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Active Grants Tobacco Use & Exposure Order By: Title Start Date End Date Amount Ascending Descending        Legal technical assistance to the tobacco control community May 2007 - Apr 2009 $1,056,448   Tobacco-free policy adoption for local school districts in order to promote policy passage across North Carolina Apr 2007 - Aug 2007 $29,469   Technical assistance and direction for Smoke-Free Families: Innovations to Stop Smoking During and Beyond Pregnancy Mar 2007 - Mar 2008 $222,000   Analysis of the US Department of Justice's Racketeer Influences and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit against the tobacco industry Mar 2007 - Sep 2007 $29,606   Effectiveness of state and federal government agreements with major credit card and shipping companies to block Internet cigarette sales Mar 2007 - Feb 2008 $99,990   Pilot study for a new method of measuring cigarette tax evasion in the United States Mar 2007 - Feb 2008 $99,000   Cigarette price sensitivity of smokers with comorbid alcohol, drug or mental disorders Mar 2007 - Feb 2008 $99,999   Conference on disseminating novel approaches to understanding the consumer perspective on tobacco cessation Feb 2007 - Aug 2007 $46,440   Legal support for public health plaintiff intervenors in appeal of the Department of Justice tobacco suit Feb 2007 - Jan 2008 $300,000   Supporting tobacco control policy priorities among northwestern tribes, including clean indoor air laws and higher taxes on cigarettes Feb 2007 - Jan 2008 $75,000   Support for the Tobacco Etiology Research Network to analyze data from foundation-supported studies Jan 2007 - Dec 2009 $513,463   Improving the potential of U.S. quitlines to capitalize on tobacco policy control success Dec 2006 - Dec 2008 $399,925   Expanding tobacco policy control among the Nez Perce Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $66,974   Colorado Youth Access Project Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $102,409   Promoting clean indoor air in the greater Cleveland area Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $150,000   Sustaining Medicaid smoking cessation benefits in Massachusetts Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $92,300   Implementing and enforcing a commercial tobacco-free ordinance among a Native American tribe Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $75,000   Supporting smoke-free indoor workplace and public place ordinances in South Carolina Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $81,000   Developing and strengthening a clean indoor air policy for the Northern Plains Tribes Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $75,000   Efforts to restrict tobacco sponsorship of rodeos Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $149,996 Core support and infrastructure development for the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation Dec 2006 - Dec 2008 $3,000,000   Pursuing a public policy change to mandated coverage of smoking cessation services by Medicaid Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $71,120   Promoting policies to deter the tobacco industry from targeting minority youth Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $75,000   Building a grassroots campaign to support the introduction and passage of a smoke-free ordinance in Jackson, Mississippi Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $95,000   Advocating for programs to reduce adult smoking and address disparities in treatment among low-income and mentally ill people in Vermont Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $85,000   Developing and conducting a smoke-free campaign in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $138,720   Review of barriers to consumer demand for and use of smoking cessation medications and dissemination of the findings for policy implications Dec 2006 - Oct 2007 $29,833   Building grassroots support for an increased tobacco tax to fund tobacco cessation programs and expand health coverage for low-income Floridians Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $75,000   Eliminating smoking in rental housing units Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $74,901   Implementing a comprehensive tobacco-free policy for the Navajo nation Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $74,965   Implementing a grassroots education and advocacy campaign to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $74,985   Supporting an ordinance to end smoking in bars and private clubs Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $69,855   Developing and implementing a statewide tribal smoke-free advocacy campaign Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $99,939   Eliminating secondhand smoke exposure by supporting clean indoor air policies and the use Master Settlement funds for tobacco prevention and cessation Dec 2006 - Dec 2007 $50,000   Outreach and educational efforts for restaurants, bars, hotels and labor unions on the positive impact of clean indoor air policy Nov 2006 - Nov 2008 $480,280   Evaluation of the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act Nov 2006 - Oct 2007 $160,000   Smoke-Free Families National Dissemination Office Sep 2006 - Aug 2008 $588,190   Integrated communications plan to assist in the implementation of the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act Jun 2006 - Jun 2007 $117,455   Providing rapid response funding to enable communities and groups to support, protect or implement smoke-free policies Jun 2006 - Dec 2007 $1,000,000   Helping Young Smokers Quit: Identifying Best Practices for Tobacco Cessation