IDPH: Office of Health Promotion

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Office of Health Promotion, Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program will provide funding to certified local health departments in Illinois to address COVID-19 health disparities, health equity, and health literacy among adults with a disproportionately high burden of tobacco use, and tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Demographic groups that should be reached through this funding include adults who use tobacco products and are Black, Hispanic, have a disability, have one or more chronic diseases, have a mental illness or substance use disorder, are low SES, live in a rural community, live in an underserved community, are limited English-speaking, pregnant, or identify as LGTBQ

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1. Training grantee staff in understanding tobacco cessation-related health equity, increased risk of COVID-19 with tobacco use, strategies to address low health literacy in the target populations, and best practices in tobacco-related health communications. 2. Disseminating health communications/information on tobacco use as a risk factor for chronic diseases and increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 among adults with chronic diseases. A proposed communication plan may include online targeted ads, paid social media ads, messaging in healthcare or community-based organizations (i.e., posters), transit advertising where applicable, and other local media sources. 3. Use linguistically and culturally appropriate health education materials to promote health equity and to increase awareness of tobacco cessation resources available to tobacco users in the targeted population groups. 4. Mobilize local coalitions and community partners to utilize available health communication materials to educate residents and community leaders about the increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 for tobacco users and available tobacco cessation resources. 5. Refer adults in the target populations who contact the health department to the Illinois Tobacco Quitline or local tobacco cessation resources for assistance. 6. Ensure all activities are planned and implemented with sensitivity to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, and levels of health literacy

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Government Organizations;

This grant application is open to certified local health departments in Illinois with a minimum of two years past participation in an IDPH-funded tobacco prevention and control grant.

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Project Grants

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A Webex technical assistance session for interested applicants will be offered on May 15, 2023, at 2 p.m. Conference Info/Registration Link: https://illinois2.webex.com/illinois2/j.php?MTID=m7bb354a6609d2e43eaca27ef6db52ce4

Applications must be submitted via the Illinois Department of Public Health's Electronic Grants Administration and Management System (EGrAMS), accessible at idphgrants.com.

Needs - Does the applicant provide data, facts and/or evidence that demonstrate that the proposal supports the grant program purpose. Capacity - Applicant background and experience with tobacco prevention and control activities. Quality of the application - does the application demonstrate alignment with project requirements. Does the application have a clearly defined scope of work, a workplan with SMART objectives and a focus on health equity considerations for high-risk populations, and a budget aligned with work plan activities.

Submitted grant applications will be reviewed and graded based on a 100-point scoring rubric. The categories are as follows: • Scope of Work: 35 points - (Applicant capacity and experience, proposed implementation approach, plan narrative provided with detailed activities, target populations clearly defined and realistic.) • Work Plan: 20 points – (Use of SMART Objectives; evidence-based interventions and activities aligned with program description and requirements, expected outcomes and measurements provided and aligned with program description and requirements.) • Budget: 10 points - (Budget reasonable, justified, aligned with work plan activities, and compliant with funding restrictions.) • Health Equity Checklist: 35 points (Please see below).

The deadline for grant application submission is included on the NOFO

Approval or disapproval of applications is June 30, 2023.

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This is a one-time funding opportunity.

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6. Funding Restrictions To be reimbursable under the IDPH/Office of Health Promotion Grant Agreement, expenditures must meet the following general criteria: • Be necessary and reasonable for proper and efficient administration of a grantee’s approved ITFC work plan and not be a general expense required to carry out the overall responsibilities of the grantee organization. • Be authorized or not prohibited under federal, state or local laws, or regulations. • Conform to any limitations or exclusions set forth in the applicable rules, program description, budget preparation instructions or grant agreement. • Be accorded consistent treatment through application of generally accepted accounting principles, appropriate to the circumstances. • Not be allocable to or included as a cost of any state or federally-financed program in either the current or a prior period. • Be net of all applicable credits. Unallowable uses of ITFC grant funds include, but are not limited, to the following: 1. Any expense for political or religious purposes; 2. Contributions or donations; 3. Incentives that are not related to program delivery, including but not limited to t-shirts, bags, backpacks, hats, pencils, rulers, bandage holders; 4. Floor mats, including those with tobacco control messages; 5. Fundraising or legislative lobbying expenses; 6. Payment of bad or non-program related debts, fines, or penalties; 7. Contribution to a contingency fund or provision for unforeseen events; 8. Entertainment, food, beverages or gratuities; 9. Membership fees; 10. Interest or financial payments or other fines or penalties; 11. Purchase or improvement of land or purchase, improvement or construction of a building; 12. Any expenditure that may create conflict of interest or the perception of impropriety; 13. Audit expenses; 14. Conference registration fees, unless pre-approved by the Tobacco Control Program Manager; 15. Exhibit or sponsorship fees of any kind; 16. Subscription costs; 17. Association dues; 18. Expenses for credentialing (e.g., Tobacco Treatment Specialist, CHES certification); 19. Airfare unless pre-approved by Tobacco Control Program Manager; 20. Out-of-state travel costs unless pre-approved by Tobacco Control Program Manager; 21. Tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy products (i.e., nicotine replacement therapy or prescription medication); 22. Tobacco cessation course materials, training, or staff time; 23. Gift cards (i.e., fuel, restaurants, transportation, retailers; 24. Tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, or vaping products for any purpose.

Monthly reimbursement reports and work plan progress reports submitted in EGrAMS will be required.

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There will be a maximum award of $52,000 per grant. There is no minimum award amount.

Outcomes expected: • Improved local health department capacity and services to high-risk population groups experiencing tobacco-related disparities, increased chronic disease risk/burden, and serious illness with COVID-19 infection. • Increased knowledge and utilization of media resources for awareness of tobacco burden, tobacco cessation resources, chronic disease burden, and COVID-19 by local health departments. • Reduced tobacco-use, chronic disease, and COVID-19 -related health disparities • Increased utilization of Illinois Tobacco Quitline services by population groups experiencing tobacco-related disparities.

Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs-2014, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health Best Practices User Guide, Health Equity in Tobacco Prevention and Control, CDC, Office on Smoking and Health

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Illinois Department of Public Health 535 W. Jefferson St., 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62761

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Illinois Tobacco-Free Communities

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FY 2023 : $630,000
FY 2024 : $750,000