Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
The Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP) coordinates state efforts to prevent people from starting to use tobacco products, help current tobacco users quit, and reduce nonsmokers' exposure to second-hand smoke.
South Dakota Tobacco Control State Plan 2020-2025 | One-Page Overview
Publications Catalog | Local Tobacco Prevention Coordinators

Missouri Breaks' Canlí Coalition of CRST request applications for $5,000 Mini-Grants to coordinate tobacco events/activities for American Indian populations in South Dakota.
Eligibility: If you meet any of the criteria below, you are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity.
Criteria:
- Federally recognized tribes located in South Dakota
- Businesses, schools, or organizations serving American Indian populations in South Dakota
- Individuals intending to serve American Indian populations in South Dakota with a fiscal sponsor
Required Documentation:
- Letter of support from the director of the appropriate tribal department
- Letter of support from the business, school, or organization administrator documenting the approximate percent of American Indian people served
- Letter of support from the fiscal sponsor documenting their agreement to receive and disburse funds, and assume budgetary, legal, programmatic, and administrative responsibility for the individual.
Application (downloads a Word document)
Important Dates
November 2, 2022: Webinar for applicants 3 pm MT (recording available upon request)
November 23, 2022: Applications due by 5 pm MT
December 1, 2022: Awards announced
December 1 to May 31, 2022: Funding period (6 months)
Fundable Events/Activities
Any ideas found on the Canlí Coalition's Tribal Tobacco Advocacy Toolkit available at are eligible for funding. The use of guides are strongly encouraged when applicable. Below are a few examples.
Build a Tobacco Coalition: This could include recruiting, determining your goal and objectives, marketing and branding your coalition, and hold meetings.
Collect & Share Data: Examples include (1) collecting a school survey to determine rates of tobacco use (see guide here) and/or support for a smoke-free policy; (2) a community business assessment to identify locations with secondhand smoke concerns, or (3) a tobacco retailer assessment to learn about the products available, prices, advertising, flavors, etc (see guide here)
Tobacco Media Campaign: Host a contest to get local art or digital media focused on tobacco. Then use the winning entries to purchase ads, banners, or promotional items to raise awareness
about tobacco in your community.
Tobacco Event: Coordinate an event in your community to raise awareness about commercial and/or traditional tobacco. Examples include (1) Walk & Talk event, (2) Great American Smokeout event for adults to quit for 1 day, or (3) Take Down Tobacco youth education event.
Secondhand Smoke Policy: Advocate for a new secondhand smoke policy, or strengthen an existing policy that is needed in your community and make plans to implement the policy once it is adopted. Examples include (1) Smoke-Free Park, (2) Smoke-Free PowWow, or (3) Smoke-Free Rodeo. Refer to this guide for assistance.
Contact
Rae at rae.oleary@mbiri.com or 605-964-1260 with questions.
Funding provided by South Dakota Department of Health Tobacco Control Program.

The Tobacco Youth and Community Engagement Grant links school and community tobacco prevention and control efforts to achieve maximum impact. Partnership efforts are led by both community and school representatives and implement activities that impact both local school districts and the community-at-large.
2023-2024 Tobacco Youth and Community Engagement Grant Guidance
Tobacco Youth & Community Engagement Grant Announcement Webinar
Tobacco Youth and Community Engagement Grant FAQs
Tobacco Control Program Grant Decision Tool
Grant Fundable Activities Toolkit
Catalyst Walkthrough 2023-2024 | Catalyst How To Videos
2023-2024 Budget Worksheet (Excel download)
South Dakota Tobacco Control State Plan 2020-2025 | One-Page Overview
Grant applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm CST on March 10, 2023.
Late applications will not be considered.
Important Dates
Grant Application Webinar: January 12, 2023
Grant Release: January 13, 2023
Application Deadline: March 10, 2023, 5:00 pm CT
Tentative Notice of Award: April 14, 2023
Grant Funding Period: June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024
Final Reports Due: May 31, 2024
Request a Catalyst Log-in
The Youth and Community Engagement Grant application is done through a Catalyst Online Application Form. For those interested in applying who do not already have a Catalyst username and password, email DOH.info@state.sd.us with the subject line “Tobacco Grant Log-In” and include the following information:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Position/title
- Organization name
- Organization address
- Phone number
For assistance with Catalyst, please contact Spectrum Health Policy Research, Catalyst Support by emailing support@catalyst120.com or calling 770-935-0958.
Technical Assistance
The SD TPCP is committed to providing quality technical assistance whenever requested. However, to ensure no preferential treatment, applicants are expected to complete application forms and develop proposals without assistance from the DOH or entities with whom the DOH currently contracts. Questions will be taken to clarify any confusion on the application.
To provide uniform technical assistance to applicants, the SD TPCP will provide assistance on an individual level. Questions will be taken at any time during the grant application. All questions will be complied, and the answers to all Technical Assistance requests will be posted to this webpage in a document titled “TYCE Grant Technical Assistance Q&A”. Please check the website periodically for the most updated list of technical assistance requests from all applicants. Please submit any requests for technical assistance or questions via email to DOH.info@state.sd.us. Please use “TYCE Grant Question” in the subject line of your email.
- TYCE Grant Technical Assistance Q&A (updated 03-08-2023)
For assistance with Catalyst, please contact Spectrum Health Policy Research, Catalyst Support by calling 770-935-0958 or emailing support@catalyst120.com.

