Grants

As part of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids manages a grants program in conjunction with the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (the Union).

The grants program supports projects in low and middle-income countries to achieve policy change that will lead to substantial reductions in tobacco use. It gives priority to countries with the greatest number of tobacco users.

Applications for Round Three of the grants program is now closed. Applications for Round 4 will be accepted in May/June of this year. Please check back here for exact dates.

Proposals must focus on achieving policy change that will lead to substantial reductions in tobacco use. The grants program gives priority to projects that lead to sustainable improvements in tobacco control laws, regulations, policies and programs at the national or sub-national level (e.g. provinces, states), including (but not restricted to):

  • tax and price measures, including anti-smuggling measures
  • establishment of smoke-free workplaces and public places
  • direct and indirect advertising bans
  • other evidence-based regulatory/legislative initiatives
  • effective, long-term mass media campaigns and programs
  • model smoke-free jurisdictions

The grants program can also support the development of strategic alliances and coalitions which have improving tobacco policy as their central goal.

For more information, visit www.tobaccocontrolgrants.org >>

Related Information

Healthbridge's South-to-South Tobacco-Control Program: Lessons Learned (Jan. 2007)

Taking on Goliath: Civil Society's Leadership Role in Tobacco Control (May 2007)