PHPA 2720 Q&A MAY03_2024.pdf
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This document contains a Request for Application (RFA) from the Maryland Department of Health Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control. The RFA, number PHPA 2720, seeks proposals from eligible applicants to develop and implement community interventions through faith-based organizations to address menthol tobacco use inequities in African American/Black communities. Eligible applicants must be nonprofit organizations classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or local, state government agencies, public colleges, or state universities. Applicants must provide documentation of their tax-exempt status or that of their fiscal sponsor. The project must be delivered directly through or in partnership with a minimum of three faith-based organizations, with the majority of the participating community identifying as African American/Black.
Proposed partnerships and fiscal agency arrangements are described in the RFA. The funding source and amount are not specified in the provided information. The RFA does not contain details on pricing terms, set asides, incumbents, award dates, or contract term and renewal options.
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Request for Application (RFA)
PHPA 2720 eMMA# BPM043906 Issue Date: April 25, 2024
Vendor Questions and Answers #1
Date: May 03, 2024
1. Question: Will the Maryland Department of Health Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control accept proposals from a fiscal agent that meets the mandatory requirements outlined in sections
2.1.1. and 2.1.2. of the RFP?
Answers: The Applicant must provide proof with its application that the following Mandatory Requirements have been met:
2.1.1 The Applicant shall be a social organization as defined per Section 7-402 of the State Finance and Procurement Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland or a local, state government agency, public college, or state university.
2.1.2 For social organization Applicants (not local, state government agency, public college, or state university), the Applicant must be a nonprofit organization, classified by the IRS as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applications must include attachments of the following documentation from the applicant:
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION: Documentation of tax-exempt status of the Applicant or the Applicant’s fiscal sponsor (i.e., IRS tax exempt status determination letter)
2. Question: In this case, “fiscal agency” references the arrangement of an established nonprofit organization, classified by the IRS as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, that will act as the legal agent for the project/program conducted with another non-exempt organization. Please advise.
Answer: The Applicant must be a nonprofit organization, classified by the IRS as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applications must include attachments documentation of tax-exempt status of the Applicant or the Applicant’s fiscal sponsor (i.e., IRS tax exempt status determination letter) - A local, state government agency, or - Public college, or - State university. Proposed partnerships are described in section 3.2.7.2. which states: “the project must be delivered directly through or in partnership with a minimum of three faith-based organizations with the majority of the participating community identifying as part of the African American/Black population.”
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