DTA Foundation Grant Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Expected ~November
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- November 30, 2026
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: November
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- Organizations can submit multiple proposals for different projects
- Repeat applicants welcome if applying for different projects
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Indirect costs NOT funded
- Not eligible: Endowments/fundraising campaigns NOT funded
- Not eligible: Retroactive reimbursement NOT allowed
Overview
Geographic Scope: United States
Focus Areas:
- Access to Care for Underserved Communities
- COVID-19 research
- Elderly/Seniors
- Expansion of service providers
- Interprofessional Oral Health Care
- Kids/Pediatric oral health
- Low income patients
- Medical-Dental Integration
- Mid-Level Providers
- New Models of Care
- Oral-Systemic Health
- Oral Health Education
- Policy and Advocacy
- Pregnancy and oral health
- Research
- Special Needs/Developmental Disabilities
- Technology and Innovation
- Teledentistry
Eligibility:
- Principal organization can be a 501(c)(3), 501(c)(6), 509(a), university, or government agency
- Organizations can submit multiple proposals for different projects
- Repeat applicants welcome if applying for different projects
What They Fund:
- Innovative pilot projects in oral health
- Projects addressing unmet needs in oral healthcare delivery
- Educational initiatives
- Research projects
- Community health programs
- Interprofessional care models
- Technology solutions for dental access
What They Don't Fund:
- Indirect costs
- Endowments/fundraising campaigns
- Retroactive reimbursement
- Current personnel salaries (only new personnel required to accomplish project goals)
Funding Details:
- Grant funding provided September-October
- Grantees have one full year to complete project
- Additional months allowed for reporting results
Email: jackiemichaels@dentaltradealliance.org
Background: DTA Foundation has funded specialized grants for over 20 years with significant impacts on oral care. Has funded 100+ projects since inception.
How to Apply
Grant Application Process
Timeline:
- Applications open: Currently open
- Applications close: November 30, 2026
- Applications received spring 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 reviewed in spring 2026
- Notification: Decision announcement by summer 2026
- Video requests from finalists: Late winter
- Video due: Spring
- Final review: Late spring through summer
- Final notification: Before August
- Grant funding dispersed: September-October
- Project completion deadline: One year from funding
Application Method:
- Online form submission via JotForm
- Link: https://form.jotform.com/form/223404471122140
Key Application Considerations:
- Clarify if proposal is pilot/one-of-a-kind (use Grants Database to research similar funded projects)
- Designate principal applicant or project manager
- Include new personnel costs required for project goals only
- Funds must be applied to future use, not retroactive
FAQ Notes:
- Multiple proposals welcome for different projects from same organization
- Past grant recipients can apply for different projects
- Indirect costs NOT funded
- Endowments/fundraising campaigns NOT funded
- Retroactive reimbursement NOT allowed
Contact for Questions:
Jackie Michaels, DTA Managing Director
jackiemichaels@dentaltradealliance.org
What Dental Trade Alliance Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 5
- Total given
- $125K
- Median grant
- $25K
- By dollars: Maine 20%, Pennsylvania 20%, Utah 20%. Top recipient cities: New Brighton, ME; Harrisburg, PA; Midvale, UT.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Apple Tree Dental · New Brighton, ME
Integrating oral health services into a whole-person, patient-centered accountable…
$25K
Keystone Service Systems DBA Keystone Human Services · Harrisburg, PA
Restoring Dental Health to the I/DD Community
$25K
Midvale Community Building Community Inc · Midvale, UT
Developing Innovative Pilot Dental Care Program to Underserved Low-Income, Uninsured…
$25K
Team Smile · Riverside, MO
TeamSmile Pilot Programs to Serve the IDD Population
$25K
University of Maryland School of Dentistry · Baltimore, MD
A Novel Osteoinductive Therapeutic Strategy for Cleft Palate Repair
$25K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Dental health
- Healthcare
- Community health
- Education
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