Tobacco Control and Prevention Funding Opportunities

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence (RCE) Implementation Grant program provides multiple awards to fund virtual educational programs focusing on the field of Tobacco Control and Children’s Health. The awarded programs are designed to promote secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure control and to integrate SHS prevention activities in pediatric education in state AAP Chapters and educational institutions in the United States and internationally. Implementation Grants are funded by the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI).

The call for applications for the 2024-2025 Implementation Grant program is now closed.

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Implementation Grant Awardees!

Grantee:  Ashley Politz, MSW  
Florida Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
This project aims to reach a wide range of professionals who work with families and youth to significantly reduce the number of youth and young adults using tobacco products and minimize the exposure of children to secondhand smoke from tobacco use by caregivers.

Grantee:  Loretta Hoepfner, MSOD
Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Susan Walley MD, FAAP
This project intends to educate pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, school nurses and administrators, health department officers, Maryland Department of Health personnel, and tobacco cessation community organizations involved in protecting the health of children and families by controlling tobacco and nicotine exposure.

Grantee:  Melody Petty, MD, FAAP
Alabama Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
This project focuses on equipping pediatricians and other pediatric clinicians with tools to deliver tobacco control anticipatory guidance in the clinical setting, including the use of the Ask-Counsel-Treat model.

Future application cycle information will be posted as it becomes available. To learn more about future funding opportunities join the Richmond listserv. 

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