Through the Smiles for Kids program, the Delta Dental Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations throughout North Carolina to help fund dental education initiatives and programs designed to promote children’s oral health, especially to those in underserved areas.
Donor Name: Delta Dental Foundation
State: North Carolina
Counties: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
Since 2010, the Smiles for Kids program has awarded more than $510,000 to programs across the state, ensuring that more than 330,000 children and their families received access to oral health care or education.
In considering grants, the DDF evaluates each application on its own merit. It considers the programs in which the organization is engaged, the constituencies it serves, the services it offers, its accountability and its fundraising practices, and the level of local community support it attracts.
- Grants must be dedicated to local not-for-profit programs designed to promote children’s oral health in North Carolina.
- Of particular interest are programs designed to promote/improve the oral health of underserved children in at-risk populations.
- Only one proposal per organization per year will be considered.
Programs/projects considered:
- Each request is reviewed in terms of its general eligibility and conformity with the grant guidelines, the amount needed to achieve the desired results, and program priority.
- Smiles for Kids grants will not be awarded to/for the following:
- Capital campaigns, salaries, overhead/administrative expenses, endowments, advertising or fundraising activities
- Individuals
- Organizations that discriminate by race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or national origin
- Political organizations or campaigns
- Loans
- Projects developed for commercial or proprietary purposes
Funding Information
Smiles for Kids grants are limited to a maximum of $5,000 per grant.
Eligibility
In considering grants, the Delta Dental Foundation evaluates each application on its own merits. Of particular interest are programs designed to promote/improve the oral health of underserved or at-risk populations and to those which have an oral health education component.
The Delta Dental Foundation considers the programs in which the organization is engaged, the constituencies it serves, the services it offers, its accountability and its fundraising practices, and the level of local community support it attracts.
Although exceptions may be made, in general, grants are not provided for building construction or to cover an organization’s normal overhead expenses. Primary consideration is given to supporting meritorious programs or activities for which other sources of funding are unavailable. Grant recipients may reapply in future years, as long as a report detailing use/impact of the grant monies is provided with the application.
- The Smiles for Kids grants program is limited to a maximum of $5,000 per grant.
- Grants must be dedicated to local nonprofit programs designed to promote oral health in North Carolina.
- Only one proposal per organization per year will be considered.
For more information, visit Smiles for Kids Grants Program.
