TFL Grants

Dear Health Community Stakeholders and Partners,

The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) has released  its 2011-12 Request for Application (RFA) for Community Advocacy Grants (CAGs).

The RFA can be viewed at: http://www.tobaccofreeliving.org/home5/ or at www.lphi.org/tflgrant.   Details on upcoming information sessions are below. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

The purpose of these grants is to foster community involvement in carrying out TFL’s goals of reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, preventing tobacco initiation by youth, promote tobacco cessation among youth and adults, and reducing tobacco-related health disparities.

TFL CAGs assist in the growth and development of statewide capacity building and mobilization efforts for tobacco prevention and control. It is through the statewide coordination of these strengthened efforts that the goal of prevention is met through policy change. The three areas that the RFA will focus on are youth, young adults (college/university), and priority populations.

Grantees must be one of the following:

  • 501(c)3 status, or
  • be a native American tribe
  • or be a college or university

The CAGs funding period will be from July 1, 2011 to June 15, 2012 (FY 11/12).

Benefits to the TFL Community Advocacy Grantees include:

  • Funding for staff support stipends
  • Funding for community capacity building and staff professional development
  • Networking opportunities through membership in your regional coalition

For those interested in learning more about the RFA, technical assistance (TA) calls regarding the scope of work (sow) for the grants are scheduled (see below):

Important Dates Important Benchmarks
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 10:00 a.m.

Scope of Work Option 3: Tobacco Prevention and Control Advocacy with Young Adults (18-24)*Must be a College or University*

    Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 11:30 a.m.

    Scope of Work Option 1: Tobacco Prevention and Control Advocacy with Youth (11-17)

      Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 2:00 p.m.

      Scope of Work Option 2:Tobacco Prevention and Control Advocacy with Priority Populations

        		 One TA Session will be held per SOW Option.

        The RFA info sessions will be held via Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro.

        To register for this info session you must contact your TFL Regional Coordinator.  A list of TFL Regional Coordinators can be found in the Appendix of RFA.

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