Tobacco Control Program Component A: Health Systems for a Tobacco-Free New York Component B: Center for Health Systems Improvement

The New York State Department of Health, Division of Chronic Disease Prevention, Tobacco Control Program (TCP) announces the availability of $3,275,000 annually in New York State funds to organizations that will work to engage health care systems to improve the delivery of guideline-concordant care for Tobacco Use Disorders through systems and policy change at the health care organization level.

Health care organizations that serve populations disproportionately affected by tobacco industry-driven disparities in tobacco use (people with low income, low educational attainment, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and/or people with other physical disabilities) are a focus for this procurement with priorities given to organizations that serve populations with lower income, less education, and individuals with serious mental illness due to high smoking prevalence among these groups and large population sizes. Health system interventions that result from this procurement should lead to an expansion of the reach of evidence-based TUD interventions by changing the existing health care system without grantees directly providing cessation treatment. The focus of this procurement is working with high level administrative decision-makers to ensure that providers in the health systems they oversee deliver the TUD treatment to its members. Grantees should work with health care organizations to identify trusted resources (i.e. community-based organizations, peer groups, faith-based organization) to support and reinforce the organization’s delivery of TUD treatment.

To ensure statewide coverage, eight Component A awards will be made, one in each catchment area as identified in Table 1 below. Additionally, one Component B award will be made for the Statewide Center for Health Systems Improvement (HSI). Awards will be made for a five-year period anticipated to begin May 1, 2026, and end April 30, 2031.  The total anticipated annual funding in support of the anticipated 9 State contracts (eight Component A catchment area-focused contracts, one Component B statewide-contract) is $3,275,000, for an anticipated five-year value of $16,375,000.

Minimum Eligibility:

Eligible applicants for Component A are as follows:

1)  Eligible Applicants must be prequalified in the New York State Statewide Financial System (SFS), if not exempt, on the date and time Applications in response to this Request for Applications (RFA) are due as specified in the “Key Dates” set forth on the Cover Page of this RFA.

2)  Eligible Applicants must be a public and private not-for-profit agencies and organizations in New York State, including but not limited to: local government and public health agencies, health care systems, primary care networks, academic institutions, community-based organizations, volunteer associations and professional associations with experience in health systems level change to improve quality of care.

Eligible applicants for Component B are as follows:

1)  Eligible Applicants must be prequalified in the New York State Statewide Financial System (SFS), if not exempt, on the date and time Applications in response to this Request for Applications (RFA) are due as specified in the “Key Dates” set forth on the Cover Page of this RFA.

2)  Public and private not-for-profit agencies and organizations in New York State, including but not limited to: local government and public health agencies, health care systems, primary care networks, academic institutions, community-based organizations, volunteer associations and professional associations with experience in health systems level change to improve quality of care.

Organizations may apply for Component A, Component B, or both. A separate application must be submitted for each Component A Catchment area and/or Component B. Eligible applicants may apply for no more than two catchment areas in Component A and must submit a separate application for each catchment area. If an award is made to one organization to cover both Component A and Component B, upon award the organization will need to demonstrate how the components will operate independently of each other, specifically when it comes to staffing, work plan deliverables, and program management. Applications will be reviewed separately and independently of information contained in an application for the other component.

RFA 20674 – Tobacco Control Program