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Funding by Topic: Dental health

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. You can also browse a list of inactive funding programs.

National Funding Programs

3RNet Recruitment and Retention Assistance
Helps health professionals find jobs in rural and underserved areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network

Academy of General Dentistry Foundation Grants
Grants to programs that improve the oral health of the public and promote the professional development of the general dentist.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Academy of General Dentistry

Indian Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program
Grants to encourage American Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the health professions.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2010
    Sponsor: Indian Health Service

Indian Health Service Dental Externships
Externships to dental students interested in a career with the Indian Health Service Division of Oral Health or a Tribal site.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2010
    Sponsor: Indian Health Service

State and Regional Funding Programs

Alaska State Loan Repayment Program
A loan repayment program for primary care and behavioral health providers working in HPSAs.
    Geographic Coverage: Alaska
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

Delta Dental of Iowa Public Benefit Program
Funding to make a measurable difference in the oral health of underserved Iowans.
    Geographic Coverage: Iowa
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Delta Dental of Iowa

Gates Family Foundation
Colorado only - Considers proposals from nonprofit dental clinics undertaking comprehensive capital campaigns, as well as supporting programs (capital campaigns) that encourage individuals to improve and maintain their good health and physical well being.
    Geographic Coverage: Colorado
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Gates Family Foundation

Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE)
A training program for dental students designed to help meet the oral health needs of rural and underserved communities in the Northwest.
    Geographic Coverage: Washington
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: University of Washington

Rural Dental Scholarship Program
A scholarship program for rural dental students.
    Geographic Coverage: Virginia
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Sunflower Foundation Bridge Grants
Funding to provide core transitional financial support for new or expanded medical, behavioral, dental and/or public health services that provide primary care or primary prevention services to the uninsured and the underinsured.
    Geographic Coverage: Kansas
    Application Deadline: Oct 28, 2010
    Sponsor: Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans

Virginia Dentist Loan Repayment Program
In exchange for a loan repayment award, participating dentists will practice in a dentally underserved area in Virginia and are required to accept government-sponsored insurance programs (e.g., Medicaid, FAMIS).
    Geographic Coverage: Virginia
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Virginia Department of Health

Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation Grant
The grant program's main objective is to provide financial support to efforts aimed at providing dental care to the underserved and other philanthropic endeavors related to dentistry throughout Wisconsin.
    Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin
    Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2010
    Sponsor: Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation

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