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    Carequest Institute for Oral Health

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    About Carequest Institute for Oral Health

    CareQuest Institute for Oral Health is a national nonprofit championing a more equitable future where every person can reach their full potential through excellent health by advancing oral health equity through philanthropy, policy and advocacy, research and analytics, education, innovation, and care transformation.

    Focus Areas

    Oral health equityPolicy & advocacyMedical-dental integrationCare delivery and workforce solutionsCommunity engagement and capacity buildingResearch & analyticsEducation and continuing educationInnovation (CareQuest Innovation Partners)Veteran oral healthCommunity water fluoridation

    Who They Fund

    Medicaid enrolleesMedicare beneficiaries

    About Carequest Institute for Oral Health

    A 2024 grant pattern centered on oral health systems change defines CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Inc.: repeated $500,000 awards to the National Network of Public Health Institutes supported the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) as it moved toward organizational independence. That same year, the foundation backed organizations working on Medicaid adult dental coverage, medical-dental integration, workforce models, and community voice, showing a portfolio built around policy and care transformation rather than direct service alone. Among its larger 2024 grants, Families USA Foundation Inc. received $262,500 to continue its Oral Health for All Campaign, and Community Catalyst received $250,000 to advance federal oral health policy and strengthen CareQuest’s own advocacy capacity. The foundation also funded research and implementation work at universities and health systems, including a $190,000 grant to the University of Washington for a data simulation tool and a $200,000 grant to Harvard School of Dental Medicine for the Center for the Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health. Across these awards, CareQuest’s grantmaking consistently connects advocacy, research, and delivery models aimed at improving access and equity in oral health.

    What Carequest Institute for Oral Health Funds

    Policy and advocacy appear throughout the portfolio. In 2024, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Inc. gave $200,000 to California Pan-ethnic Health Network to support advocacy that protects and expands Medicaid coverage of oral health care and strengthens linguistic and cultural quality of care. It also awarded $185,991 to Health Care for All for oral health policy and advocacy work tied to Medicaid 1115 waiver integration and adult dental benefits. Community voice and coalition-building are another clear thread: Florida Voices for Health received $179,300 to sustain coalition-building and advocacy development, while Colorado Consumer Health Initiative received $175,000 to build a community-driven oral health agenda. The foundation also supports care models and workforce change, including a $165,919 grant to Missouri Coalition for Oral Health Inc. to pilot a value-based dental alternative payment model for people with disabilities through teledentistry.

    How Carequest Institute for Oral Health Gives

    Typical grant sizes cluster in the mid-six figures, with p25 at $75,000, a median of $125,000, and p75 at $152,831. The recent record includes several repeat awards in the same year, including multiple grants to the same recipient, which suggests programmatic or phased support rather than one-off awards only. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Inc. is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Applicants can submit unsolicited proposals in some programs through the Fluxx grants portal, while other initiatives are invitation-only or tightly defined by program area.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $13.8M

    Total Assets

    $2.1B

    Total Revenue

    $1.2B

    Total Expenses

    $44.7M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $75K and $153K, with a median of $125K.

    25th Percentile

    $75K

    Median

    $125K

    75th Percentile

    $153K

    Geographic Reach

    National39 states funded

    About 9% of grants go to recipients in WA.

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    capacity buildingsystems change / policy advocacypartnership and coalition supportorganizational transition / independence support

    Topics

    oral health policy (federal, state, local)Medicaid and Medicare oral health expansionworkforce development for oral health (nursing, health aide programs)integrated primary and oral health care modelscommunity-driven advocacy and grassroots mobilizationcommunications and outreach (promotional/journal placement)

    Where Carequest Institute for Oral Health Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is national, and every recent grant in the supplied sample went to U.S. recipients. Washington, DC appears frequently, with examples including the National Network of Public Health Institutes, Families USA Foundation Inc, and Community Catalyst. Other recurring locations include Boston, Seattle, Portland, Oakland, Denver, Baltimore, and Austin. The foundation gives most often in Washington state by grant count, even though its headquarters are in Boston. Massachusetts recipients made up 9% of grants in the supplied dataset.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Carequest Institute for Oral Health

    What kinds of oral health work does CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Inc. support?

