The Worcester County Health Department (WCHD) is requesting proposals to address tobacco use disparities as a result of receiving funds from the State of Maryland to advance health equity by identifying and eliminating tobacco, diabetes, and chronic disease related health inequities and disparities.
Donor Name: Worcester County Health Department (WCHD)
State: Maryland
County: Worcester County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/09/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
Community-based organizations, churches, private entities, non-profits, and workplaces are encouraged to apply. Organizations can request up to $10,000, and awards will depend on the number and quality of applications received. A total of $30,000 is available to support these efforts.
Projects can include public awareness, community outreach, education, youth vaping prevention, youth advocacy, and tobacco health literacy. Tobacco control may address the reduction of smoking, prevention of vaping and smoking, or environmental change strategies. Funds should be used for projects implemented in places where residents live, work, learn, play and worship.
Criteria
- To be eligible for community-based funding, your program must:
- Be an organization which serves Worcester County youth, residents and/or employees
- Provide Health Promotion; education and/or risk reduction for Tobacco control and address health disparities related to tobacco use and exposure.
To be eligible for Advancing Health Equity Community Tobacco Mini Grant funding, applicants must:
- Be a community organization serving Worcester County youth, residents and/or employees.
- Provide health promotion, address health disparities and inequities related to tobacco use and exposure, youth advocacy, tobacco health literacy education, and/or risk reduction activities related to tobacco use prevention, exposure, dangers of electronic nicotine delivery systems (electronic cigarettes), and vaping.
For more information, visit Health Equity.
