Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Grant
The Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation has announced the availability of $2 million in grant funding for youth tobacco-use prevention programming to Virginia-based schools, youth centers, faith-based organizations and other entities.
Grants will be issued in amounts not to exceed $75,000 for a contract period that runs from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Proposals will be accepted until 4 p.m. on March 19.
this meeting VTSF staff will explain each section of the RFP, and will field questions about the application process.
Hands-on activities and technical assistance from staff will help to build proposals responsive to the RFP. Pre-registration is required at www.vtsf.org. All meetings run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The closest to the Eastern Shore will be held Feb. 11 at the Williamsburg Baptist Church, 227 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185.
The Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation was established in 1999 to lead a statewide effort to reduce and prevent the use of tobacco products by youth in Virginia.
The VTSF is meeting its mission through multifaceted efforts including statewide community programs and education, a youth-targeted marketing and advertising campaign, innovative research, and enforcement of Virginia's tobacco access laws.
The VTSF is funded with 10 percent of Virginia's share of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA).