Jun 2006 - Jul 2007 $918,770 Program activities for the 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health May 2006 - May 2007 $50,000   Technical assistance for the Policy Advocacy on Tobacco and Health program Apr 2006 - Apr 2007 $500,000   Legal technical assistance to the tobacco control community Feb 2006 - May 2007 $250,000   Expanding and enhancing the database system to track and report on tobacco-related laws Feb 2006 - Jan 2008 $148,178   Online database on state tobacco control policy, analysis of the data, trend tracking, communications, and technical assistance Jan 2006 - Dec 2008 $150,000   Co-funding an update of the national clinical guideline for treating tobacco use and dependence Jan 2006 - Jun 2007 $100,000   Continued tobacco research on young adults in college and the military and a working meeting on tobacco and socioeconomic status Dec 2005 - Dec 2008 $100,000   Dissemination activities for Partners with Tobacco Use Research Centers: Advancing Transdisciplinary Science and Policy Studies Dec 2005 - Nov 2007 $100,000   Study on smoker perceptions on reduced-risk cigarettes and counter-marketing efforts Dec 2005 - Nov 2007 $99,179   Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior Nov 2005 - Oct 2008 $2,032,895   Effects of flavored and natural cigarette claims on adolescents' perceptions and behavioral intentions Nov 2005 - Apr 2007 $99,904   Effect of tobacco control policy on tobacco use in alcohol and drug-dependent populations Nov 2005 - Oct 2007 $99,614   Measuring the public health impact of increased access to potential reduced exposure products for smokers Oct 2005 - Sep 2007 $61,119   Secondary effects of the Madison, Wisconsin, smoke-free ordinance Oct 2005 - Dec 2007 $99,988   Improving therapeutic justice courts to effectively identify and treat co-occurring substance abuse and mental illness Sep 2005 - Sep 2007 $371,324   New evidence on smoking behavior: Comparing responses to experimental and real price increases Sep 2005 - May 2007 $99,123   Effectiveness of cigarette taxation in deterring smoking from one pregnancy to the next Sep 2005 - Aug 2007 $36,331   Reducing or expanding substance use disorder treatment programs: Evaluating impact from the health care decision-makers' perspective Sep 2005 - Aug 2008 $173,119   Educational campaign for restaurant owners on smoke-free restaurants Aug 2005 - Nov 2007 $399,000   Network to sustain and expand tobacco-related health care policy and systems change Aug 2005 - Jul 2007 $400,000     < Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next > Studying the impact of state tobacco control policies on heart disease mortality Feb 2005 - Jul 2007 $94,611   Helping Young Smokers Quit: Identifying Best Practices for Tobacco Cessation Feb 2005 - Jul 2007 $2,996,867   Identifying facilitators and impediments to adopting US Public Health Service guidelines for smoking cessation treatment Dec 2004 - Nov 2007 $399,792   Enhancing and sustaining smoke-free environments Nov 2004 - Oct 2007 $1,500,000   Evaluating the effects of tobacco control budget cuts on tobacco-related outcomes among Florida youth Sep 2004 - Oct 2007 $363,287   Studying the relationship among sleep problems, mood, and postpartum smoking relapse Sep 2004 - Aug 2007 $199,996   Evaluating the characteristics, costs, and potential for relapse in low-income pregnant smokers Sep 2004 - May 2007 $180,617   Studying the feasibility of brief smoking cessation counseling of parents in pediatric settings to reduce tobacco smoke exposure of young children Sep 2004 - Aug 2007 $250,000   Testing the feasibility and efficacy of a tobacco control strategy for parents of newborns Sep 2004 - Dec 2007 $250,000   Studying a pediatric office-based smoking cessation program Sep 2004 - Aug 2007 $250,000   Technical assistance and direction for Partners with Tobacco Use Research Centers: Advancing Transdisciplinary Science and Policy Studies Aug 2004 - Jul 2007 $723,520   Evaluating programs of care for individuals with co-occurring substance-related and mental disorders Jul 2004 - Jun 2007 $99,478   Studying factors associated with postpartum smoking relapse Jun 2004 - May 2007 $51,467   Studying the impact of new federal education legislation on school-based substance abuse prevention programs Apr 2004 - Mar 2008 $319,552   Studying the barriers to smoking cessation among mature smokers Mar 2004 - Aug 2007 $399,997   Study of issues management strategies by US tobacco companies before and after the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement Jan 2004 - Jun 2007 $279,047   Tobacco-free nurses: Helping nurses quit Aug 2003 - Jul 2007 $1,800,000   Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior Mar 2003 - Feb 2008 $6,665,636   Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior Mar 2003 - Feb 2008 $2,334,365   Activities of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center Feb 2003 - Jan 2010 $9,871,538 Do national-level tobacco policies decrease smoking: A four-country tobacco policy study Aug 2002 - Jul 2007 $1,500,000   Marketing and communications support for the Smoke-Free Families National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit May 2002 - Jun 2007 $1,399,902   Junior faculty mentoring program associated with the Tobacco Etiology Research Network Jan 2002 - Jun 2007 $552,825   Tracking the media and political impact of state-level tobacco control: Smokeless States evaluation Nov 2001 - Jun 2007 $2,320,914   Research Network on the Etiology of Tobacco Dependence Oct 2001 - Apr 2007 $4,557,328   Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior Nov 1997 - Oct 2007 $7,000,000