The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) is excited to announce its next three year Youth Tobacco Use Prevention Request for Proposal (RFP).
Donor Name: Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY)
State: Virginia
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/23/2023
Size of the Grant:
- Youth Development: up to $159,000
- Community Innovation: up to $99,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The purpose of this Request for Best Value Proposals (RFP) is for the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) to solicit online proposals to establish a contract through competitive negotiations for the implementation of youth tobacco use prevention/cessation programs (Youth Development) or to develop and implement new and innovative strategies to reduce tobacco-, nicotine-, and vaping-related health disparities among youth (Community Innovation).
Funding Categories
There are two funding categories:
- Youth Development will fund tobacco, nicotine, and vaping prevention or cessation instruction
- Community Innovation will fund the development of new and innovative strategies to reduce tobacco-, nicotine-, and vaping-related youth health disparities
Both funding categories are intended to prevent and reduce youth tobacco, nicotine, and vaping product use in Virginia.
The contract period is July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027.
Funding Information
A total of up to $8,742,000 is available over three years for grants statewide. Grant awards will be made to more than one Applicant. Two categories of funding are available.
- Youth Development
- Individual grant awards will not exceed $159,000 in a three-year period. Per year, the award amount requested shall not exceed $53,000.
- Funding can be requested to implement one or more programs found in the Tobacco-Free Generation Curriculum Guide. Funding can be requested for program curriculum, training, related materials, grant management staff, program instructors, and other allowable line items shown in the budget form.
- Community Innovation
- Individual grant awards will not exceed $99,000 in a three-year period. Per year, the award amount requested shall not exceed $33,000.
- Funding can be requested to develop and implement new and innovative strategies to reduce tobacco-, nicotine-, and vaping-related youth health disparities. Funding can be requested for related materials, grant management staff, personnel, and other allowable line items shown in the budget form.
Award Criteria
Selection will be made of applicants deemed to be fully qualified and best suited among those submitting proposals on the following:
- The ratings from the reviewers’ evaluations
- The group consensus rating at the team review
- The Best Value requirements
- The amount of funding available
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated using the following Best Value rating method:
- Acceptable: Applicant’s proposal demonstrates a very good understanding of goals and objectives of the RFP. There may be strengths and weaknesses, however strengths outweigh the weaknesses.
- Marginal: Applicant’s proposal demonstrates a fair understanding of the goals and objectives of the RFP. Weaknesses are present and may outweigh strengths that exist. Weaknesses can be corrected.
- Unacceptable: Applicant’s proposal fails to demonstrate an understanding of the goals and objectives of the RFP and is generally deemed unresponsive to the RFP. The proposal has one or more significant weaknesses that outweigh the strengths. Weaknesses will be very difficult to correct or are not correctable.
For more information, visit VFHY.
