Tobacco Settlement Revenue - Investments in Youth

This series of resources provides key state decision makers and opinion leaders with the information and tools necessary to consider how tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) revenues can support initiatives that promote the positive development of youth, including the prevention of smoking and the adoption of healthy behaviors. Search our state profiles, promising practices, and publications to assess options and develop strategies for making informed decisions regarding the investment of MSA dollars.

STATE PROFILES

Click on any state to access data on MSA revenue, expenditures, pending legislation, and how funds are used to support programs and initiatives for youth. Check back soon if a profile is not yet available for your state.

State Profile Tables

• Total MSA Revenue Received, 2000-Present
• Allocations of MSA Revenue, 2000-Present (coming soon)
• Interactive Data Tool
  Use this tool to develop your own data reports comparing state allocations of MSA revenues.

PROMISING PRACTICES

Learn about innovative state and local uses of MSA funds for programs and services for youth.

Healthy Hawaii Initiative

Kentucky's KIDS NOW Initiative

Alabama Therapeutic Foster Care

Alabama Children First Trust Fund

American Lung Association of Idaho

Colorado Read to Achieve Grant Program

Healthy Maine Partnerships

Kansas Children's Cabinet

Kentucky Early Childhood Mental Health Program

Michigan Promise Scholarship Grant

North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund

Wyoming Substance Abuse Control Plan

PUBLICATIONS

Download strategy briefs, tools and other resources for state and local decision-makers looking to access MSA funds to support initiatives for youth.

Tobacco Settlement Revenues: A Five-year Trend Report

2011 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) Payment Highlights

2010 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) Payment Highlights

A Guide to Effective Investments in Positive Youth Development: Implications of Research for Financing and Sustaining Programs and Services for Youth

2009 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) Payment Highlights

Tobacco Settlement Revenue - Recent State Actions and Opportunities for Youth Programs (April 2008)

QUARTERLY AUDIO CONFERENCES

Participate in quarterly audio conferences highlighting how states are using MSA funds to support programs and services for youth.

Contact The Finance Project at tobacco@financeproject.org with questions or requests for additional information.