Deadline: February 10, 2014
Eligibility: Eligible applicants
include nonprofit organizations (include as an appendix proof of nonprofit
status with the Internal Revenue Service) and local government agencies in the
State of New York including but not limited to: local government and public
health agencies, health care systems, primary care networks, academic
institutions, youth-focused agencies, community-based organizations, volunteer
associations and professional associations, with experience and expertise in
organizing community members and youth organizations to advance public health
policy and in mobilizing communities to address tobacco use.
Agency: NYS Dept. of Health
Grant ID: RFA # 1308140158
Summary: The New York State Department of Health Bureau of Tobacco Control
(BTC) seeks applications from organizations that will foster environments
supportive of policies that reinforce the tobacco-free norm in communities
throughout New York State. This approach to chronic disease prevention utilizes
a community-based strategy which includes community education, community
mobilization, government policy maker education and advocacy with
organizational decision makers in order to create local environments that
demand policy change. The efforts of these Tobacco-Free Community contractors
will support the prevention and reduction of tobacco use through the
development and reinforcement of a tobacco-free norm throughout communities
across New York State through youth action and community engagement.
