The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation is seeking applications for the Community Oral Health Priorities Grant.
Donor Name: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Through this funding, the foundation will invest in organizations who can elevate the perspectives of those often left out of solution development to spend time understanding and amplifying their oral health needs and experiences.
Specifically, this funding opportunity aims to:
- Explore and uplift the oral health needs, attitudes, and experiences of community members.
- Engage in oral health advocacy through education, focused on practice and policy change.
- Identify ongoing community priorities to support the improvement of oral health access and outcomes for their community.
Funding Information
Grant funding of up to $100,000 per year for two years ($200,000 total per organization) is available and is designed to support staff time, training, compensation for community member time, materials, language support, and other tools for community engagement and uplifting community voice.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organization Size
- There is no minimum requirement in terms of operational budget. Organizations of all sizes are eligible to apply.
- Organization Type
- Non-clinical – applicant organization’s primary aim is to provide a service or support that is not clinical care. Organizations who refer individuals to clinical entities or collaborate with clinical entities to provide on-site services (e.g., medical or dental bus) are eligible to apply.
- Nonprofit organization that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is classified as “not a private foundation” under Section 509(a).
- Fiscally sponsored program – A group or project with a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization acting as a fiscal sponsor. Please note that the fiscal sponsor is responsible for all legal aspects of the organization or project. The fiscal sponsor is considered the grantee and agrees to be accountable to the Foundation for the programmatic and financial outcomes of the grant.
- Coalitions – Applications involving more than one group or organization are welcome; however, one organization will be the recipient of the grant and must be an established 501(c)(3) nonprofit or fiscally sponsored organization. Organizations and coalitions of any size are eligible to apply if the other eligibility criteria have been met.
For more information, visit BBNCF.
