The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) is accepting applications for its Built Environment Grants Program to help communities plan and build safe, active spaces.
Donor Name: Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET)
State: Oklahoma
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Matching Grants
Deadline: 11/18/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Applications must identify immediate, impactful opportunities to positively transform and improve the health of Oklahomans through built environment projects. Applications 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.
TSET seeks projects that are in line with the following guidelines:
- Develop or enhance infrastructure that encourages physical activity, such as parks, trails and recreational facilities.
- Ensure that new or upgraded public spaces are safe and accessible for all community members, including children, older adults and people with disabilities.
- Involve community members in the planning and development process to ensure that public spaces meet local needs and preferences.
- Design projects that have a lasting impact on the physical health of Oklahomans.
This funding opportunity is intended to support the development of plans or the construction of projects that improve access to physical activity within communities. Eligible proposals should align with the strategy funding tracks outlined below and focus on planning or creating or enhancing infrastructure or environments that encourage and enable active lifestyles.
Funding Categories
- Planning and Design of Small to Medium Size Projects
- Funding Track 1: Parks & open spaces
- Funding Track 2: Safe routes to schools, grocery stores & parks
- Funding Track 3: PreK-12 school-based built environment projects that promote physical activity
- Construction Implementation of Small to Medium Size Projects
- Funding Track 1: Parks & open spaces
- Funding Track 2: Safe routes to schools, grocery stores & parks
- Funding Track 3: PreK-12 school-based built environment projects that promote physical activity.
Funding Information
- Planning and Design of Small to Medium Size Projects
- Maximum Award: $150,000 for up to 12 months
- Total amount allotted for this funding opportunity: $1,200,000
- Construction Implementation of Small to Medium Size Projects
- Total amount allotted for this funding opportunity: $5,700,000
- Maximum Award: $300,000 per year for up to two years.
Grant Period
- One-year planning and design projects:
- July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
- Two-year construction implementation awards will be governed under the following cooperative agreement periods:
- Year 1: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
- Year 2: July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028.
Eligibility Criteria
- Planning and Design of Small to Medium Size Projects
- Funding Track 1: Parks and Open Spaces
- Funding Track 2: Safe routes to schools, grocery stores & parks
- Funding Track 3: PreK-12 school-based built environment projects that promote physical activity
- PK-12 public school district or individual PK-12 public school site
- Non-profit 501(c)3 organization that operates as a school site for specific populations
- Tribal nations that operate a school site.
- Construction Implementation of Small to Medium Size Projects
- Funding Track 1: Parks and Open Spaces
- Institution of common and higher education
- Oklahoma local government (city, town or county)
- Non-profit 501(c)3 organization
- Tribal nation
- PK-12 public school district or individual PK-12 public school site
- State government agency
- Funding Track 2: Safe routes to schools, grocery stores & parks
- Institution of common and higher education
- Oklahoma local government (city, town or county)
- Non-profit 501(c)3 organization
- Tribal nation
- PK-12 public school district or individual PK-12 public school site
- State government agency.
- Funding Track 1: Parks and Open Spaces
For more information, visit TSET.
