The Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust is seeking applications for its TSET Innovations in Built Environment Grants to identify and respond to emerging opportunities to transform and improve the health of Oklahomans through the built environment.
Donor Name: Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust
State: Oklahoma
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $150,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The primary goal of this funding opportunity is to achieve greater collective impact to improve health through policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change projects.
Proposals must identify immediate, impactful opportunities to positively transform and improve the health of Oklahomans through built environment projects. Proposals must be project-driven, time-limited, have a specific targeted area or population in mind, be supported by multiple partners, and agree to participate in an external evaluation of the project.
Funding Information
Planning, Design, and Policy Development
This tract’s primary goal is to fund planning, design, and policy studies aimed at creating targeted, place-based changes to the built environment that promote healthy behaviors. Funding is available for feasibility studies, streetscape design, comprehensive plans, master plans, plans for trails, bicycle and pedestrian safety, or guidelines that promote active living.
Funding and Renewals
- Maximum award amount: $150,000
- Maximum funding period: one year
- Maximum number of awards available: 4 at the maximum amount of $150,000; more awards may be made as funding allows
Funding is on a project basis and is available for up to $150,000 annually for a period of one year. Performance measures periodically reviewed include:
- Accurate submission of required documentation
- Proper local project oversight and management
- Documentation of community input on the project throughout the life of the grant
- Report ongoing progress toward major project milestones
Construction Implementation
This funding tract’s primary goal is to fund construction projects that make changes to the built environment that increase the number of people engaged in moving more or eating healthy—or both—in site(s) across Oklahoma. The construction project must be supported by data showing the need and community buy-in showing the willingness of the local population to utilize the new construction.
Funding and Renewals
- Maximum award amount: $500,000 per year
- Maximum funding period: 2 years
- Maximum number of awards available: 4 in the amount of $500,000; more awards may be made as funding allows
Eligibility Criteria
- Awards will be made to organizations, not to individuals.
- Eligible applicant organizations include Oklahoma local governments (towns, cities, and counties), non-profit 501(c)3 organizations, tribal nations, institutions of higher education, and public agencies and entities of the State of Oklahoma. Applicant organizations must have a physical office location within the state of Oklahoma. All community applicants must be incorporated and able to make their own laws and policies.
- All eligible applicant organizations must be in good standing with the Oklahoma Secretary of State and must be able to attest that the organization does not and will not for the term of the cooperative agreement with TSET accept funding from the tobacco industry by signing and submitting with their proposal the Organizational Assurances Checklist form.
Funding Limitations
TSET funds cannot be used either in support of or opposition to any measure that is being referred to a vote of the people by means of the initiative or referendum, or that citizens of this state are attempting to have referred to a vote of the people by the initiative or referendum. In addition, funds cannot be used to influence elections or an official’s duties, nor will TSET funds be used directly or indirectly to advance or promote a grantee’s religious beliefs or to inhibit or discriminate against the religious beliefs of others and will not be used to benefit or support any priest, preacher, minister, or other religious teacher.
Specific unallowable budget items include:
- Endowments
- Hiring of lobbyists
- Operating deficits or retirement of debt
- Vehicles
- Items for which third-party reimbursement is available
- Entertainment costs for amusement or diversion
- Individual professional memberships
- Staff time for fundraising efforts
- Cash/prize donations for fundraisers or events
For more information, visit Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust.
