Request for Proposals
Community-Driven Approaches to Address Commercial Tobacco Use

The Minnesota Department of Health has opened a request for proposals (RFP) to create community-driven programs, practices, or initiatives that engage community members in cessation support activities to reduce the harms from commercial tobacco products. The focus for this funding opportunity is populations experiencing commercial tobacco-related disparities.

On this page:
Key dates
Notice of intent
Submit a proposal
Forms and attachments
Questions and answers

Request for Proposals: Community-Driven Approaches to Address Commercial Tobacco Use (PDF)

Key dates

Notice of intent

Applicants are encouraged to submit an optional, non-binding Notice of Intent. Proposals will still be considered even if an applicant does not submit a Notice of Intent. Likewise, an applicant is not obligated to submit a proposal just because they submitted a Notice of Intent.

If you intend to submit a proposal, please submit a Notice of Intent by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2025.

Submit Notice of Intent

Submit a proposal

Proposals must be received no later than 4 p.m., Central Time, Friday, October 10, 2025. Late submissions will not be considered.

Online Grant Application

Forms and attachments

To complete and submit with your Online Grant Application:

• Attachment B: Work Plan Template (DOCX)
• Attachment C: Budget Template (XLSX)
• Attachment D: Due Diligence Review Form (PDF)
• Attachment G: Conflict of Interest Disclosure (PDF)

For reference:

• Attachment A: Grant Application Questions (PDF)
• Attachment E: Scoring Criteria (PDF)
• Attachment F: Sample Grant Agreement (PDF)

Questions and answers

Applicants are encouraged to reach out with questions. The last day to submit questions is Monday, September 29, 2025, at 5 p.m. Central Time. Answers will be posted Mondays through October 6, 2025.

Submit a Question

Learn more

• Prevention and Treatment | Commercial Tobacco Use
• Promoting Quitting and Treatment | Commercial Tobacco Use
• Data and Reports | Commercial Tobacco Use
• Community Voices: Reducing Tobacco-Related Health Inequities (PDF)
• Minnesota Comprehensive Tobacco Control Framework 2022-2026 (PDF)

Foundational training on commercial tobacco treatment

General education

• Commercial Tobacco Courses | American Lung Association
  Free health education courses for partners and members of the public.
• Tobacco Basics Educational Course | American Lung Association
• How to Help People Quit | American Lung Association

Quit Partner™ and Quitlines

• Quit Partner™
• Minnesota Tobacco Prevention QuitLogix® Training | Minnesota Department of Health and Quit Partner™ 
  Free, accredited continuing education courses from the Minnesota Department of Health and Quit Partner™
  • Minnesota Cessation Programs 101
  • Vaping and E-Cigarette Devices: What Are They and How Do They Harm? 

Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) Training

• Accredited Programs | Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs 
  Find a list of accredited training programs. Visit specific program websites for cost and schedules.
• Tobacco Treatment: Certified Professional by the American Heart Association (CPAHA) | American Heart Association
  This certification offers a framework for evaluating tobacco treatment specialists and professionals interested in demonstrating their commitment to tobacco control strategies including evidence-based tobacco cessation therapies.
• Basic Tobacco Intervention Skills Certification for Native Communities | The University of Arizona HealthCare Partnership