Funding Amount

$5 million over five years (Mississippi Delta expansion announced May 2025)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Senior Oral Health Partnership Program

Funder: Delta Dental Community Care Foundation

Geographic Scope: 15-state enterprise and Washington, D.C. (AL, CA, DE, DC, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, MT, NV, NY, PA, TX, UT, WV)

Launch Date: 2022

Overview: Multi-year program launched in 2022 to identify and address systemic causes of poor oral health among older adults. The program was expanded in May 2025 with an additional $5 million commitment to the Mississippi Delta region over five years.

Focus Areas:

  • Senior oral health crisis among older adults in the U.S.

  • Older adults living in poverty (1 in 4 seniors in poverty have lost all natural teeth)

  • People of color

  • Older adults with mobility issues preventing access to care

  • Community-based partnerships addressing systemic causes of poor oral health
  • Background:

  • Driven by 2021 National Institutes of Health Oral Health in America report

  • Recognized as a public health crisis

  • Part of broader 2022 broadened philanthropic focus

  • Since 2012, Community Care Foundation has granted more than $170 million total
  • Eligibility:

  • Community-based organizations

  • Healthcare partnerships

  • Organizations serving seniors

  • Note: Grant support is by invitation only
  • Contact: foundation@delta.org

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    Important Note: Grant support is by invitation only.

    Steps:
    1. If your organization feels it is a good fit for the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, reach out to foundation@delta.org
    2. Foundation will evaluate alignment with focus areas and mission
    3. If invited, submit required application materials (specific materials not detailed in public documentation)

    Contact for Inquiries: foundation@delta.org

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsdental-healthseniorshealth-disparities

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