Summary: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that Idaho spend $16.9 million a year to have an effective, comprehensive tobacco prevention program.  Idaho currently receives $2.6 million a year for tobacco prevention and cessation, which includes both state and federal funds.  This is 15.4% of the CDC's recommendation and ranks Idaho 34th among the states in the funding of tobacco prevention programs.  Idaho's spending on tobacco prevention amounts to 3.2% of the estimated $82 million in tobacco-generated revenue the state collects each year from settlement payments and tobacco taxes.

Recent Developments: The FY2009 budget for the state's tobacco prevention and cessation program includes $2.6 million in state and federal funding, a slight increase over FY2008 funding. The Idaho Millenium Fund is the repository of funds received by Idaho under the MSA. With establishment of the Millenium Permanent Endowment Fund in 2007, 80 percent of all receipts received by the state will be distributed to the Permanent Endowment Fund and 20 percent of receipts will be distributed to the traditional Millenium Fund. These funds are managed and invested by the state Treasurer. Each year, 5 percent of the fair market value of the permanent and traditional Millenium Funds are distributed to the Idaho Millennium Income Fund and made available for legislative appropriation. Legislators can appropriate funds to the following three areas: tobacco prevention and cessation, chronic disease resulting from smoking and substance abuse and health.