DATE: August 19, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Joe Prado, Interim Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Submittal of Grant Application to the Office of the Attorney
General, California Department of Justice, for the Tobacco Grant Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Retroactively approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health's previous submittal of a grant application to the Office of the Attorney General, California Department of Justice for the Tobacco Grant Program Fiscal Year 2025-26 for the period of January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028 ($2,030,869).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will retroactively authorize the submission of a competitive grant application to the Office of the Attorney General, California Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Tobacco Grant Program to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of our youth by supporting local enforcement efforts to reduce illegal retail sales of tobacco products to minors, limiting exposure to tobacco products, and increasing compliance among tobacco retailers with existing local, state, and federal tobacco control laws. It should be noted that the California DOJ published a request for proposals for applications on April 21, 2025. To meet the grant application deadline of June 20, 2025, the Department of Public Health (DPH) submitted the application on June 18, 2025, contingent upon your Board's approval. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the grant application would be withdrawn.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. DPH submitted a grant application in the amount of $2,030,869 to the Office of the Attorney General, California DOJ for a 36-month term, beginning January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. Selected pu...
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