Bloomberg Global Initiative Grants

Non-communicable Diseases & Mental Health

Tobacco Free Initiative : FCTC

Bloomberg Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use – Grant Mechanism

The Grant Mechanism is a competitively awarded grants program addressed to government organizations, intergovernmental organizations (including WHO), state and provincial authorities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from low- and middle-income countries.

The Grant Mechanism was established in order to support projects to develop and deliver high impact tobacco control interventions. Interested organizations apply for funds by submitting a project idea on a bi-yearly basis (January and June). Project ideas are reviewed by a joint working group composed by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK). The best ones are asked to present a full proposal, from which the best full proposals are recommended for funding. In the selection process, priority is given to projects that lead to sustainable improvements in tobacco policies, particularly in relation to:

Tax and price measures, including anti-smuggling measures;

Establishment of smoke-free workplaces and public places;

Direct and indirect advertising bans;

Other evidence-based regulatory/legislative initiatives;

Effective mass media - strategic media, advertising, message dissemination campaigns and programs targeting the general population and sub-population groups; and

Model Smoke-Free Jurisdictions.

Grants are primarily addressed to the BGI focus countries, but all other low- and middle- income countries (all SEAR countries fall in this category) are also eligible for a grant. The projects should range from US$ 10,000 to US$ 500,000.

For more detailed information visit the site: www.tobaccocontrolgrants.org .

For support and assistance in developing project ideas and full project proposals WHO SEARO can be contacted at rahmank@searo.who.int and restrepom@searo.who.int .

Successful projects:

Round	Country	Organization	Project
1	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Health Foundation	To examine the feasibility and acceptance of a pilot model tobacco control program using Muslim religions leaders Imams) in one Thana (sub-district) in Bangladesh
1	Bangladesh	WBB Trust- Work for a Better Bangladesh	Strengthening Bangladeshi tobacco control through GO-NGO cooperation for improved FCTC implementation
1	India	Healis-Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health	Healis proposes to house an AFTC office in Mumbai
1	India	Hriday	Advancing Tobacco Control in India through capacity building, evidence based policy development, legislation, enforcement and advocacy facilitated by AFTC (Delhi)
1	India	Healis	Advocacy for smoke-free Mumbai
1	India	Burning Brain Society	Monitoring of Tobacco Industry
1	India	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Advocacy workshops for sensitizing various stakeholders in India at national and state level on tobacco control laws and measures
1	India	Voluntary Health Association of India	The project will initiate a forceful anti-tobacco movement by conducting policy advocacy, capacity building of one state and local level network and state and local level monitoring and reporting of legislative violations for tobacco control
1	Indonesia	Indonesian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population & Development	To get tobacco control bill passed
1	Indonesia	Indonesian Public Health Association, Tobacco Control Working Group	To lay the foundations for a systematic response to the tobacco epidemic in Indonesia.
1	Nepal	Resource Centre for Primary HC	To develop TC laws and policies
1	Thailand	Smoke Free South East Asia Foundation	To strengthen capacity of tobacco control and strategic stakeholders in seven ASEAN countries and to strengthen regional tobacco control activities
2	Bangladesh	National Tobacco Control Cell, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Enforcement and amendment of national tobacco control legislation to make it FCTC compliant
2	Bangladesh	Consumers Association of Bangladesh	Strengthening pack warnings in Bangladesh
2	Bangladesh	Unnayan Shamannay	Policy advocacy for raising taxes on all tobacco products
2	India	Government of Delhi, Department of Health and Family Welfare	Smoke Free Delhi by 2009
2	India	Directorate of Public Health and Preventive medicine, Government of Tamil Nadu.	Smoke free Chennai by 2009
2	India	Pasumaui Thaayagam Foundation	Smoke-free Chennai
2	Indonesia	Yayasan Lembaga Konsumen Indonesia and Centre for Religious and Community Studies	Advocacy for and enforcement of SF areas and ad bans in Java
2	Indonesia	National Commission for Child Protection	Advocacy to support comprehensive advertising ban
2	Indonesia	Directorate of Non Communicable Disease Control	Building the capacity of public health systems to implement effective tobacco control.
2	Sri Lanka	Jeewaka Foundation	Media Advocacy to increase law enforcement
2	Thailand	Ministry of Publich Health/ Office of the WHO Representative to Thailand	Towards 100% smoke-free environments
3	India	Department of Health and Family Welfare	Smoke-Free Ahmedabad
3	Indonesia	Bogor City Health Agency	100% Smoke-Free Bogor by 2010
3	Indonesia	Demographic Institute, University of Jakarta	Policy Advocacy For Effective Tobacco Tax And Price Measures In Indonesia
3	Sri Lanka	National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA)	Strengthening NATA for intensified implementation of the National Tobacco Control Act in Sri Lanka
4	Bangladesh	Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)	Promoting Smoke-Free Local Government and Public Market Institutions in Chittagong Division
4	India	Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Mizoram	Advocacy and mobilization for smoke free Mizoram and effective tobacco control implementation in the State
4	India	Center for Development Action	Advocacy campaign for an increase in taxation on Bidis in India
4	Indonesia	Environmental Management Board of Jakarta (BPLHD)	Building the capacity of public health systems in Indonesia to implement effective tobacco control

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