Deadline of October 12 - Truth Initiative Grant Opportunity for Colleges.
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
The
Truth Initiative Tobacco/Vape-Free College Program is offering grants of up to
$20,000 to colleges and universities to support the adoption and implementation
of a 100% tobacco/vape free policy. Grantees will receive technical assistance
through an in-person training, webinars and one-on-one consultations throughout
the grant period. They will also receive programming for student activism
and evidence-based cessation for students and employees.
Since 2015, the Truth Initiative Tobacco/Vape-Free College Program has provided
grants to more than 200 minority-serving institutions, community colleges,
women’s colleges and college systems. This is the first year that Truth
Initiative will be expanding the grant to all
colleges and universities that do not already have a 100% smoke- or
tobacco/vape-free campus policy. The grant expansion is a response to the
burden of the vaping epidemic, COVID-19, and the mental health crisis of this
generation. Students are facing more mental health issues today than any other
generation. One in five college students say their mental health has
significantly worsened due to COVID-19. Vaping nicotine can amplify feelings of
depression and anxiety symptoms. A tobacco/vape-free policy is a critical
component of an overall plan to promote campus health and well-being. With 99%
of smokers starting before age 26, college campuses are critical to preventing
young adults from starting tobacco use, aiding current smokers in quitting and
reducing exposure to secondhand smoke for all.
Colleges that have smoke- or tobacco-free policies that do not include
e-cigarettes may still apply. To combat the vaping epidemic, Truth Initiative
is offering grants of up to $10,000 to colleges to strengthen their 100% smoke
or tobacco-free policies by adding e-cigarettes.
For more information, including the grant guidelines, link to the online
application and informational webinar registration, please visit:
https://truthinitiative.org/tobacco-vape-free-college-program. Please
direct questions to Vera Kuma at vkuma@truthinitiative.org. The deadline to apply is October 12,
2022, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
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