The smoke-free homes project was funded through the NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S (NCI) State and Community Tobacco Control (SCTC) Research Initiative, Cooperative Agreement #U01 CA154282-01. The SCTC Research Initiative was a major research effort that addressed high priority tobacco control research areas at the state and community level in the United States. The SCTC Research initiative was established by NCI in an effort to reduce tobacco use and its subsequent health burden on the country.

This project focuses on the research area of secondhand smoke policies by promoting the adoption of household smoking bans.  This project is being conducted by the EMORY PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER (EPRC). The EPRC conducts research and evaluation studies to understand how social and physical environments affect tobacco use, physical activity, nutrition, obesity and cancer screening.