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Tobacco Settlement Revenue - Investments in Youth
Audio Conference Series

The Finance Project is delighted to introduce a series of audio conferences for youth development program leaders, intermediaries, and policymakers that will highlight how states are using tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) payments to support programs and services for youth.

This audio conference series is part of a new project led by The Finance Project that will provide state and community decision-makers with the information and tools necessary to consider how MSA revenues can support youth initiatives. Key elements of the project include:

  • An online searchable database which will highlight state data on MSA revenues and allocations in recent years. The database will also highlight pending legislation impacting allocations and examples of how MSA funds are supporting youth programs;
  • Promising practices highlighting innovative state and local uses of MSA funds to invest in youth development initiatives; and
  • Strategy briefs and tools for state and local decision-makers looking to influence future allocations of MSA funds to support initiatives for youth.

May 5, 2008, 2:00-3:00pm (EST): Increases to Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) Payments - New Funding Opportunities for Youth Initiatives

Registration is now closed.

Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) payments are currently funding a range of health, education, prevention, or other initiatives serving young people. The arrival of nearly $1 billion of additional MSA payments in 2008, available through a new stream of MSA funding known as the Strategic Contribution Fund (SCF), creates an immediate opportunity for program leaders, intermediaries, and policymakers to explore options for accessing these funds to support youth initiatives. These additional SCF payments, totaling nearly $1 billion each year, will be distributed across the states from 2008-2017. This purpose of this audio conference is to:

Speakers:

  • Peter Levin, Chief Counsel and Director, Tobacco Project, National Association of Attorneys General
  • Alan Greenblatt, Staff Writer, Governing and Governing.com
  • Amanda Szekely, Senior Program Associate, The Finance Project
  • Torey Silloway, Senior Program Associate, The Finance Project

Audio Conference Materials:

Available Resources:

Silloway, Torey and Szekely, Amanda, Tobacco Settlement Revenue - Recent State Actions and Opportunities for Youth Programs (April 2008).

Tobacco Settlement Revenue State Profile Database

For more information on the Tobacco Settlement Revenue - Investments in Youth audio conference series, please contact Cema Siegel at csiegel@financeproject.org.