Clayton, Mo. ? St. Louis County is pushing to stop smoking, thanks to $7.6 million in federal stimulus money.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the first target will be schools, colleges and universities. Officials hope to make all of them smoke-free by February 2012.

All 24 school districts in the county ban smoking on their campuses. So do Catholic schools, and some universities ban smoking campuswide.

But some still allow smoking outside. The county is hopeful its message will have an impact on students when they are not at school.

The county health department learned in March it was getting the grant from the Department of Health and Human Services.