Super Smiles at School Mini Grants

The Super Smiles at School Mini Grants, offered by the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation, aim to enhance oral health education and access for school-aged children in Arkansas. Grants of up to $2,500 are available for non-profits, governmental agencies, and educational institutions to implement programs that provide essential dental supplies, education, assessments, preventive care, and treatment connections, thereby promoting lifelong oral health habits among students.

Promoting positive oral health outcomes for school-aged youth.
The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Super Smiles at School Mini Grant opportunity seeks to expand oral health education and treatment by partnering with early childhood centers and public schools to directly impact early childhood, primary, secondary, and post-secondary students.
Focus areas typically funded through Super Smiles at Schools mini grants include:

• Funding can be requested for the following:

Supply: Provide students with oral health materials (toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, etc.) Did you know that many families cannot afford these basic supplies and often share one toothbrush for the entire household? This leads to the transfer of bacteria and can cause gum disease and decay.
Educate: Use classroom instruction time to educate students on the importance of oral health. The development of good oral hygiene habits start in childhood, and this knowledge empowers kids to have better oral health for life!
Assess: Implement a program where a trained school nurse completes oral health assessment for students. See Super Smiles at School Folder Program. A quick screening can detect oral health problems before they become serious issues that cause the child pain and cause them to miss school.
Prevent: Implement a program for a trained school nurse to administer fluoride varnish application under the supervision of a qualified physician. This simple preventive measure is a great defense against decay in children’s teeth and only takes a few minutes.
Treat: Implement a program that connects students to routine dental treatment. For children who don’t have a regular dentist and families that don’t have dental coverage, our program helps connect them to the care and resources they need.

Eligibility

Grants are awarded up to $2,500 to support Arkansas based non-profits, governmental agencies, and educational facilities to address oral health in their communities.Only one proposal per organization per year will be considered.
Funds May Be Used For:
Program specific administrative/staffing costsCapital needs (equipment, supplies, one-time expenses)Dental clinic treatment expensesProgrammatic operational expenses

Ineligibility

We cannot award grants to individuals.
Grants typically not funded include requests for:
Direct dental staff salaries or third-party dental payments to providersIndividuals – grants must be awarded to an eligible organizationFundraising events/sponsorshipPrivate foundations and endowmentsReduction of organizational debtExcessive salary costs, travel, or incentives/giftsPrograms that discriminate on any basis