IMPACT Grants

IMPACT Grants

Funder: Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation

Geographic Scope: Arizona statewide

Focus Areas:

Oral health services and education

Programs serving:

- Children
- Pregnant women
- Seniors
- Adults

Award Amount: $100,000 total over two years ($50,000 per year)

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

Contact Information:
Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation
http://www.deltadentalaz.com/foundation