comparable State Civil Service Classifications (PDF - 103.95 Kb)


• Appendix 14_CTCP Program Letter 18-01 Incentive Materials (PDF - 269.00 Kb)


• Appendix 15_California Tobacco Control Program Policy Manual (PDF - 2.15 Mb)


• Appendix 16_California Tobacco Control Program Administrative Manual (PDF - 1.62 Mb)


• Appendix 17_Additional Tobacco Prevention Funding (PDF - 107.20 Kb)


• Appendix 18_California Civil Rights Laws Attachment (PDF - 1.15 Mb)

• 24-10002_CDPH1229 (PDF - 182.81 Kb)


• 24-10002_EXHIBIT A, ATTACHMENT 1 (PDF - 58.27 Kb)


• 24-10002_EXHIBIT A (PDF - 59.89 Kb)


• 24-10002_EXHIBIT B (PDF - 91.90 Kb)


• 24-10002_EXHIBIT C (PDF - 135.50 Kb)


• 24-10002_EXHIBIT D (PDF - 116.06 Kb)


• 24-10002_EXHIBIT E (PDF - 137.04 Kb)

An optional virtual informational webinar will be conducted on October 24, 2023* from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., PT*. Prospective Applicants are strongly encouraged to participate. The purpose of the Informational Webinar is to provide interested parties with an opportunity to ask questions about the preparation and submission of the Application.

Register in advance for this webinar: https://cdph-ca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NtPcu0z9Rp6JQvrZM0ivAg  

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

*Dates and times are tentative. 

• CG 24-10002 Statewide Webinar

The maximum award for the full 60-month period is $5,500,000 per awardee. Up to $16.5 million is anticipated to be distributed among all awardees. Funding is contingent upon available revenues, appropriation by the Legislature and the Governor, multi-year spending authority, and CDPH/CTPP funding priorities and/or legal or administrative limitations.

• Other Materials
• 24-10002_The Statewide End to Californias Tobacco Epidemic_Q-A (PDF - 0.51 Mb)
• Evaluator Selection and Manage Certification Process Ckecklist (PDF - 89.43 Kb)
• NewSSO-MFAApplicant (PDF - 0.51 Mb)
• OTIS Setup Account Process Checklist (PDF - 85.71 Kb)
• ProjectDirector-OTISandRoverAccountRequest (MP4 File - 7.79 Mb)
• TCFOR Process for New Applicants Checklist (PDF - 62.45 Kb)
• TCFOR Process for OTIS Account User Checklist (PDF - 89.50 Kb)