REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) #02-2023 Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax Healthy Communities SUPPORT Grants

The San Francisco Public Health Foundation (SFPHF), in collaboration with the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), is open for applications for programs to support long-term sustainable changes that are health promoting, community building and equity focused. Programs should support delivery of chronic disease prevention and help build strong community organizations with financial and technical support so that priority communities can successfully implement innovative, community driven and community led initiatives.

San Francisco has epidemic levels of diet-sensitive chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease among Black/African Americans, Latinx, Pacific lslanders/Native Hawaiians, Native Americans and Asians/Asian Americans; these diseases burden the Black/African American population the most. These funds are intended to support the organizations working with priority populations that suffer disproportionately from diet-sensitive chronic diseases with one-time costs such as curriculum development, purchasing equipment, upgrading technology, developing data collection systems, etc.

RFP Issue Date: October 16, 2023

Application Due Date: November 16, 2023 by 12pm noon

Eligibility criteria:

  • Non-profit agencies and organizations delivering diet-sensitive chronic disease interventions that serve San Francisco Priority Organizations receiving SDDT funds in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 may not apply. Past SDDT-Funded organizations may apply.
  • Applicants must have a demonstrated track record of reaching priority populations – those most impacted by sugary drink Applicants need not be experts in diet-sensitive chronic disease prevention or healthy eating/active living programs but must demonstrate expertise and experience reaching Priority Populations.
  • Funding is restricted to non-profit community-, faith- or neighborhood-based organizations (CBO/FBO/NBO).
  • If you are an agency that does not yet have a non-profit status, you may apply with a 501(c)3 nonprofit agency that will serve as a fiscal sponsor for your project.

Questions? Email sddt@sfphf.org


Pending availability of funds, the SDDT 2024 Healthy Communities SUPPORT Grants will support 1) at least five (5) capacity building grants for up to $60,000 for about 5 months and 2) a limited number of event sponsorship grants from up to $10,000. Grant period is expected to be February 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024

Applicants may apply for:

1) One-time Capacity Building Grants for equipment, data systems, computers, software, curriculum, consultants or other items/services that will support delivery of Diet-sensitive Chronic Disease Prevention Education/Programs/Services or Policy/Systems/Environmental changes.

2) One-time Event Sponsorships for events relating to the promotion of healthy eating and/or active living reaching Priority Populations.

Click here to DOWNLOAD OR VIEW the Support Grant Application

*Note: RFP updated for event sponsorship funds being up to $10,000 (not $5,000-$10,000)*

Required Documents

A-1 Qualifications Statement & Cover Sheet

A-2 Budget

Informational Documents

A-3 Insurance Requirements

A-4 Certification Statements

E-Questions and Answers

Updated 11-13-2023