Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation

American Lung Association Program Mini-Grants

• N-O-T and T.A.T.U. mini-grants made possible through a contract with the NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission
  
  
• T.A.T.U and FFS mini-grants made possible through a contract with the NC Substance Abuse Services
  
  
• 2007-2008 MINI-GRANT CYCLES
  
  

Eligibility

You are eligible to apply for a N-O-T mini-grant if you have been trained as an adult N-O-T facilitator. Facilitators are responsible for recruiting teens, coordinating the teen N-O-T workshop, conducting workshop sessions, scheduling cessation follow-up, and reporting your outcomes to ALA of North Carolina.

You are eligible to apply for a T.A.T.U. mini-grant if you have been trained as an adult T.A.T.U. facilitator. You will be responsible for recruiting teens, coordinating the teen training, and reporting outcomes to ALA of North Carolina.

You are eligible to apply for a Freedom From Smoking mini-grant if you have been trained as an FFS Clinic Leader. You will be responsible for recruiting adult participants, coordinating clinic time and location, and reporting outcomes to ALA of North Carolina.

Previous mini-grant recipients are eligible to apply again, however preference will be given to first-time applicants. ALL MINI-GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS AS OUTLINED DURING YOUR TRAINING!

Guidelines

Mini-grant funding is to be used for the implementation of N-O-T, T.A.T.U, and Freedom From Smoking, which may include the following: marketing, recruitment, coordination of workshops, facilitating cessation program sessions, peer teaching sessions, and cessation incentives. Funding may also be used as a stipend for the facilitator. For T.A.T.U and FFS facilitators, this stipend amount should not exceed 50% of the total requested funding. For NOT facilitators, this amount may be up to $500 and may be the only funding requested.

Maximum grant allotment for FFS and TATU is $1000 Maximum grant allotment for NOT is $1500

(Please do not request more than these maximum amounts.)

Deadlines

Your mini-grant application must be received on or before . The review committee will review your application and you will be notified by.

Questions?

Please contact us at 919-832-8326 ext. 23 or toll-free at 1-800-LUNG-USA. We can also be reached via email.

2007-2008 Mini-Grant Cycles:

Applications Accepted	Grants Awarded
NOT, TATU, FFS & ATS May 13th 2008 4:00 p.m. to May. 22nd 2008 4:30 p.m.	June 2nd, 2008

We are no longer accepting applications for mini grants. The current cycle has closed.

 Please check back during open application dates.