TEPTS Mini Grants

TEPTS Mini Grants

Three Categories of Mini-Grants

1. Capacity Mini-Grants

Mini-grants up to $2,000 each will be awarded to enable communities to implement projects that further tobacco control program objectives. Funds can be used to fund a variety of community-based activities, including but not limited to, culturally specific smoke-free events, information and presentations at: health fairs/traditional gatherings/pow wows, and traditional tobacco garden projects. Eligible applicants include the TEPTS service area of all California and Nevada Tribes and Tribal Health programs, as well as California, Nevada, and Utah Urban Indian Health and Education programs. Mini-grants are currently available for the current grant year. The October 1, 2009 - September 29, 2010 Capacity Mini-grant application can be downloaded here: Mini Grants Application (Capacity).

2. Implementation Mini-Grants

Mini-grants up to $2,000 each will be awarded to enable communities to implement projects that further tobacco control program objectives. Funds can be used to fund a variety of community-based activities, including but not limited to, culturally specific smoke-free events, information and presentations at: health fairs/traditional gatherings/pow wows, and traditional tobacco garden projects. Eligible applicants include the TEPTS service area of all CRIHB Member Tribes and Clinics, as well as California Indian Education Programs. Mini-grants are currently available for the current grant year. The October 1, 2009 - September 29, 2010 Implementation Mini-grant application can be downloaded here: Mini Grants Application (Implementation)

3. TEPTS Community Stipends 

Stipends ($200.00) are also be available for Youth Community Tobacco Educators to educate other youth on commercial tobacco, secondhand smoke, smokeless tobacco, cessation, and other tobacco education initiatives. For more information on stipends contact William Harrison, TEPTS Health Educator, at (916) 929-9761 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

CTE Education Events Stipend Request Form
CTE Training Stipend Request Form

Mini-grants and stipends cannot be awarded to organizations that receive tobacco industry sponsorship and funding cannot cover reimbursement of any kind for food or nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine gum, patches, or nasal spray, etc). The same organization may apply again in different funding grant years to the TEPTS Center. However, applications from organizations which have not been previously funded will be given priority. Applications will be reviewed by the TEPTS Center Mini-Grant Subcommittee (MGS). An organization submitting a completed application will be notified of the award within two weeks after the subcommittee has met to review and score all mini-grants. All decisions of the MGS are final. The MGS may approve full or partial funding of the project.

Once a program is officially notified of funding, monies will be reimbursed upon submission of a final report along with all required documentation (receipts, written reports, and tracking measures). All mini-grant funds should be requested and invoiced by the date noted in the Mini-grant Requirements/Due Date Schedule, so that each grant funding cycle can be closed out in a timely manner. Final reports are due within 30 days of event/activity completion.

Applications must be submitted to TEPTS Center at least 30 days prior to project start date.  If you have questions or need more information on Mini-Grants, please contact William Harrison, TEPTS Educator at (916) 929-9761 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For additional information on TEPTS Mini Grants and Stipends, view the following presentation: TEPTS Mini Grants 2008-09 Presentation

Tobacco Education & Prevention Technical Support Center (TEPTS)
A program of the California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. 

4400 Auburn Blvd., 2nd Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95841 

Phone: (916) 929-9761