The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation’s Community Grant opportunity provides statewide support to communities and nonprofit organizations focusing on oral health education and services to underserved and uninsured Arkansas residents.
Donor Name: Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation,
State: Arkansas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/18/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $40,000
Details:
Funding focuses on increasing access to oral health care through community partnerships by funding preventative services and/or treatment for underserved individuals of all ages, ethnicities, genders, and socio-economic statuses in Arkansas.
Grant-Making Focus
DDARF Community Grants support transactional projects and services promoting good oral health practices and increasing access to dental care. It is the intention that this funding will help organizations do one or more of the following:
- Provide oral health treatment, education, and disease prevention services
- Increase access to oral health services for underserved Arkansans
- Promote collaboration across a wide range of health providers in Arkansas
Funding requests must have an oral health impact and benefit underserved, uninsured, and/or uninsured Arkansans Proposals for Community Grants must address one or more of the following:
- Oral disease prevention
- Oral health education
- Dental treatment
Funding Information
$500,000 total awards with a funding range from $2,500 up to $40,000 per organization.
DDARF will prioritize grant requests that incorporate the following (as applicable):
- A clear oral health focus
- A project plan detailing how and when the program will be carried out and who will be responsible for each task (template provided in the application)
- Active collaboration among organizations, schools, and/or healthcare providers
- Inclusion of diverse groups
- Referral protocols that link individuals needing dental care with a source of dental care
- Wrap-around support that links participants to other social services
- Initiation of oral health programs in counties where none or few exist
- Previously funded organizations that have submitted complete Interim and Final Reports Click here for a list of previously funded Community Grant programs.
Funds may be used for
- Program specific administrative/staffing costs
- Capital needs (equipment, supplies, one-time expenses)
- Dental clinic treatment expenses/supplies
- Programmatic, operational expenses
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be an Arkansas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, government agency, school, or charitable dental treatment facility – they do not provide grants to individuals.
Typically Not Funded
- Direct dental staff salaries or payments to cover dental treatment
- Individuals – grants must be awarded to an eligible organization
- Fundraising events/sponsorships
- Private foundations and endowments
- Reduction of organizational debt
- Excessive salary costs, travel, or incentives/gifts
- Programs that discriminate on any basis
For more information, visit Community Grants.
