The Keep America Beautiful 2013 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP) grant application is open!  

Mark your calendars:
Grant application opens: February 11
Grant application closes: March 4
Grant recipients announced: April 5
Webinar training: April 10

Grants of $1,000 and $2,000 will be available, and will include quantities of Pocket and/or Portable Auto (cup holder style) Ashtrays.  Grant funding is to be used primarily for Ash Receptacle purchase (a minimum of 50% of the grant should be spent on the purchase of ash receptacles).  Ash receptacles are shown to be the most critical strategy for program sustainability. Up to 20% of the CLPP grant may be used for administration costs. The Cigarette Litter Prevention Program is made possible by a grant from Philip Morris USA, an Altria company, with additional support from RAI Services Company and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company.

The grant application can be found online in the Re-TRAC Connect system: http://connect.re-trac.com.  Detailed instructions on applying through Re-TRAC are attached.  Feel free to call or email Shannon O’Donnell, Manager, Litter Programs (203-659-3074 or sodonnell@kab.org) with specific Re-TRAC questions or concerns.

• IF YOU PARTICPATED IN THE CLPP IN 2012:
• Login to your Re-TRAC Connect account at http://connect.re-trac.com
• 2013 CLPP Application available on Dashboard under Cigarette Litter Prevention Program, click “Go”
• IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE CLPP OR PARTICPATED PRIOR TO 2012:
• See pages 9-14 of the attached instructions to set up your account & join the program
  

We urge all potential grant applicants to build their CLPP taskforce, study the online guide at www.preventcigarettelitter.org, and research suitable ash receptacles IN ADVANCE OF APPLYING for any CLPP grant.  On April 10th we will offer webinar training about implementing the program.  Please make sure to save the date!

If you have any questions regarding the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program grant, contact Bronwen Evans, director, Litter Programs (bevans@kab.org or 203-659-3020) or Shannon O’Donnell, manager, Litter Programs (sodonnell@kab.org or 203-659-3074).