Empowering Tobacco Prevention Efforts in Tribal Communities of California
The California Department of Public Health is offering funding for federally recognized Tribal governments in California to address tobacco-related disparities affecting the American Indian population.
Program goals:
- Limit tobacco promoting influences
- Reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, tobacco smoke residue, tobacco waste, and other tobacco products
- Reduce the availability of tobacco
- Promote tobacco cessation
Required activities:
- Build capacity and skills among tribal members and staff employed by Tribal governmental organizations to implement tobacco use prevention and reduction interventions and provide health education services
- Mobilize and engage community residents and tribal governmental organizations to engage in tobacco use prevention and cessation and support policy and system changes
- Design, support, adopt, implement, and evaluate tribal policy and system change campaigns that seek to prevent and reduce tobacco use
- Coordinate with other local health programs, school-based programs, or voluntary health organizations
- Use and enhance existing services and resources
- Serve priority populations at high risk of starting tobacco use or developing tobacco-related illnesses
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role community norms have in influencing behavior change regarding tobacco use
- Develop and/or utilize promising or innovative approaches to diminishing tobacco use among priority populations and facilitate replication by others
Eligible applicants are federally recognized Tribal governments in California.
Award ceiling: $166,667 in year 1 and
$200,000 per year for years 2-4
Project period: 4 years
Estimated number of awards: 6
Estimated total program funding:
$4,600,002
Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.
Contact ca-tccc@etr.org to request technical assistance with completing the application. The deadline to request assistance is December 30, 2024.
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- How to navigate the online application system
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