Grant Opportunities in Oral Health

Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation

The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation makes grants to support specific initiatives in West Virginia and elsewhere.  The foundation particularly supports efforts that focus the attention of public health policy makers on the issue of oral health; pediatric preventive oral healthcare training for primary care providers and early childcare workers; increased insurance coverage and oral healthcare screening for pregnant women; parent education; and public awareness campaigns.  While seeking a grant from the Benedum Foundation is a highly competitive process, money is available for worthy projects.  Visit www.benedum.org for more information.  

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Sisters of Saint Joseph Charitable Fund (SSJCF)

The SSJCF continues the health and wellness ministry of the Congregation of Saint Joseph in the mid-Ohio Valley primarily through grants for special projects.  Visit www.ssjcharitablefund.org for more information.

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Valley Health Systems

Valley Health in conjunction with the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation offer competitive grants to community organizations, churches, schools, etc. to provide oral health education to the community.  Because West Virginia children and families’ health status as reflected in state statistics show high rates of dental caries disease and overall health challenges of obesity and related diseases that impact each affected family’s future, Valley Health challenges the community to create, test, and eventually share the successful oral health programs they develop that meet the expected outcomes. The goal is to create oral health education and/or materials that will educate and empower families to meet their own and their children’s oral health needs.  Download a grant application.  For more information, e-mail Bobbi Jo Muto or call her at 304-525-3334 ext 5112.

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Dental Trade Alliance Foundation

The Dental Trade Alliance Foundation is accepting proposals for grants that focus on solutions to issues benefiting Dentistry such as:  Productivity enhancements for increased patient care and flow; capacity solutions; access to care improvement to help reach and serve more people; collaborations for increased reach, impact and cultural competency; and citizenship efforts to better serve dental professionals, patients and their communities.  The goal is to be an enabling grant program that provides seed money and project direction to innovative, early-stage, potentially expandable projects that address the DTAF focus on productivity, capacity, access, collaboration and citizenship. Each accepted proposal will be funded up to $25,000. Visit www.dtafoundation.org

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ADA Foundation

The American Dental Association Foundation offers several opportunities for grants, awards and fellowships.  Information and applications are available here.