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County Technical Assistance for Tobacco-Use Prevention Education

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.


Funding Description

The County Technical Assistance (TA) for Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) grant provides funding to county offices of education to plan, develop, and implement capacity building, technical assistance and training, and program monitoring and improvement services for TUPE activities implemented by local educational agencies. A portion of TA funds are to be directed to identifying and reducing disparities among disparate youth populations.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria Only county offices of education are eligible to apply for this funding. In order to be eligible to apply, the applicant agency must have been certified by the California Department of Education as meeting Tobacco-Free Policy Certification requirements as provided under California Health and Safety Code Section 104420 (n)(2).
Other Eligibility Considerations Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s) Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 and California Health and Safety Code Section 104420.
Source / Type State / Grant
State Fiscal Year 2019-20
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 6685 / 8590
Total Available $4,300,000
Recipient Amount See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula $37,500 base plus an additional amount based on the county's average daily attendance exceeding 37,500 units as reported to the CDE for 2018-19.

Important Dates

Date Application Available July 6, 2019
Due Date August 16, 2019
Expected Notification Date Unavailable

Additional Information

Application Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Funding [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/tupefunding.asp]
Background Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Prevention  [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/]
Fiscal Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Prevention  [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program Sarah Planche, 916-319-0193, splanche@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Rachael Gutierrez, 916-319-0196, rgutierr@cde.ca.gov
Division Educator Excellence and Equity Division, 916-319-0914 (phone), 916-319-0218 (fax)
Last Modified: July 25, 2019
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