Carequest Foundation

The purpose of this grant to support the National Rural Health Association in their work to improve rural oral health equity through the continuation of the National Rural Oral Health Initiative and its key pillars of advocacy, communications, education, and research.

The purpose of this grant is to support Community Catalyst to continue federal and state advocacy for comprehensive health coverage, inclusive of oral health, as well as provide technical assistance and training around equity-driven community engagement in service of oral health systems change.

The purpose of this grant is to support The American Institute of Dental Public Health (AIDPH) use data-driven advocacy to improve veteran oral health through the development of federal policy priorities and to build the capacity of the oral health workforce for community engagement.

The purpose of this grant is to support the Hawaii Public Health Institute (HPHI) and the Hawaii Oral Health Coalition to explore new policy options for expanding functions among existing dental workforce, conduct a community oral health needs assessment, and improve oral healthcare prevention and access for Hawaii children.

The purpose of this grant is to support medical-dental integration pilots, led the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, that respond to the expressed needs of prenatal and post-partum people in Maryland as well as the state's ongoing workforce shortage.

The purpose of this grant is to support Texas Health Institute in the development of a state level dashboard with population health data that will inform advocacy efforts in the 2025 legislative session. The proposed activities of this grant will also address access gaps for minority populations in Texas by conducting a landscape scan of current efforts, develop a learning collaboration for providers to advance solutions to these gaps, and engage with academic institutions to advance policies to address care gaps.

The purpose of this grant is to support the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health in continuing the design and implementation of a dental alternative payment model (APM) for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) by testing incentivized payments for dental providers. This is the second year of funding of phase two of their current grant with CareQuest Institute, laying the groundwork for future implementation of an APM in Missouri.

The purpose of this grant is to sustain and expand the Partnership for Southern Equity's engagement of youth leaders, adult allies, and community-based organizations to advocate for improve access to equitable and integrated oral health that responds to the unique geographic landscape of the South, beginning with Georgia and North Carolina.

The purpose of this grant is to sustain and expand the Partnership for Southern Equity's engagement of youth leaders, adult allies, and community-based organizations to advocate for improve access to equitable and integrated oral health that responds to the unique geographic landscape of the South, beginning with Georgia and North Carolina.

The purpose of this grant is to support the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy's efforts to increase availability of oral health care to populations with the greatest need through comprehensive changes to health workforce laws, improved Medicaid policies, and a strategic workforce pipeline to meet future needs.

The purpose of this grant is to support the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) to expand its community engagement efforts and continue important oral health advocacy to preserve and expand coverage and access to oral health care for historically marginalized populations throughout the state.

The Colorado Consumer Health Initiative seeks to advance equitable oral health policy and systems change efforts through advocacy by advancing access to adult dental coverage and care, integrating dental into the state's essential health benefits benchmark, improving access to key services and minimally invasive care for children, and supporting the growth and direction of the new statewide oral health coalition by ensuring all community voices are heard.

The purpose of this grant is to support Florida Voices for Health in their work to support community members and coalition advocacy for a Florida Medicaid adult dental benefit and other policy opportunities that support oral health in Florida.

The purpose of this grant is to support American Children's Campaign to carry out an integrated public education and advocacy campaign to authorize and implement dental therapy in Florida.

The purpose of this grant is to support Oral Health Kansas in addressing oral health access issues, continued convening of the "Sedation Dental Care Task Force Lived Experience Advisory Group to identify gaps and obstacles in accessing sedation dentistry, and advocating for expanded access to dental services for the Kansas Medicaid population.

The purpose of this grant is for the Arizona Oral Health Coalition (AZOHC), with support from Children's Action Alliance (CAA), to lead legislative and administrative efforts in pursuit of oral health equity by continuing to advocate for a comprehensive adult dental benefit in Arizona's Medicaid program.

The purpose of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine's grant is to inform and engage state legislators as essential stakeholders in oral health policy and to inform OPEN members about state-level oral health policy.

The purpose of this grant is to support SCOPE to build grassroots power and mobilize for a community-driven solution to address oral health inequities in BIPOC, rural, and tribal communities in California.

The purpose of the proposed work is to support ITNAmerica to study the relationship between transportation and access to healthcare, focusing on oral health and develop a research design for a cost-effective longitudinal study of the relationship between transportation and access to healthcare.

The purpose of this grant is to support the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers to expand and pilot a four-part curriculum developed to equip oral health staff within community health center dental clinics with culturally sensitive communication skills to improve patient-providers relationships and care outcomes.

The purpose of this grant is to support Health Care for All in its efforts to enhance oral health integration and promote teledentistry, protect and defend adult dental Medicaid benefits, advocate for state and federal policies aimed at expanding access to vulnerable populations, and conduct listening sessions with community members and organizations to inform the organization's 2025-2026 oral health legislative agenda.

The purpose of this grant is to support the establishment of the Pipeline Dental Champions for Diversity and Mentorship between the Medical University of South Carolina and five historically black colleges and universities to increase the number of admissions to dental school and improve diversity in the oral health workforce.

The purpose of this grant is to support the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board in creating a sustainable, culturally centered oral healthcare workforce that addresses social determinants of health and reduces inequities in American Indian and Alaska Native communities through integrated dental, behavioral, and community health training.

The purpose of this grant is to integrate oral health and overall health through medical/dental collaboration and community input at the University of Texas Health Houston School of Dentistry's Center for Health Promotion to create a care model that will be utilized to influence oral health and healthcare policy.

