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Support for Local Tobacco Control Policy Change

 
Program
web site		 http://www.mffh.org/content/18/tobacco-prevention-
cessation-initiative.aspx
Sponsor Missouri Foundation for Health
Deadlines Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Purpose These funds support short-term activities conducted by an organization and their partners to advance policy change at the local level.
Eligibility To be eligible for Support for Local Tobacco Control Policy Change funding, an organization or acting fiscal agent must:
  • Be either a nonprofit organization exempt from federal tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code, or a government agency.
  • Have experience in tobacco control activities and/or policy advocacy.
  • Be geographically located within the MFH service area.
  • Be geographically located within the community or region in which it plans to work, or has staff located in the community or region in which it plans to work.
  • Serve as the lead organization and/or be part of a local coalition or partnership established in the proposed geographic community or region.
  • Possess the administrative ability to manage grant funds and the technical expertise to implement the proposed activities
  • Be registered with the Secretary of State to conduct business in Missouri and classified by the state as being in good standing. Applicants not in good standing are ineligible to apply until their status has been resolved and reclassified to good standing.
    • Geographic
    coverage    		 Missouri
    Amount of
    funding    		 Organizations may apply for up to 12 months of support and funding is limited to a maximum of $75,000. Current MFH grantees are encouraged to apply to this funding program
    Application
    process    		 All applicants must contact MFH prior to application submission. This Request for Applications (RFA) is ongoing. There are no submission deadlines.
     

    For more information contact:
    Please direct all inquiries about this RFA process to Matthew Kuhlenbeck, Program Officer, at 314.345.5541 (toll-free at 800.655.5560) or mkuhlenbeck@mffh.org, or Michael Renner, Program Officer, at 314.345.5533 (toll-free at 800.655.5560) or mrenner@mffh.org.

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