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
• 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.

Alabama Therapeutic Foster Care

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

2009 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) Payment Highlights

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

Please note The Finance Project is not an advocacy organization. Our staff does not advocate or lobby for or against any federal or state legislative initiatives or MSA appropriations. We provide leaders with information and tools that highlight relevant considerations associated with a broad array of innovative financing ideas, strategies and practices. The Finance Project does not receive or distribute MSA revenue. Unrestricted annual payments are made from the tobacco manufacturers to the 46 states party to the agreement. States have set up various structures and priorities for managing and investing these funds which are highlighted in our state profiles.

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