Supporting effective programmes through grants

Overview
A key part of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use is the grants programme, which focuses on low- and middle-income countries that have the greatest number of tobacco users. The grants programme allows people to build their country’s capacity for tobacco control and to run tobacco control programmes that have an immediate and ongoing impact.



Fifteen countries have been targeted, and these are the countries where around 80% of the world’s smokers live – China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Egypt, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

The grants are short-term (one to two years) and will range from US$50,000 per year for a short-term advocacy campaign to US$500,000 per year for a comprehensive tobacco control initiative.

In the first six rounds of the grant programme, a total of 115 grants were awarded in 40 countries. Proposals for round seven of the programme have now been submitted.


Successful applicants
Click here to see a selection of successful applicants.

For all grants priority is given to projects that lead to sustainable improvements in tobacco policies, in particular:

• Tax and price measures, including anti-smuggling measures.
• Direct and indirect advertising bans and effective enforcement of direct and indirect advertising bans.
• Establishment of smoke-free workplaces and public places, and effective enforcement of smoke-free policies.
• Implementation of graphic warning labels on tobacco products.
• Other evidence-based regulatory/legislative initiatives.  

The Grants programme of the Initiative is jointly managed by The Union and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK). For more information on the Grants programme click here