The TSET Healthy Incentive Grant for Communities is designed to help municipalities adopt and implement best and promising practices for tobacco-free environments, access to healthy foods and physical activity opportunities in an effort to improve the health and quality of life for residents.
Donor Name: Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust
State: Oklahoma
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/29/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Information
Funding is determined based upon the following:
- The city adopting a 100% comprehensive ordinance that prohibits smoking and the use of tobacco products and/or vapor products on all indoor/outdoor city owned/operated property;
- Promotion of the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline and Shape Your Future website throughout the community;
- The development, strength & implementation of a Worksite Wellness policy;
- Community actions focused on decreasing youth access to tobacco, increasing access to healthy food & active living opportunities; and
- The population size of the city/town. The greater the population size, the larger the potential grant award.
- Rural (up to 4,299)
- Bronze Class: $10,000
- Silver Class: $12,000
- Gold Class: $14,000
- Maximum Combined: $36,000
- Small (4,300 – 9,999)
- Bronze Class: $10,000
- Silver Class: $15,000
- Gold Class: $25,000
- Maximum Combined: $50,000
- Medium (10,000 – 29,999)
- Bronze Class: $24,000
- Silver Class: $36,000
- Gold Class: $60,000
- Maximum Combined: $120,000
- Large (30,000+)
- Bronze Class: $30,000
- Silver Class: $45,000
- Gold Class: $75,000
- Maximum Combined: $150,000
- OKC/Tulsa
- Bronze Class: $40,000
- Silver Class: $60,000
- Gold Class: $100,000
- Maximum Combined: $200,000.
- Rural (up to 4,299)
Grant Period
The grant period shall be for one year from the date of approval by the TSET Board of Directors.
Uses of funds
Examples for use of funds:
- Walking trails
- Lighting for parks and trails
- Farmers market venues
- Community gardens
- Basketball and tennis courts
- Bicycle lanes/bike racks
- Outdoor physical activity equipment
- Splash pads/improvements to community pools
- Engineer or architects’ services to develop walkability plans.
Eligibility Criteria
Any incorporated city/town/municipality in the state of Oklahoma may apply.
Criteria for the grant have been developed using evidence-based practices for tobacco control, access to healthy and nutritious foods, and active living, with emphasis on higher impact policies and actions to improve community health. Documentation of having met each criterion is required from the city. Each application is reviewed based on specific criteria in the areas:
- City’s tobacco-free city-owned property ordinance;
- Promotion of Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline;
- Promotion of Shape Your Future website;
- City has workplace wellness champion(s);
- City’s workplace wellness;
- Decreasing youth access to tobacco;
- Increasing access to healthy foods; and
- Increasing access to active living.
For more information, visit OTSET.
