health · HHS-HRSA

Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center Program (PCDFD)

Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-26-080

Closed

Award Range

$500K – $1.0M

Total Program Funding

$1.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 8, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center Program (PCDFD). Health Resources and Services Administration. The Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center serves as a resource and training hub to:Support the development of faculty who teach primary care dentistry. Advance community and population-level approaches to assess and improve oral health outcomes. Prepare dental faculty for roles in... $500,000-$1,000,000 per award; $1,000,000 total program funding; ~1 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Nonprofits (501c3), Private universities/colleges, Other eligible entities, Nonprofits (non-501c3), Public universities/colleges

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•You can apply if you are an accredited school of dentistry, public or nonprofit hospital, or public or private nonprofit entity which the Secre...
•Deadline: 2026-07-08

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High-value award — invest significantly in proposal quality. Consider hiring a grant writer.

Competitiveness: Very high — extremely limited awards available

What This Grant Funds

The Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center serves as a resource and training hub to:Support the development of faculty who teach primary care dentistry. Advance community and population-level approaches to assess and improve oral health outcomes. Prepare dental faculty for roles in program leadership. Faculty development will include: increasing the ability to teach clinical dentistry, developing leadership competencies, and dissemination including publishing and presentations.

Attachments

PDF

HRSA 26-080_Final.pdf

HRSA_26-080_Final.pdf

Who Can Apply

You can apply if you are an accredited school of dentistry, public or nonprofit hospital, or public or private nonprofit entity which the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems capable of carrying out this grant. You must be accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) before September 1, 2026.

Eligible Applicant Types

501(c)(3) NonprofitsPrivate Colleges & UniversitiesOther (see NOFO for details)Nonprofits without 501(c)(3)Public Colleges & Universities

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $500K
Maximum Award: $1.0M
Total Program Funding: $1.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: June 5, 2026

Application Deadline: July 8, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Agency Contact

Jesse Ungard jungard@hrsa.gov

jungard@hrsa.gov

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