The Borrow Foundation focuses on preventing oral disease, especially in children, with a strong preference for school- and community-based approaches that can improve population oral health. It funds a mix of research, implementation and evaluation projects, global policy/collaboration initiatives, and professional development awards for dental public health networks. The foundation appears especially interested in low- and middle-income countries, upstream prevention strategies, fluoride delivery, and capacity building in dental public health.
Competitive, program-specific grants rather than broad open giving; supports research projects, population-based prevention pilots, global/regional initiatives, and smaller association/travel/fellowship awards. Grant sizes and frequency vary by program, with a clear emphasis on practical, evaluable interventions and international partnerships, especially in LMICs.
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Frame proposals around child oral health prevention, implementation or evaluation, and measurable population impact, especially in school, preschool, or community settings. Emphasize relevance to LMICs or underserved populations, and show how the work informs policy, practice, or workforce capacity in dental public health.
Current and upcoming funding from The Borrow Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Primarily ministries of health and education, though grants may also be made to academic institutes and other charities working in this field. Priority is given to low- and middle-income countries, sustainability, and potential to reduce inequalities. Oral health surveys are usually carried out by, or with the endorsement of, ministries of health.
Who can apply: The foundation has provided grants to leading academic institutes and is particularly interested in research that supports its mission on population oral health, prevention, inequalities, and implementation research.
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