This Request for Application (RFA) seeks to fund five (5) Federally Recognized California Tribal Governments to address commercial tobacco-related disparities affecting the American Indian population. For this RFA, Applicants are required to: 1) Build capacity and skills among tribal members and staff employed by tribal governmental organizations to implement commercial tobacco use prevention and reduction interventions and provide health education services; 2) Mobilize and engage community residents and tribal governmental organizations to engage in commercial tobacco use prevention and cessation and support policy and system changes; and 3) Design, support, adopt, implement, and evaluate tribal policy and system change campaigns that seek to prevent and reduce commercial tobacco use.

• 24-10074 Funding Alert (PDF - 276.32 Kb)

1. Organization Type

a.Federally Recognized California Tribal Governments per the U.S. Department of Interior Indian Affairs, and Tribal Joint Power Authorities are eligible to apply for these funds.

b.Tribal Consortiums, defined as a non-profit partnership between two or more tribes authorized by governing bodies of those tribes to apply for and receive assistance, are not eligible to apply.

c. California public or private non-profit entities are not eligible to apply for these funds. Additionally, Local Lead Agencies, local health departments, colleges and universities, county offices of education, school districts, and State of California and federal government agencies are not eligible to apply.

2. Required Scope of Work (SOW)

Applicants are required to use the SOW intervention and evaluation activities (Appendix 2: Required Scope of Work) that are pre-populated in OTIS. The required activities are comprehensive and designed to support the selected objectives. Applicants may propose one or more additional activities that are not listed in the required SOW, during the modification period (if awarded).  Please note that it is not guaranteed that any proposed activity will be accepted during the modification period. Additionally, a proposed additional activity cannot be used as a substitution for any of the required activities in the SOW and cannot be used as a method to augment available funds.

3. 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. Please see Appendix 4: Certification of Non-Acceptance of Tobacco Funds

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• Appendix 1_2023 Key Informant Interview Summary (PDF - 0.72 Mb)


• Appendix 2_Required Scope of Work (PDF - 177.91 Kb)


• Appendix 3_Background and Authorizing Legislation (PDF - 0.69 Mb)


• Appendix 4_Certification of Non-Acceptance of Tobacco Funds (PDF - 159.73 Kb)


• Appendix 5_TCFOR Website User Instructions (PDF - 200.05 Kb)


• Appendix 6_Instructions for Accessing the OTIS Applicant Training Course (PDF - 0.73 Mb)


• Appendix 7_Applicant Scoring Criteria (PDF - 141.75 Kb)


• Appendix 8_ Budget Cost Sheet (MS Excel File - 21.43 Kb)


• Appendix 9_Comparable State Civil Service Classifications (PDF - 145.28 Kb)


• Appendix 10_Additional Tobacco Prevention Funding (PDF - 212.58 Kb)


• Appendix 11_California Civil Rights Laws Attachment (PDF - 0.63 Mb)


• Appendix 12_ Tribal Resolution of Support (PDF - 91.63 Kb)


• Appendix 13_California Tobacco Control Program Policy Manual (PDF - 4.98 Mb)


• Appendix 14_California Tobacco Control Program Administrative Manual (PDF - 1.71 Mb)

• 24-10074 cdph1229 (PDF - 159.80 Kb)


• 24-10074 Exhibit A_Grant Application (PDF - 37.90 Kb)


• 24-10074 Exhibit A, Attachment I_Grantee’s Written Modifications to the Grant Application (PDF - 57.36 Kb)


• 24-10074 Exhibit B_Budget Detail and Payment Provisions (PDF - 85.85 Kb)


• 24-10074 Exhibit C_Standard Grant Conditions (PDF - 129.35 Kb)


• 24-10074 Exhibit D_Request For Application (PDF - 161.60 Kb)


• 24-10074 Exhibit E_Additional Provisions (PDF - 118.77 Kb)

Optional Zoom Informational Webinar will be held on April 16, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., PT*. The webinar will provide information about the RFA along with an overview on how to prepare and submit the application and tips on navigating the Online Tobacco Information System (OTIS). Prospective applicants intending to submit an application are strongly encouraged to participate. The purpose of the Informational Webinar is to provide information about the RFA to potential applicants and an opportunity to pose written questions about preparing and submitting the application.  Register in advance for this webinar: https://cdph-ca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c94PSL3BTh-_lJYs5O_vTA. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Participants may view the Informational Webinar access information at https://tcfor.catcp.org/.

• Empowering Commercial Tobacco Prevention Efforts In Tribal Communities -CG-24-10074 Webinar

Funding will be available from Proposition 99, the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988 and/or Proposition 56, the California, Research, and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016. The total amount of funding available is up to $4,666,665 to fund up to five (5) projects at $933,333 each for the 56-month grant period. Funding is contingent upon available revenues and appropriations by the Legislature and the Governor’s Budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 and subsequent FYs.

Written questions on this RFA will be accepted through 5:00 p.m., PT* on April 23, 2024, by email (CTPPCompetitiveGrants@cdph.ca.gov), and responses will be posted to the https://tcfor.catcp.org/ website on April 30, 2024.*

*Dates and times are tentative.

• Other Materials
• OTIS Setup Account Process Checklist (PDF - 85.71 Kb)
• TCFOR Process for New Applicants Checklist (PDF - 62.45 Kb)
• TCFOR Process for OTIS Account User Checklist (PDF - 89.50 Kb)
• NewSSO-MFAApplicant (PDF - 0.51 Mb)
• Project Director-OTIS and Rover Account Request (MP4 File - 7.79 Mb)