RFA #40886 STEPP FY24 Innovative Interventions Grant Funding
On August 19, 2022, the Tobacco Education, Prevention, and Cessation Grants Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Prevention Services Division released its new Request for Applications (RFA) 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. The State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP) is a collaborative partnership between the state program and the grantee projects.
Data from 2001 through 2018 in Colorado show that the populations experiencing the most tobacco-related harm are Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and LGB communities, Coloradans who live in rural areas, people with Medicaid health coverage, and people with behavioral and mental health conditions.
CDPHE maintains a strong commitment to health and racial equity as a foundation for all the work we do. Our vision is that every Coloradan has equitable access to opportunities to thrive regardless of who they are or where they live. Advancing health and racial equity through programmatic and policy efforts is our highest priority.
The funding cycle for this RFA is for state fiscal years 2024-2026 (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2026). STEPP anticipates awarding grants for a three-year grant period. STEPP reserves the option to shorten or extend awards.
The Tobacco Grants program allocates funding among four categories consistent with the recommended funding framework outlined in the CDC’s Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs: state and community efforts, cessation, mass reach media, surveillance and evaluation. The funding framework is designed to enable comprehensive, evidence-based programming statewide and conduct innovative projects to enhance the evidence base of effective strategies to reach populations with higher tobacco burden.
Tobacco control interventions and application processes for local public health agency-led tobacco control work under Core Tobacco funding for FY24-26 will be released in the fall of 2022.
STEPP expects to recommend renewal of several current projects (continuation projects) through scope of work and budget negotiations to evolve and align the work with the priorities of the 2030 Strategic Plan. Guidance on other continuation projects will be made available at a later time.
Information regarding these funding opportunities can be found on this page when they are released.
The deadline to apply was October 28, 2022, at 5 p.m. MDT. The Program is no longer accepting applications for RFA #40886.
The purpose of STEPP RFA #40886 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.
The initiatives funded through this RFA 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.
Approximately $2.5 million annually is available through this RFA under two sets of tobacco control interventions:
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:
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Tobacco Control Strategies in Priority Population Community-Based Organizations
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Other Evidence-Informed Strategies to Advance Equity in Policy and Environmental Change Commercial Tobacco Control
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Healthy Housing Pilot Project
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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:
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Leveraging Clinical-Community Partnerships for Systems Change
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Statewide Implementation of the Baby & Me Tobacco-Free Program (BMTFP)
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Other Evidence-Informed Strategies to Support People Quitting Tobacco
Informational sessions
Applicant webinar:
Additional Questions
Contact us with questions about the funding application process at cdphe_a35grantreviewcommittees@state.co.us.