The Disparities Grant is used to promote health equity by incorporating a long-term change aimed at reducing disparate tobacco use among the following SD TPCP priority populations: youth and young adults, American Indians, pregnant women, people of low socioeconomic status (SES), and people with behavioral health conditions. Full descriptions of each priority population can be found in the Priority Population Guidelines, located on befreesd.com/about-us/priority-populations/overview/.
The 2023-2024 SD TCP Disparities Grant application release date is Friday, January 13, 2023.
Tobacco Disparities Grant Guidance 2023-2024
Tobacco Disparities Grant Catalyst Walkthrough 2023-2024
Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted and finalized in Catalyst no later than 5:00 p.m. CST on March 10, 2023.
Important Dates
Grant Release: January 13, 2023
Application Deadline: March 10, 2023, 5:00 p.m. CST
Tentative Notice of Award: April 14, 2023
Grant Awards Accepted by Grantee: May 5, 2023, 5:00 p.m. CST in Catalyst
Grant Funding Period: June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024
Final Reports Due: May 31, 2024
Request a Catalyst Log-in
The Tobacco Disparities Grant application is done through a Catalyst Online Application Form. For those interested in applying who do not already have a Catalyst username and password, email DOH.info@state.sd.us with the subject line “Tobacco Grant Log-In” and include the following information:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Position/title
- Organization name
- Organization address
- Phone number
For assistance with Catalyst, please contact Spectrum Health Policy Research, Catalyst Support by emailing support@catalyst120.com or calling 770-935-0958.
Technical Assistance
The SD TPCP is committed to providing quality technical assistance whenever requested. However, to ensure no preferential treatment, applicants are expected to complete application forms and develop proposals without assistance from the DOH or entities with whom the DOH currently contracts. Questions will be taken to clarify any confusion on the application.
To provide uniform technical assistance to applicants, the SD TPCP will provide assistance on an individual level. Questions will be taken at any time during the grant application. All questions will be complied, and the answers to all Technical Assistance requests will be posted to this webpage in a document titled “Disparities Grant Technical Assistance Q&A”. Please check the website periodically for the most updated list of technical assistance requests from all applicants. Please submit any requests for technical assistance or questions via email to DOH.info@state.sd.us. Please use “Disparities Tobacco Grant Question” in the subject line of your email.
- Disparities Grant Technical Assistance Q&A (coming soon)
For assistance with Catalyst, please contact Spectrum Health Policy Research, Catalyst Support by calling 770-935-0958 or emailing support@catalyst120.com.

VIRTUAL FACILITATION TIPS AND TOOLS
COMMUNITY/SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP WEBINARS
- March 4, 2020 | 2020-2021 Community/School Partnership Grant Application Overview
- January 15, 2020 | Healthy HometownSM Powered by Wellmark: Developing Stakeholder Groups and Planning for Action
- November 13, 2019 | Using Environmental Scans and PhotoVoice to Tell Your Community's Story
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October 9, 2019 | E-Cigarettes: Background and Resources for Communities
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January 9, 2019 | SD Quitline Services and Use
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December 12, 2018 | Engaging Priority Populations
TOBACCO DISPARITIES WEBINARS
- January 23, 2020 | Effective Commercial Tobacco Control Policy: Equity Considered at All Stages
- October 22, 2018 | Data 101 | Slides
- January 24, 2018 | Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke
2018 BEST PRACTICES WEBINAR SERIES
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September 12, 2018 | Youth Engagement in Practice
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January 17, 2018 | Case Studies in Advocating for Tobacco-Free Environments

The South Dakota QuitLine offers training on many topics that can be helpful to health professionals who interact with tobacco users. Training can be delivered through a face-to-face presentation on-site, in a phone conference call, or via webinar.
Phone-based SD QuitLine – eligibility, referral process, coaching, medications
Web-based SD QuitLine
Tobacco use and impact data by SD counties
Tobacco and nicotine addiction
Smokeless tobacco – Health impacts and new products
Secondhand smoke – Health impacts
Chronic diseases and tobacco
Reluctant quitters/stages of change
Tobacco use and special populations
Native Americans
Youth 13-17 and 18-24
Pregnant women
Low SES
Behavioral Health
Tobacco dependence and hospitalized patients
SD QuitLine materials
SD QuitLine use (program evaluation data)
Social media supports for tobacco “quitters”
To request a training topic contact Roshal Rossman at 605-868-8229 or rrossman@bhssc.org. Trainings can be arranged with content tailored for your staff.

The South Dakota Department of Health has developed an online training program that is designed to educate and answer any questions you may have about the QuitLine.
With this easy, online training course you’ll learn:
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About the effects of tobacco and the steps required to help those addicted seek help.
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How to visit with your patients about tobacco use and refer them to the QuitLine.
Other PROF topics include:
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The Toll of Tobacco in South Dakota
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Priority Populations
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Techniques to Talk About Tobacco
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Services of the SD QuitLine
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Tobacco and Chronic Disease
To find out more:
Go to www.dohprofsd.org
Click "My Training" in the vertical bar on the left.
If you are new to PROF, create an account.

South Dakota Tobacco Control State Plan 2020-2025 | One-Page Overview
Youth Data
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South Dakota Youth Tobacco Survey - 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2015 | 2013 | 2011
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SD Youth Risk Behavior Survey Full Report 2009-2019 | Tobacco Use Data Brief
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Evaluation of Tobacco-free Policy in South Dakota Post-Secondary Institutions

South Dakota Tobacco Control Program Websites
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Order FREE tobacco control materials (select "Tobacco Prevention" tab)
South Dakota Tobacco Control Program Resources
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Local Tobacco Prevention Coordinators - contact to find out about tobacco prevention activities in your area
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South Dakota Tobacco Control E-Cigarette and Vaping Resource
South Dakota Tobacco Law
South Dakota Tobacco Control Program Approved Curriculums
National Resources
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Tobacco Control Programs - CDC
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E-cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General, 2016
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Know the Risk: E-Cigarettes and Young People - Office of the Surgeon General
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Tobacco Reports and Publications - Office of the Surgeon General