Deadline: 6-May-22
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disabilities Services (KDADS)/Behavioral Health Commission invites Kansas nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations of all disciplines to submit proposals for E-Cigarette Prevention/Reduction Grant.
Goal: The primary goal and purpose of this RFA is to equip Kansas youth and young adults with knowledge and skills to live e-cigarette, vaping and other tobacco/nicotine-free by allocating additional funding toward prevention of e-cigarette, vaping and other tobacco usage among youth by leveraging individual-level interventions.
Duration: The project phase for these optional grants will be June 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. All funds must be expended by March 31, 2023.
Targeted Population: The targeted population is youth grades 6 – 12 and young adults 18-25 years of age.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services invites community coalitions, and others from private, nonprofit, and/or community organizations to apply. Eligible grantees must be an existing organization that has been established at least one year prior to the date of the RFA. Effective applicants must possess a stable and effective organizational structure with clearly defined staff roles that can facilitate the required programming.
- Selected applicants shall sign a Notice of Grant Award, an agreement that KDADS will provide. The proposal submitted to KDADS shall become part of the Notice of Grant Award.
- Applicants are required to have a DUNS number at the time of submission of the funding proposal. This number is a unique nine-digit identification number provided by Dun & Bradstreet.
- The minimum qualifications of proposing organizations must include the following items:
- KS Business License (issued by the Office of the Secretary of the State);
- Experience implementing services of similar complexity;
- Capacity to submit required data to KDADS in a manner that is timely and accurate; and,
- Capacity to implement and begin all services within one month of receiving notification of award and complete services by Capacity to implement and begin all services within one month of receiving notification of award and complete services by March 31, 2023.
For more information, visit https://kdads.ks.gov/provider-home/providers/bhs-funding-opportunities
