*For FY2010, federal spending refers to a nine-month grant provided to the states by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the period beginning July 2009.
Summary: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that Michigan spend $121.2 million a year to have an effective, comprehensive tobacco prevention program. Michigan currently receives $4.3 million a year for tobacco prevention and cessation, which includes both state and federal funds. This is 3.5% of the CDC's recommendation and ranks Michigan 48th among the states in the funding of tobacco prevention programs. Michigan's spending on tobacco prevention amounts to 0.3% of the estimated $1.27 billion in tobacco-generated revenue the state collects each year from settlement payments and tobacco taxes.
Recent Developments: In 2009, Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) signed the state budget which allocated $2.6 million to the Tobacco Section of the Michigan Department of Community Health, a 30% cut from the previous year. The state continues to dedicate no funding from the Master Settlement Agreement to reducing tobacco-caused death and disease, and the little funding it does provide falls short of the amount needed for a comprehensive CDC-based program. Michigan continues to be one of the only states that has never dedicated any Master Settlement Agreement funds for tobacco prevention.
For FY2010, Michigan is scheduled to spend $4.3 million in state and federal funds for tobacco prevention programs.