Rob Bonta
At torney General
DI VISION OF OPERATIONS
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
GRANT SERVICES BRANCH
TOBACCO GRANT PROGRAM
P.O. Box 160187
Sacramento, CA 95816-0187
Telephone: (916) 210-6422
E-Mail Address: [email protected]
October 16, 2024
Jeffrey Charles Barnett, Sergeant
Cathedral City Police Department
68700 Avenda Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
Re: Tobacco Grant Awa rd Notification Fiscal Year 2024-25 (RFP: DOJ-PROP56-2024-25-1) Dear: Sergeant Jeffrey Charles Barnett
Congratulations! On behalf of the California Department of Justice (DOJ), Tobacco Grant Program, I am pleased to inform you that your agency’s grant application for the fiscal year 2024-25 grant cycle has been approved for grant funds authorized under the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016. The total amount of your agency’s grant award is $135,975.
The Tobacco Grant Program award process is highly competitive, and for the 2024-25 grant cycle, the Department received over $50 million in requests. As noted in the application materials, grant funding prioritized support for local retailer enforcement, including enforcement of flavored tobacco bans. Consequently, some awards were approved with modifications to align with these funding priorities. Attached is a Summary of the Award and Budget Detail outlining the funding provided along with any modifications applied.
To accept the 2024-25 grant award, please complete and return a signed copy of your Letter of Intent (see template and instructions attached) by email within 15 calendar days of the date of this letter. This letter will affirm either:
1. Your agency will seek a resolution from the governing body to accept the award (if your agency has a governing body); OR
2. No governing body exists and no resolution is required.
Please email the signed Letter of Intent as noted above to [email protected] with the subject line including the name of your agency: “FY 24-25_Letter of Intent_Cathedral City Police Department.” Upon receipt of this information, DOJ will provide your agency with additional documents for execution/use (e.g., Memorandum of Understanding, Governing Body Resolution template, Grantee Handbook, etc.). These documents will contain more information October 16, 2024
about the process for reimbursement and other important details. Activities for reimbursement under this grant may commence on or after November 1, 2024 depending upon your selected start date.
Should you have any questions regarding this letter or the required follow up information, please email [email protected].
Since
rely,
JENNIFER IVERY JOHNSON
Manager, Grant Services Branch
For ROB BONTA
Attorney General
Attachments:
Letter of Intent
Summary of Award
Budget Detail