Section 199.04. Project eligibility.

 

(1)  The board shall do all of the following:

(a) Fund projects that have prevention and control of tobacco use as their primary goal.

(b) Make funds available to community coalitions such that each county of the state has the opportunity to have at least one anti-tobacco coalition ensuring tobacco prevention and control activities within its geographic borders.

(c) Fund only programs or projects that are culturally competent.

(d)

1. Fund media activities that shall be measured against the following performance-based standards:

a. Create awareness of campaign messages among 80% of the target population within 6 months of initiating the campaign message.

b. Create a 10% change in attitudes, beliefs and knowledge of identified tobacco-related issues. Issues may include secondhand smoke, the dangers of tobacco, tobacco addiction cessation and the roles of the tobacco industry.

2. As determined appropriate by the board, specify additional performance-based standards in each grant contract based on the scope and content of the media and counter-marketing campaign.

(e) Fund programs or projects that demonstrate plans and progress toward achieving program quality criteria and indicators of success specified in the grant RFP and the board strategic plan.

(f) Fund only programs or projects that maintain administrative costs no more than 10% of total costs.

(g) Fund programs and projects that demonstrate independence from the influence of the tobacco industry.

(2)  The board may provide funding to governmental organizations performing or providing support for tobacco prevention and reduction activities, including tobacco education, cessation services, policy development, policy advocacy, monitoring, evaluation, resource distribution, program planning or monitoring.

Cr. Register, May, 2001, No. 545 , eff. 6-1-01; CR 03-033 : am. (1) (d) 1. b. Register January 2004 No. 577 , eff. 2-1-04.