Funding Amount

$10,000 - $20,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP) Grant

Overview: National grant program administered through Keep America Beautiful to reduce cigarette litter—the most littered item in America.

Eligible Applicants:

  • Keep South Carolina Beautiful (state affiliate)

  • Local affiliates of Keep America Beautiful

  • Community organizations

  • Local governments
  • Focus Areas:

  • Installation of cigarette butt receptacles and ashtrays

  • Public education and awareness campaigns

  • Reducing cigarette litter at transition points (bus stops, store entrances, sidewalks outside bars/restaurants, etc.)
  • Key Details:

  • Award amounts: $10,000 (2019), $20,000 (2020)

  • Awarded to 50 national organizations (2019), 47 organizations nationwide (2020)

  • Communities implementing CLPP in 2018 reported average 62% reduction of cigarette litter

  • Communities implementing CLPP in 2019 reported average 51% reduction of cigarette litter

  • Research: For every additional litter bin, cigarette butt littering decreases by nearly 10%

  • Inception: 2002; implemented in more than 1,800 communities nationwide

  • Supported by funding from Altria, Reynolds American, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA, RAI Services Company
  • Contact: Mallory Coffey, mcoffey@palmettopride.org (for KSCB coordination)

    Organization: Keep America Beautiful (national), Keep South Carolina Beautiful/PalmettoPride (state administrator)

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    • Request free cigarette butt receptacle bins through Keep South Carolina Beautiful
    • Link to request bins on KSCB website (specific URL not provided in source material)

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsenvironmental-conservationcommunity-services

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