Request for RFPs - 5/24/06

Q: One of your peers is looking for RFPs in the following areas:

  1. Statewide Evaluation
  2. Coordination of Training /Technical Assist. Systems
  3. Local or State coalitions
  4. Statewide youth advocacy leadership movements/programs
  5. Local social norms

A:

  1. Alabama – Click here to view our RFP for the Quitline.

  2. Alaska – Click here to view our recent RFP for community grants (funds local social norms change efforts and development of local coalitions) plus the appendices. We expect to post an RFP in the next few weeks for administrative support for our statewide coalition, and also one for technical assistance to health care center grantees pursuing health systems changes that support cessation. They will be posted on our public notice site: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/publicnotice/. We also have a number of old RFPs for various items that can found by searching under archived RFPs here: http://notes4.state.ak.us/pn.

  3. California – California has many archived RFPs that pertain to all of these topics available online at our website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/tobacco/html/archive.htm#rfa
    These documents are public and can be downloaded and adapted for use by others.

  4. Louisiana (Foundation) - Our recent RFA for our Community Program Grants can be found on our website, www.tobaccofreeliving.org A required activity in this RFA is youth prevention programming. We asked organizations to choose from one of three Evidence-Based Interventions (EBIs) focusing on youth.

  5. Indiana (Foundation) – Here is the RFP we use for our local grant process. This past grant cycle we divided this into two parts. Part one was designed to determine the capacity of the local organization to do tobacco control work. Part two was their actual workplan development.

  6. Nebraska - Here are RFPs we've used for a statewide youth advocacy/empowerment movement and for our local programs/coalition groups.

  7. New Hampshire – Click here to view the Quitlines RFP released by NH Division of Public Health Services, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. Click here to view a more recent RFP written to fund community coalitions to further TPC initiatives at the grass roots level. Please share this with the group. Please feel free to refer any questions about this RFP to me and I will be happy to answer – Teresa Brown, tmbrown@dhhs.state.nh.us

  8. New Mexico – Click here to view our RFP, which is very comprehensive. Local and state coalitions, local grants programs, statewide youth advocacy programs and statewide evaluation providers can all apply under this RFP. You may also view proposal review forms for the RFP. The scoring matrix on the proposal score sheet was later refined to this version:
     
    		9.
    10 Point Scale
    15 Point Scale
    20 Point Scale

    Meets requirements-
    Clearly and concisely addresses all or most requirements in the section. Answers are relevant to what is requested. Sufficient detail is provided. Clearly and completely demonstrates capacity to perform all aspects of this RFP component.
    8 to 10 pts
    12 to 15 pts
    15 to 20 pts

    Partially addresses requirements-
    Addresses only some of the requirements in a section or addresses all requirements but answer is incomplete in some way. Answer is not entirely relevant. Capacity is partially described or demonstrated. Capacity to perform this RFP component is limited in a non-essential way.

    4 to 7 pts
    6 to 11 pts
    8 to 14 pts

    Inadequately addresses requirements-
    Fails to address most or all requirements in a section, or answers are inadequate, or answers are irrelevant to what is requested. Failed to describe or demonstrate capacity to perform this RFP component. Capacity is limited in an essential way. Does not meet RFP essential requirements and guidelines.

    0 to 3 pts
    0 to 5 pts
    0 to 7 pts

  9. Pennsylvania - Click here to view Pennsylvania's RFP for its statewide evaluation. If someone is interested in the whole process I can share our review sheets with them upon request - Linda Sansom, lsansom@state.pa.us

  10. Virginia (Foundation) - Here are our RFPs for evaluation and youth movements.

  11. Wyoming - Here are our best practices guidelines, continuation application and application guidance, evaluation RFP, and technical assistance RFP. Also see our best practices shortlist and trends form for use by applicants.

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