The Arcora Foundation is excited to announce funding opportunity to support oral health projects.
Donor Name: Arcora Foundation
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/29/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The projects should do one or more of the following:
- Support or increase access to culturally appropriate dental care.
- Increase consumption of water and/or decrease the consumption of sugary beverages.
- Promote and increase access to healthy food.
- Promote and/or increase access to community water fluoridation.
Focus Populations
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, rural communities, and other populations experiencing health disparities.
Funding Information
Arcora Foundation has $500,000 in funding available. You can request up to $50,000 per project.
Examples of projects are listed below but are not meant to limit creativity.
- Project Categories: Please check the category/categories that your project will address (check all that apply):
- Support or increase access to culturally appropriate dental care;
- Increase consumption of water and/or decrease the consumption of sugary beverages;
- Promote and increase access to healthy food
- Promote and/or increase access to community water fluoridation
- Access to care: Support or increase access to culturally appropriate dental care
- Sample projects:
- Developing and implementing motivational interviewing in a dental program or practice to increase patient/provider communication, patient/provider satisfaction, and the delivery of culturally appropriate care.
- Developing, implementing, and/or enhancing a community health worker program that addresses oral health.
- Implement or expand care coordination services to address barriers to care – for example, transportation, childcare, access to specialists, etc.
- Sample projects:
- Healthy beverages
- Increase consumption of water and/or decrease the consumption of sugary beverages
- Sample Projects:
- Installing water bottle stations at a school, and providing students, faculty, and families with water bottles, and incentives to drink water/use the stations.
- Developing and implementing a community-led campaign to decrease the type/number of sugary beverages young children consume regularly.
- Healthy foods
- Promote and increase access to healthy food
- Sample projects
- Developing and implementing resources for immigrant families to identify traditional foods from their culture(s) that are healthy, and where and how to obtain them.
- Partnering with patients/families to support them in accessing healthy food – either bringing vendors/food to the community or supporting people in identifying easy ways to travel to locations that provide healthy foods.
- Community water fluoridation
- Promote and/or increase access to community water fluoridation
- Sample projects
- Convene local advocates in non-fluoridated communities to explore policy paths for brining fluoridation to local water system
- Community education efforts to educate public and trusted messengers about the benefits of fluoridation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations and projects must meet the eligibility requirements below to be reviewed for potential funding.
- Organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or similar status, including tribal organizations
- Projects that impact individuals in Washington state.
- Funding is for projects that take place in the 2024 calendar year.
- One application per organization.
For more information, visit Arcora Foundation.
