Tobacco-Use Prevention Education: County Technical Assistance

Funding Description

The Tobacco-Use Prevention Education County Technical Assistance Funds provide funding to county offices of education to provide leadership, administrative oversight, training, and technical assistance (TA) to all local educational agencies (LEAs) in the county. TA focuses on: tobacco-free school policies, support to LEAs on tobacco-use prevention education and instruction, staff professional development, family and community engagement, interagency partnerships, cessation support and referrals, and program assessment. 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)	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Proposition 99: California Health and Safety Code sections 104420 and 104435. Budget Act Item 6100-101-0231 Proposition 56: 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	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6680, 6685 / 8590
Total Available	$5,592,000
Recipient Amount	Proposition 56: $2,796,000 Proposition 99: $2,796,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	$37,500 base plus an additional amount based on the county's P-2 average daily attendance exceeding $37,500 units as reported to the CDE for 2024-25.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	April 21, 2025
Due Date	June 6, 2025
Expected Notification Date	October 1, 2025

Additional Information

Application	Request for Applications [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r29/tupectarfa2526.asp]
Background	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/tupe.asp]
Fiscal	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Funding [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/tupefunding.asp]
Funding Results	Funding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r29/ctafundresults2526.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Office, 916-323-1540, tupe@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Office, 916-323-1540, tupe@cde.ca.gov
Division	Whole Child Division, 916-323-1540 (phone), 916-323-6061 (fax)