IMPACT Grants

Geographic Scope: Arizona statewide

Focus Areas:

• Oral health services and education
• Programs serving:
  • Children
  • Pregnant women
  • Seniors
  • Adults

Eligibility:

• Nonprofit organizations that provide oral health services and education
• Must serve more than 650 children, pregnant women, or seniors
• Must have proven record of fiscal responsibility
• Must have proven record of reporting responsibility
• By invitation only

Program Details:

• Two-year grant awards
• Launched in 2020
• Organizations must demonstrate significant service capacity and fiscal/reporting track record

2022-2023 IMPACT Grant Recipients:

• Esperança's Arizona Oral Health Education Program: Educates children in Title 1 schools and daycare centers about proper daily hygiene, brushing/flossing techniques, and routine dental visits. Provides each participant with a Smile Bag containing age-appropriate toothbrush, toothpaste, and dental floss, plus referrals to reduced/no-cost dental providers.
• Tooth BUDDS: Serves children in Graham and Greenlee counties providing dental screenings, cleanings, sealants, fluoride varnish, and Silver Diamine Fluoride applications at no cost at school locations.
• El Rio Health Center's Pediatric Dental Integration Program: Expands direct dental screening, varnish, and oral health education during children's medical well visits by embedding dental hygiene teams in five El Rio Health clinic locations throughout Tucson.

Background:

• Launched in 2020
• Targets organizations with proven fiscal and reporting responsibility
• Focus on serving vulnerable populations with large service capacity

Application Process

Invitation: By invitation only

Eligibility Requirements to be Considered:

• Serve more than 650 children, pregnant women, or seniors
• Demonstrate proven record of fiscal responsibility
• Demonstrate proven record of reporting responsibility
• Provide oral health services and education

Note: Organizations must be invited to apply and do not apply through an open call process. Selection is based on foundation criteria and invitation.