2004 S Health - Youth Tobacco Prevention Project Year Two Grant Acceptance

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Narrative Budget Justification for Partial Carry-Over of Funds from YR 1 to YR 2 HWTFC Grantee: Orange County Health Department Direct Expenses: Contracted Staff- Will receive $3,000 of $3,150.47 in unspent funds from "Other Than Personnel Support (OTPS), Supplies/Materials" for a total of $6,000 in YR2. These monies will be used for contracting with a university intern. The intern will supplement the Project Coordinator's efforts in peer education training, youth cessation and prevention classes, and conducting focus groups with peer educators to finalize a comprehensive peer educator training manual. Other -Will receive $4,000 in unspent funds from "Direct Expenses, Other" for a total of $4,000 in YR2. These monies will be designated to pay 40 peer educators $100 each a year to undergo training in youth tobacco-use prevention. These funds will go unspent until peer educators recruited in YR 1 complete their training by April '04. The $4,000 allocated for YR2 will be spent for training additional peer educators during the YR2 school year. Other Than Personnel Support (OTPS): Supplies/Materials -Will receive the remaining $150.47 in unspent funds from "Supplies/Materials" for a total of $4,150.47 in YR2. These monies will be for the purchase of educational materials for school-based and community-based educational events. This will allow for the growth of the project's resource library and outreach materials. This line item also supports project production materials-laminating, photo printing, dry mounting, etc. Capital Outlay ^ Will receive $1,983 in unspent funds from "Capital Outlay" for a total of $1,983 in YR2. These monies will be for the purchasing of: 1) a digital camera exclusively for project use to document and reproduce peer educator activities in the schools and community (The health dept. currently has a digital camera for department-wide use. However, this camera is often reserved and would therefore be unreliable for project use.); 2) amulti-paneled display board, travel case and table runner that clearly identifies the project and peer educators at education and awareness events within the community; and 3) a roller trolley to aid peer educators with transporting project materials and supplies to and from school-based and community-based events. Other -Will receive $3,000 of $6,000 in unspent funds from "OTPS Other" for a total of $7,000 in YR2. These monies will be used to develop project awareness and promotion in middle and high schools. Funds will be spent to increase TRU Group visibility in schools through schoc-1 newspaper advertisements and marketing strategies such as TRU gear distributions, school-wide educational tobacco-free rallies, concerts, and competitions. The marketing and increased visibility resulting from these funds will firmly establish the TRU Group as a known and respected youth group within the schools while, at the same time, delivering youth tobacco-use prevention messages. Media: Local Event Promotion -Will receive $869.60 in unspent funds from "OTPS Communication Costs" and $951.42 in unspent funds from "Media, Local Event Promotion" for a total of