Tobacco-Use Prevention Education: Grades 6-12 Tier 1 Cohort U

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.

Funding Description

Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) funds support health education efforts aimed at the prevention and reduction of tobacco use by youth. TUPE in grades six through twelve is funded through a competitive application process. Tier 1 funding consideration to local educational agencies is based on projects that propose to enforce the local educational agencies adopted tobacco-free policies and administer the California Healthy Kids Survey.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Local educational agencies must be certified as tobacco free by July 1, 2025. Funding is available to school districts, direct-funded charter schools, consortium leads, and county offices of education that serve students in grades six through twelve.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Unavailable
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6690 / 8590
Total Available	$600,000
Recipient Amount	$6,000 Per Recipient
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The maximum allowable funding for a single County Office of Education or Local Education Agency applicant is $6,000 for all three years of the grant.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	March 12, 2025
Due Date	April 18, 2025
Expected Notification Date	June 1, 2025

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/tupe.asp]
Fiscal	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Funding [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/tupefunding.asp]
Funding Results	Funding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r29/tupetier1cohufunres25.asp]
Other	Resource documents for potential applicants will be provided after the initial Request for Applications document is posted to the web site.

Contacts

Program	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Office, 916-323-1540, tupe@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Office, 916-323-1540, tupe@cde.ca.gov
Division	Whole Child Division, 916-323-1540 (phone), 916-323-6061 (fax)

Last Modified: March 12, 2025