Ending California's Tobacco Epidemic in Every Community

Ending California's Tobacco Epidemic in Every Community is sponsored by California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP). This Request for Application (RFA) funds local projects with demonstrated experience in tobacco prevention to accelerate momentum toward ending California's tobacco epidemic through policy, system, and environmental change strategies by increasing community engagement within dis…

Ending California’s Tobacco Epidemic in Every Community - California Grants Portal Fund up to 43 projects to accelerate momentum toward ending CA's tobacco epidemic through policy, system, and environmental change strategies by increasing community engagement within populations disproportionately targeted by the tobacco industry.

Priority populations include the following populations: African American/Black; Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; Latino; LGBTQ; and rural residents. This Request for Application seeks to fund up to 43 local projects with three or more years of demonstrated agency experience and capabilities in tobacco prevention.

The purpose of this RFA is to accelerate momentum toward ending California's tobacco epidemic through policy, system, and environmental change strategies by increasing community engagement within populations that have been disproportionately targeted by the tobacco industry.

Priority populations include the following population groups: African American/Black; Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; Latino; and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning; and rural residents. For more than 30 years, the CA Department of Public Health, CA Tobacco Prevention Program has administered a comprehensive policy, system, and environmental change program.

The Program changes social norms relating to tobacco use to make tobacco undesirable, unacceptable, and inaccessible. Building on decades of success, CDPH/CTPP has shifted its focus from "controlling" the industry-created tobacco epidemic, to ending it.

CDPH/CTPP seeks to transform California by eradicating the tobacco industry's manipulative, predatory, and deadly influence to equitably increase the health, environmental, and economic well-being of California's diverse populations. Worldwide, the movement to end the tobacco epidemic is gaining momentum with several countries announcing intentions to work toward a tobacco endgame.

California continues to lead the nation in adopting strong state and local policies that serve as incubators of innovation to protect Californians' health and prevent and reduce tobacco use. Despite these successes, smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in California, accounting for approximately 40,000 deaths annually.

Many groups - including racial and ethnic groups, people experiencing low socioeconomic status, residents of rural areas, members of the LGBTQ+ community, personnel and military veterans, workers not covered by smokefree workplace laws, people with behavioral health conditions, people with disabilities, and youth of school-age continue to experience higher rates of tobacco use, secondhand smoke exposure, tobacco industry targeting, and/or tobacco-related disease.

CDPH/CTPP recognizes that the time for incremental changes is over, and we are committed to transformational change to tackle the societal, economic, and environmental burden resulting from the industry's purposeful production of a highly addictive consumer product and the deceitful practices it uses to aggressively push its products on youth and other vulnerable communities.

CA public or private non-profits with a permanent place of business in CA or are qualified by the CA Secretary of State to do business in CA.

Eligibles include: Local Health Departments, Hospitals, Community Clinics, Voluntary Health Organizations, American Indian Tribes, Colleges/Universities, County Offices of Education, School Districts, Health Maintenance Organizations, Professional Health and Professional Health Education Associations. The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker.

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Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant. Expected number of awards A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given.

Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Estimated amount per award Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts.

Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.

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It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number. Proposition 56, the California Healthcare, Research & Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 and/or Proposition 99, the California Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988. The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee.

Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly). State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying. For questions about this grant, contact: 1-916-449-5500, CTCPCompetitiveGrants@cdph.

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