Delta Dental of South Carolina: Oral Health Grant Program

The Delta Dental of South Carolina Oral Health Grant Program aims to enhance oral health across all ages, particularly focusing on underserved populations. The program seeks to reduce oral diseases through education and ensure access to quality dental care. Grants ranging from over $5,000 to $100,000 are available for projects that demonstrate measurable impacts on oral health, especially in rural areas. Eligible organizations include public charities and governmental entities serving South Carolinians.

At Delta Dental of South Carolina our passion and our purpose is to improve oral health for all ages. We fulfill this mission in part through our oral health grant program.
The objectives of the Delta Dental of South Carolina Grant Program are to:
Reduce oral disease through education, prevention and treatment.Ensure access to affordable, timely and high-quality dental health care.Enhance the awareness of good oral health with a focus on children, the indigent, and other underserved populations.Make a measurable difference in the oral health of South Carolinians, with an emphasis on underserved populations.Ensure that South Carolina is among the states with the highest indicators of oral health.
Grants are generally awarded for:
Project/Program/RestrictedCapacity BuildingEquipmentMinimum Grant Amount: Over $5,000 (requests for $5,000 or less should be submitted through the community donations application)Maximum Grant Amount: $100,000
All approved grants will be for a single year of support. Organizations should only submit one (1) grant request per organization per year. Additional requests will not be considered for funding. Grant funding is only guaranteed for the one-year grant term and does not necessarily indicate continuing support in subsequent years.

Eligibility

Must be a public charity classified as exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; orMust be a governmental entity or academic institution such as a not-for-profit school or health department.Must serve individuals in the state of South Carolina.Organizations in existence for more than five years and with operating income of $500,000 or more are required to submit audited financial statements for the most recently completed fiscal year.Organizations with annual income under $500,000 or founded within the last five years must submit an independent review of their financial statements, completed by a Certified Public Accountant. If an organization does not have an audit or independent financial review, they may only apply for a maximum grant amount of $25,000.Organizations submitting a completed financial audit or independent financial review are eligible to apply for up to $100,000.