The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to fund innovative approaches to address commercial tobacco-related inequities, with a focus on interventions that prioritize the groups with tobacco use rates above the state average.
Donor Name: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The grant program is administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Prevention Services Division, State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP), and governed by Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.)
These initiatives will focus on collaborating with groups that represent and serve populations experiencing the most tobacco-related harms, with tailored approaches, where they live, work, play, and receive medical and social services. The following strategies will build upon what is working in Colorado to change social norms regarding tobacco initiation, use, and secondhand smoke exposure and further community-wide mobilization efforts to reduce tobacco initiation and prevalence.
State and Community Tobacco Interventions: The purpose of the strategies under this intervention are to fund environmental approaches to reduce tobacco-related disparities through community-led interventions and policy and social norms change regarding commercial tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure:
- Tobacco Control Strategies in Priority Population Community-Based Organizations
- Other Evidence-Informed Strategies to Advance Equity in Policy and Environmental Change Commercial Tobacco Control
- Healthy Housing Pilot Project
- Tobacco Control Infrastructure Support: Technical Assistance
Tobacco Treatment Interventions: The purpose of the strategies under this intervention are to fund the implementation and uptake of person-centered, culture-affirming, and identify-affirming tobacco treatment interventions, informed by evidence-based public health practice, where individuals live, work, play, and receive medical and social services:
- Leveraging Clinical-Community Partnerships for Systems Change
- Statewide Implementation of the Baby & Me Tobacco-Free Program (BMTFP)
- Other Evidence-Informed Strategies to Support People Quitting Tobacco.
Funding Information
- Available Funds: Funding available for the initial contract period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, is approximately $2.5M.
- The minimum grant award amount is $50,000 per year.
- Duration of Grants: STEPP anticipates awarding grants for a three-year grant period.
Eligibility Criteria
- According to §25-3.5-803(2) C.R.S., nonprofit/not-for-profit organizations, public or governmental entities, political subdivisions of the state, educational institutions, and non-for-profit private sector organizations are eligible to apply for funding interventions listed in this Request for Applications. Also eligible are nonprofit organizations providing services to eligible Tribes on the reservation or federally recognized Tribal land with a letter of support from the applicable Tribal Council.
- While applicants may apply for more than one of the funding interventions (state and community or tobacco treatment) and/or for multiple strategies within each initiative, applicants must submit a complete, separate application for each strategy they are applying for. For example, applicants who apply for multiple separate strategies must submit a complete, separate application for each strategy. Applicants bundling or combining strategies listed in the RFA must submit a complete application under the “Other Evidence-Informed Strategies” title in either the State and Community or Tobacco Treatment Interventions category. Each application for a strategy will be considered a separate project.
- Collaborative applications between lead applicants and community-based organizations representing and serving priority populations and/or between local public health agencies are strongly encouraged. Partnerships must be clearly identified and Letters of Collaboration from participating agencies in the project must state the specific partnership or commitment offered. Applicants must identify work to be completed by subcontractors and will be responsible for monitoring the successful completion of work subcontracted to others.
- Awardees will be expected to work with other STEPP grantees and STEPP’s Training and Technical Assistance and Evaluation providers, as deemed appropriate.
For more information, visit CDPHE.
