The Department shall have all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this section, and shall do all of the following:
(1) establish the selection criteria for community grants and review and recommend the grants to be funded;
(2) select a contractor responsible for countermarketing activities;
(3) perform ongoing evaluations of tobacco cessation efforts and publish the evaluation measures on the Department’s website;
(4) execute a memorandum of understanding developed with the Agency of Education for school-based programs funded through the Tobacco Program Fund;
(5) consult with the Department of Liquor and Lottery concerning enforcement activities administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and
(6) propose strategies for program coordination and collaboration with other State agencies, health care providers and organizations, community and school groups, nonprofit organizations dedicated to anti-tobacco activities, and other nonprofit organizations.