Funding Amount

Varies by grant ($52,415 - $250,000)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Africa Grants Program

Funder: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids with funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Geographic Scope: Africa (multiple countries including Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Uganda)

Focus Areas:
* Development and delivery of high-impact, evidence-based tobacco control interventions
* Advocacy for FCTC-compliant (Framework Convention on Tobacco Control) national tobacco control laws
* Enforcement of pictorial health warnings
* Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS) bans
* Smoke-free environment policies
* Tobacco taxation and price policies
* Youth protection from tobacco industry marketing
* Public education and awareness campaigns
* Stakeholder coordination and capacity building

Eligibility: In-country organizations working on tobacco control

Status: Active grant program (grants documented through 2018, program status as of extraction date unknown)

Background: The program supports grassroots and civil society organizations across Africa to advance evidence-based tobacco control measures aligned with international standards.

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

nonprofitshealth-education

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