Rethink Your Drink: Water's Cool at School Grants
Funding Amount
Up to water fountain/bottle filling stations (value not specified) plus water bottles for all students and staff
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Michigan schools
Other requirements
- Classrooms
- Group admission costs
- Workshops
- Reservations
Overview
Geographic Scope: Michigan schools
Focus Areas:
- Increasing access to drinking water in schools
- Encouraging students to drink water instead of sugary beverages (soda, sports drinks, juice)
- Combating obesity and improving student health
- Oral health education and prevention (fluoridated water helps prevent cavities)
Eligibility:
- Michigan schools
- Classrooms
What Winners Receive:
- One or more brand new water fountain/bottle filling stations (including installation by Balfrey & Johnston, Inc.)
- Water bottles for all students and staff
Total Funding Committed: $200,000 across all Michigan schools
Historical Context: 2018-2019 winners list includes 90+ schools across Michigan
How to Apply
Application Process
- Submit application during open grant cycle
- Status: Applications are not currently being accepted
Eligible Uses of Funds
- Group admission costs
- Workshops
- Reservations
- Transportation
- Installation of water fountain/bottle filling stations
What Delta Dental Fund actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 83
- Total given
- $4.56M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $5,820–$445K
- By dollars: Michigan 37%, Ohio 25%, Indiana 13%. Top recipient cities: Lansing, MI; Columbus, OH; Indianapolis, IN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 46% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
State of Michigan · Lansing, MI
Oral health program
$325K
Regents of University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI
Center for inclusive dentistry
$178K
Indiana University School of Dentistry · Indianapolis, IN
Special needs clinic
$68K
Detroit Goodfellows · Detroit, MI
Center for inclusive dentistry
$10K
Dental Lifeline Network - North Carolina · Denver, CO
Center for inclusive dentistry
$7,500
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- K-12 schools
- Dental health
- Obesity prevention
- Nutrition
- School health
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