The California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program (CDPH/CTCP) is issuing this solicitation for the purpose of funding one (1) public, or private-nonprofit agency to ensure that an African American/Black Statewide Coordinating Center is fully functional through April 23, 2023 on par with the services provided by the Statewide Coordinating Centers that were funded by RFA 17-10593 Priority Population Coordinating Centers to serve the 1) Asian and Pacific Islander; 2) Hispanic/Latino; and 3) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) populations. Each of these Statewide Coordinating Centers was fully-funded at approximately $2.5 million each for the 5-year grant term. The successful applicant for the African American/Black Statewide Coordinating Center, under RFA 17-10593, requested and was awarded approximately $1.8 million. As a result of under-budgeting, the activities in the last 16-months of the African American/Black Statewide Coordinating Center are limited in scope and not comparable to the services being provided by the three other priority population Statewide Coordinating Centers funded under RFA #17-10593 Priority Population Coordinating Centers.

CDPH/CTCP determined that it is of high public health importance to maintain full Statewide Coordinating Center services for the African American/Black community. Because RFA #17-10593 Priority Population Coordinating Centers restricted augmentations to award recipients, CDPH/CTCP did not have the authority to augment the recipient of the African American/Black Statewide Coordinating Center grant to maintain the full complement of Statewide Coordinating Center activities. Consequently, the purpose of this RFA is to provide funding to a qualified applicant to provide specific African American/Black Statewide Coordinating Center services for the period January 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023 to ensure that the African American/Black population has access to services comparable to the other Statewide Coordinating Centers.

• CG 21-10198 Funding Alert (PDF - 228.82 Kb)

Only California public or private non-profit entities are eligible to apply for these funds.     Applicants must submit proof of their non-profit status with their application. A 501(c)(3) letter from the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) classifying the agency as a non-profit agency is acceptable proof.

The Applicant must demonstrate a minimum of five (5) years of experience working with the African American/Black populations in California on tobacco use prevention and reduction efforts, that it is a California-based organization with regular ongoing programming and/or services provided in California, and that it has a principal place of business in California.

The Applicant must certify that it as well as proposed subcontractors, employees, officers, and directors of the Applicant do not have any real or apparent conflict of interest with the tobacco, electronic cigarette, or cannabis industry.  Additionally, the Applicant must be in good standing with various state agencies specified in the solicitation.

• RFA-CG 21-10198 African-American-Black Statewide Bridge (PDF - 421.93 Kb)


• Appendix_1_California Tobacco Control Program Statewide Initiative to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disparities Overview (PDF - 146.15 Kb)


• Appendix_2_African AmericanBlack Statewide Coordinating Center Bridge Request for Application Project Activities (PDF - 293.63 Kb)


• Appendix_3_Sample Non-Profit Status Letter (PDF - 106.17 Kb)


• Appendix_4_Certification of Non-Acceptance of Tobacco Funds (PDF - 0.62 Mb)


• Appendix_5_Tell Your Story Guidelines for Preparing Useful Evaluation Reports (PDF - 4.59 Mb)


• Appendix_6_Instructions for Accessing the OTIS Applicant Training Course Creating Your ApplicationPlan (PDF - 443.25 Kb)


• Appendix_7-CTCP- Program Letter 12-03 Allowed Policy Activities (PDF - 406.59 Kb)


• Appendix_8_ Budget Justification Instructions (PDF - 286.83 Kb)


• Appendix_9_Comparable State Civil Service Classifications (PDF - 178.12 Kb)


• Appendix_10_ CTCP-Program Letter 18-01 Incentive Materials (PDF - 0.73 Mb)


• Appendix_11_ Travel Reimbursement Information (PDF - 0.68 Mb)


• Appendix_12_ Local Lead Agency and Competitive Grantee Administrative and Policy Manual (PDF - 1.91 Mb)

The California Department of Public Health intends to award grants to the following agencies in response to Request for Application #21-10198, African American Black/Statewide Coordinating Center Bridge:

1. The URSA Institute

• CG 21-10198 CDPH 1229 (PDF - 156.39 Kb)


• CG 21-10198_Exhibit A Grant Application (PDF - 0.60 Mb)


• CG 21-10198_Exhibit A Attachment I (PDF - 154.48 Kb)


• CG 21-10198_Exhibit B Budget Detail and Payment Provisions (PDF - 85.88 Kb)


• CG 21-10198_Exhibit C Standard Grant Conditions (PDF - 304.03 Kb)


• CG 21-10198_Exhibit D Request for Application (PDF - 176.89 Kb)


• CG 21-10198_Exhibit E Additional Provisions (PDF - 287.94 Kb)

• CG 21-10198 Informational Webinar August 16, 2021, 1:30 PM (PDF - 64.41 Kb)


• CG 21-10198 African American/Black Statewide Coordinating Bridge Questions and Answers (PDF - 117.89 Kb)

*Dates and times are tentative.

**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 (Prop 56). Up to $605,000.00 is available to fund one (1) project for 16 months to implement a prescribed and pre-populated scope of work. Funds available for Budget Period 1 (January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022) is $276,772. Funds available for Budget Period 2 (July 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023) is $328,228. Applications must cover the entire 16-month period and conform to the prescribed and pre-populated scope of work that will be released with the RFA. Unexpended funds do not carry over from Budget Period 1 to Budget Period 2. 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 administrative limitations. Continued funding for the grant will be dependent upon successful Contractor performance. Performance will be evaluated based on required progress reports.

Written questions on this RFA will be accepted through 5:00 p.m., PT on August 31, 2021*, by email at CTCPCompetitiveGrants@cdph.ca.gov. Responses will be posted to the TCFOR website on September 07, 2021.*

Verbal questions will not be accepted.

*Dates and times are tentative.

• Other Materials
• Evaluator Selection and Manage Certification Process Ckecklist (PDF - 89.43 Kb)
• 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)