The purpose of this grant is to support Maryland Dental Action Coalition's expanded Medicaid implementation efforts, which include advocacy and legislation, interprofessional collaboration, and oral health literacy and education, all done in coordination with a diverse statewide network of oral health stakeholders.

The purpose of this grant is to support the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID) implement a call to action in their 2023 white paper ("American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Face a 'Disproportionate Burden of Oral Disease'") to "interpret [research] results with Indigenous communities." In partnership with CareQuest Institute's Analytics and Data Insights Team, SAID will take the data from recent research and present in the language and methods appropriate for the unique communities it serves - SAID's membership, Indigenous communities, and policymakers.

The purpose of this grant is to support the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine to strengthen the community voices of the American Indian community on Pine Ridge, in South Dakota, through authentic partnership development and test a theoretical framework on perceived discrimination and other dental care-related experiences in the utilization of dental care among adults in this population.

The purpose of this grant is to support Utah Health Policy Project (UHPP) in the expansion of the Oral Health Consumer Coalition, ensure Utah's newly passed adult dental Medicaid benefit is implemented properly, create broad awareness of program eligibility, and to strengthen oral health coverage and access to UHPP clients who receive direct health care enrollment assistance.

The purpose of this proposal is to support Heart Ministry Center as they determine their oral health policy and advocacy priorities through trauma-informed story gathering of community members impacted by oral health challenges.

The purpose of this grant is for Children Now to ensure effective and widespread implementation of policies related to the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Initiative, specifically the Community Healthcare Worker Benefit, to better serve all 5.6 million children and youth in Medi-Cal.

The purpose of this grant is to build a grassroots advocacy base for West Virginians for Affordable Health Care's Medicaid Buy-In Proposal which will protect Medicaid beneficiaries from losing coverage due to modest income increases by providing additional affordable coverage options.

The purpose of this proposal is to continue support of Alabama Arise's work to advocate for expanded Medicaid coverage including educational advocacy efforts around oral health, opportunities to advance teledentistry and medical-dental integration.

The purpose of this grant is to support Asian Resources, Inc. drive systemic changes that improve oral health outcomes for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders communities by advocating for policy changes, diversifying the oral health workforce, and enhancing the collection and reporting of disaggregated race and ethnicity data.

The purpose of this grant to Smiles Across Montana is to develop a pilot program to deploy non-dental professionals as Community Health Care Workers who will provide education, preventive measures, and referrals to the underserved communities identified.

The purpose of this grant is to support Achieva's advocacy efforts to designate people with disabilities as a Medically Underserved Population on a state-wide and national scale, which would increase access to primary, behavioral, and oral healthcare through federal funding opportunities.

The purpose of this grant is to support the Center for Medicare Advocacy's work to expand oral health coverage for Medicare beneficiaries

The purpose of this grant is to support the University of Florida in conducting a comparative study to provide evidence-based data to help authorize dental therapy in Florida. Authorization of dental therapy will improve access to affordable dental care for underserved populations and influence state-level policies for broader integration of dental therapists.

The purpose of this proposal is to support the Alliance for a Healthier Generation in the creation of a community-informed pathway to update the Model Local School Wellness Policy to include oral health, creating increased access to oral health services and early screenings, ultimately reshaping how school districts across the country address oral healthcare.

The purpose of this grant is to support Virginia Health Catalyst to provide guidance and technical assistance to safety net clinics expanding the use of patient-centered, culturally humble care coordination techniques and tools.

The purpose of this grant is to support Dignity Health in the expansion their ICU Oral Care project. This project will embed Registered Dental Hygienists into the Medical and Trauma Intensive CareUnits at Dignity Health Medical Center toprovide oralhealth careto patients with advanced airwaystoreduce the incidence of Infection-Related Ventilator Association Complications (IVAC) and PossibleVentilator-Associated Pneumonia (PVAP).

The purpose of this grant is to support the Medical University of South Carolina to conduct and evaluation of its Dental Pathways for Faculty Campions for Diversity and Mentorship project phase one and develop course materials for the spread of this model to other Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions.

The purpose of this grant is to support Nebraska Appleseed in their efforts to continue collaborating with underserved communities to advance systemic change that improves health and increases equity in their state. Nebraska Appleseed will continue to prioritize growing capacity and voice, deepening oral health advocacy, expanding and strengthening health care partnerships, and improving Medicaid access and processes.

This grant, through the Disability Justice and Inclusion in Oral Health Request for Proposals, will support the UCLA School of Dentistry to address culturally relevant and accessible oral health education and advocacy for the disability community through a community-driven project.

The purpose of this grant is to support Voices for Vermont's Children's creation of an outreach and awareness campaign that reflects community-identified oral health policy priorities, promotes the use of medical management of dental disease, and improves access to care for Medicaid-enrolled and uninsured patients through intentional medical-dental integration policy design.

The purpose of this grant is to support the New Mainers Public Health Initiative to host health literacy groups, educate and train community members in advocacy toward expanded access to oral health care, and conduct further evaluation of the impact of its oral health-focused community engagement.

This grant, through the School-Based and School-Linked Initiatives to Improve Oral Health RFP, will support the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Oral Health Unit, in collaboration with Youth Healthcare Alliance, to further expand school based oral health through engaging schools and communities to address systemic barriers to oral health for children and their families.