DDIF: System and Capacity Building Grants
Funding Amount
More than US $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation offers System and Capacity Building Grants to enhance the health and well-being of all Iowans. These grants, starting at $25,000, focus on significant infrastructure and system changes aligned with core initiatives such as oral health integration and health equity. The Foundation encourages applicants to consult staff before applying, ensuring that projects align with strategic goals in education, advocacy, access, prevention, and research.
NOTE: Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Foundation staff prior to applying.
Grants over $25,000 to support large infrastructure, equipment and major system change efforts related to the Foundation's core initiatives.
What Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 61
- Total given
- $2.92M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $5,243–$413K
- By dollars: Iowa 94%, Illinois 2%, Indiana 1%. Top recipient cities: Des Moines, IA; Iowa City, IA; Dubuque, IA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 52% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Formerly Iowa Department of P · Des Moines, IA
I-smile @ school ffy 25 and i-smile silver grants
$413K
Community Health Center of Fort Dodge Inc · Fort Dodge, IA
Chcfd mobile dental clinic
$350K
Eastern Iowa Health Center · Cedar Rapids, IA
Scanners for crown and denture fabrication; 2024 deltavision onesight vision clinic -…
$284K
Vision to Learn · Dubuque, IA
Vision to learn iowa - capacity building to increase access to vision care - 2024…
$271K
Iowa Dental Foundation · Des Moines, IA
Iowa mission of mercy; provider mental health: pilot project; provider mental health…
$180K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Dental health
- Capacity building
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