Dear Potential Applicant:

The NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City, a program of Public Health Solutions, invites you to submit a proposal in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) titled NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City: Community Contractor Initiative.

The NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City (NYC Coalition) is a health advocacy group that works in the five boroughs to increase awareness of tobacco control issues among community members and policy makers. Funds are available for community-based organizations to support and advance the NYC Coalition's tobacco control policy agenda, focusing on reducing the accessibility and visibility of tobacco products, increasing smoke-free outdoor spaces, and increasing smoke-free housing. Contractors will be selected in each of the five boroughs and will receive a maximum award of $11,250. The number of contracts in each borough will be as follows: two in the Bronx, two in Brooklyn, two in Queens, two in Staten Island, and three in Manhattan.

Written Questions about the RFP: Due no later thant 12noon, Thursday, August 18, 2011 and must be emailed to Mayna Gipson at: TobaccoControlRFP@healthsolutions.org

Proposals Due Date: Due no later than 3pm, Thursday, September 15, 2011 and must be emailed to Mayna Gipson at TobaccoControlRFP@healthsolutions.org

The RFP is available for downloading at
http://www.healthsolutions.org/rfp/

Thank you,

Mayna Gipson
Director
Contracts Management
Public Health Solutions