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RFA #48964768 FY27-29 State and Community Tobacco Interventions and Tobacco Treatment Interventions

Please Note Important Updates: Strategy 2.4 Revision and Letter of Intent Deadline Extended

Strategy 2.4 Revision

  • The approximate funding amount available for this strategy per year was increased to up to $600,000 and multiple awards are expected.  

Letter of Intent Submission Deadline Update

  • STEPP has extended the deadline for Letter of Intent submissions to 5 p.m., Monday, October 6, 2025 MDT.

Grant funding announcement

On August 21, 2025, the Tobacco Education, Prevention, and Cessation Grants Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Prevention Services Division released a Request for Applications (RFA) #48964768 to fund evidence-based and innovative approaches to address commercial tobacco-related disparities, with a focus on interventions that prioritize the groups with tobacco use rates above the state average. 

Data from 2001 through 2022 in Colorado show that the populations experiencing the most tobacco-related health consequences are Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, LGB communities, Hispanic/Latino men, Coloradans who live in rural areas, people with Medicaid health coverage, and people with behavioral and mental health conditions. (Due to limitations in our surveillance systems, these data only reflect tobacco use rates among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual individuals.)

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.

Approximately $6.7 million is available through this RFA for the initial contract term under two sets of tobacco control interventions: 

State and Community Tobacco Interventions

  • Community-Led Change to Eliminate Tobacco-Related Disparities
  • Healthy Housing Multiunit Rental Licensing Pilot
  • Secondhand Smoke Education for Parents of Young Children
  • Other Evidence-Informed Innovation to Reduce Disparities through Policy and Environmental Change Commercial Tobacco Control
     

Tobacco Treatment Interventions

  • Quality Lung Cancer Screening
  • Bridging the Gap: Nicotine Cessation Services for Colorado’s Underserved Populations
  • Nicotine Cessation Innovation Lab
  • Community Pharmacy Partnership for Prevention:  Chronic Disease and Tobacco Risk Factors Reduction
  • Community-Based Organization Cessation Innovation Panels
  • Smoke-Free Starts: Promoting Secondhand Smoke and Vape Aerosol Education and Tobacco Cessation Support for Parents through Pediatric & Primary Care Settings
  • Smoke-Free Multi-unit Housing and Integrated Cessation Support
  • Other Evidence-Informed Strategies to Support People Quitting Tobacco
     

 

STEPP anticipates awarding grants for a three-year grant period. STEPP reserves the option to shorten or extend awards. Visit the STEPP funding opportunities webpage for the program’s complete funding portfolio, including additional funding announcements.

Submission information

All applications must be submitted via a completed RFA Application Form with the following components (refer to the RFA document for more information):

  1. Cover sheet and signature page
    1. Upload Attachment A. (Google doc)
  2. Project Contact Information
  3. General Project Intake Questions
  4. Executive Summary
    1. Uploaded as PDF
  5. Application Narrative
    1. Uploaded as PDF
  6. Project Implementation Plan
    1. Upload Attachment B. (Google doc)
  7. Budget and Budget Justification
    1. Upload Attachment C - Cost-Reimbursement STEPP RFA Budget Template 12 Month. (Google sheet) 
      or
    2. Upload Attachment D - Advance Payment RFA Budget Template 12 Month. (Google sheet)
  8. Letters of Collaboration, if applicable
  9. Financial Risk Assessment Questionnaire
    1. Upload Attachment E. (Google doc)
      or
    2. Complete the Financial Risk Assessment Questionnaire Google Form
  10. Reimbursement Mechanism Selection
STEPP RFA #48964768 Application Form
STEPP RFA #48964768 Document

The deadline to apply is  5 p.m. (MDT), Monday, October 20, 2025

Additional information

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 not-for-profit private sector organizations are eligible to apply for funding interventions listed in this RFA. Also eligible are federally recognized Tribal governments in Colorado, as well as nonprofit organizations providing services to Tribal reservations with a letter of support from the applicable Tribal Council.
 

Questions

Applicants may submit written questions via a form available on the STEPP Funding Opportunities webpage, to obtain clarification of requirements concerning this RFA. Access and submit questions via the RFA Inquiry Form. No questions will be accepted after the date and time indicated in the schedule of activities. All inquiries must be submitted through the form and applicants should identify questions with the following information:

  1. Name
  2. Email address
  3. RFA strategy information, including:
    1. strategy
    2. section
    3. page number
    4. paragraph number the question applies to

No questions will be accepted after 5 p.m. MDT on October 7, 2025

Answers

Answers to application questions are posted as outlined in the schedule of activities by the close of business on the date indicated. Applicants are not to rely on any other statements that alter any specification or any other term or condition of the RFA.


 

On August 27th from 1-2 p.m. (MDT), STEPP hosted a webinar to review the RFA and address any questions. The recording of the applicant webinar will be available until the application deadline passes.

Schedule of activitiesTime (MDT)Date
RFA link published on the STEPP Funding Opportunities webpage.N/A8/21/25

Pre-Application Webinar (informational, will be recorded for future viewing).

1 p.m.8/27/25

Submission deadline for the Letter of Intent to Apply (non-binding, not required, but requested for program planning purposes). 

5 p.m.10/6/25 (The Letter of Intent deadline has been extended)

Deadline for applicants to submit written inquiries. Submit all inquiries using the STEPP RFA Inquiry form. Per guidance, all answers will be published on STEPP Funding Opportunities webpage.

**No questions will be accepted after 5 p.m. (MDT) on October 7, 2025.**

5 p.m.10/7/25
Answers to written inquiries and any changes to the RFA will be published on this webpage.5 p.m.

9/5/25

9/12/25

9/19/25

9/26/25

10/3/25

10/10/25

Application submission deadline.5 p.m.10/20/25
Evaluation Period.N/A10/20/25-1/16/26
Estimated Notification of Awards.N/A4/30/26
Estimated Contract Effective Date.N/A7/1/26

Additional Questions

Contact us with questions about the funding application process at cdphe_a35grantreviewcommittees@state.co.us.

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