What is a Mini-Grant?

ReACT mini-grants are funds offered to Montana students 12-18 years old to promote tobacco advocacy, education, and prevention at the community level.

Currently, reACT offers three topic choices for applicants to select from:

Tobacco Product Prevention Campaigns
1. Option 1: Cessation (Quitting) Promotion
2. Option 2: Difference between Commercial & Sacred Tobacco in the American Indian Community
3. Option 3: Community awareness of Point-of-Sale Marketing of tobacco and nicotine products
4. Option 4: Work toward the Inclusion of E-cigarettes in the Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA)
Days of Action Community Involvement
Tobacco-Free Community Events

Youth provide leadership and collaborate with an adult advisor in their local areas. Applicants may request up to $4,000. The grants are competitive, so make yours awesome!

2023-24 Mini-Grant Cycle

July 17th, 2023 – Application Opens
October 2nd, 2023 – Application Closes
October 18th, 2023 – Recipient Announcements
November 1st, 2023 – Project Introduction Videos Due
November 15th, 2023 – Distribution of Funds
June 27th, 2024 –Final Reports Due
June 28th, 2024– Grant Cycle Ends

How to Apply

To submit a mini-grant application, follow the steps below:

Identify a youth project lead and an adult advisor.
Read the Mini-Grant 2023-2024 Guide
Select a topic choice.
Complete the online application with an attached W9 form by Monday, October 2nd, 2023. The application link will be available below on July 17th, 2023.

Mini-Grant Requirements

Youth Project Lead
Adult Advisor
Grant applicants must be in grades 6th -12th
Grant recipients must declare that they are not affiliated with or receive funding or materials from the Tobacco or Vaping Industry
Grant recipients must submit an electronic Final Report by June 28th, 2024