Applications are now being accepted for the Delta Dental Foundation’s Mini Grants Program.
Donor Name: Delta Dental Foundation (DDF)
State: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/31/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Delta Dental Foundation’s (DDF) Mini-Grants Program is evolving to better meet the needs of community partners. This year, the DDF will offer grants to community organizations and programs that promote or provide oral health care and initiatives that align with strategic aims in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.
For many people who experience barriers to care, having access to a dentist is not enough to achieve good oral health. What they need are fair and just opportunities—and all the resources therein—to live their best, healthiest lives, no matter who they are or where they come from.
They envision a world where everyone has access to high-quality dental care that meets their comfort level and abilities across the lifespan. To make that happen, they are aligning the grantmaking under the strategic aims below, with oral health equity for people with disabilities as the cornerstone.
Strategic Areas
Funding Information
Limited to a maximum of $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Also taken into consideration are programs and activities in which the requesting organization is engaged; the number and type of constituencies served; services offered; accountability and fundraising practices; availability of other funding sources; and past successes. In addition, grants should be:
- Dedicated to local nonprofit programs designed to promote or provide oral health in Michigan, Ohio or Indiana.
- Designed to align with the strategic aims: access to care, advocacy, education and workforce development.
Ineligibility
Community Mini-grants will not be awarded to/for the following:
- Building construction.
- Normal overhead expenses.
- Indirect costs.
- Individuals (with the exception of recipients of the DDF’s scholarships, research grants and community service awards).
- Organizations that discriminate by race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or national origin.
- Political activities, organizations or campaigns.
- Loans.
- Projects developed for commercial or proprietary purposes.
For more information, visit Delta Dental Foundation.