    Its funded work centers on oral health systems change, especially policy and advocacy, community capacity and voice, care delivery, research, medical-dental integration, and care transformation. Recent grants also show work on Medicaid adult dental coverage, workforce development, teledentistry, and community-driven coalitions.

    Does CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Inc. accept unsolicited proposals?

    Yes, in some programs. The core grantmaking and several named funds accept unsolicited submissions, including applications started as a concept through the Fluxx grants portal for general grantmaking. Some initiatives, such as the veterans’ oral health program, do not accept unsolicited requests.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The typical award size is fairly concentrated: p25 is $75,000, the median is $125,000, and p75 is $152,831. Recent grants also include larger awards, including multiple $500,000 grants tied to organizational transition work.

    Where does the foundation give most often?

    The foundation gives nationally, but Washington state is the top state by grant count. In the recent-grants sample, U.S.-based recipients accounted for all grants, and Massachusetts received 9% of grants.

    Are there recurring grantees or repeated awards?

    Yes. The recent list includes multiple awards to the same recipient in the same year, such as several $500,000 grants to the National Network of Public Health Institutes and repeated grants to Families USA Foundation Inc. That pattern points to ongoing program support rather than isolated one-time awards.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2024

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTESWashington, DC$500,0002024This proposal is for the National Network of Public Health Institutes to support the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) in finalizing the necessary steps towards organizational independence, implementing a newly established fund development strategy, and advancing local, state, and federal oral health policy through engagement of the national OPEN network.
    NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTESWashington, DC$500,0002024This proposal is for the National Network of Public Health Institutes to support the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) in finalizing the necessary steps towards organizational independence, implementing a newly established fund development strategy, and advancing local, state, and federal oral health policy through engagement of the national OPEN network.
    NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTESWashington, DC$500,0002024This proposal is for the National Network of Public Health Institutes to support the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) in finalizing the necessary steps towards organizational independence, implementing a newly established fund development strategy, and advancing local, state, and federal oral health policy through engagement of the national OPEN network.
    NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTESWashington, DC$500,0002024This proposal is for the National Network of Public Health Institutes to support the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) in finalizing the necessary steps towards organizational independence, implementing a newly established fund development strategy, and advancing local, state, and federal oral health policy through engagement of the national OPEN network.
    HISPANIC DENTAL ASSOCIATIONSewell, DC$306,9652024The purpose of this grant is to support four CareQuest Institute for Oral Health promotional pieces in the quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Dental Association.
    FAMILIES USA FOUNDATION INCWashington, DC$262,5002024The purpose of this grant is to build upon the existing momentum of Families USA's Oral Health for All Campaign, a long-term, multi-faceted campaign to expand access to oral healthcare through Medicaid and Medicare policy.
    FAMILIES USA FOUNDATION INCWashington, DC$262,5002024The purpose of this grant is to build upon the existing momentum of Families USA's Oral Health for All Campaign, a long-term, multi-faceted campaign to expand access to oral healthcare through Medicaid and Medicare policy.
    COMMUNITY CATALYSTINCBoston, MA$250,0002024This proposal supports Community Catalyst to serve as a critical and strategic partner to CareQuest Institute through advancing federal oral health policy, strengthening the capacity of CareQuest Institute grantees to engage in community-driven policy advocacy, and supporting and expanding consumer-driven demand for new, integrated, minimally invasive, person-centered models of care.
    COMMUNITY CATALYSTINCBoston, MA$250,0002024This proposal supports Community Catalyst to serve as a critical and strategic partner to CareQuest Institute through advancing federal oral health policy, strengthening the capacity of CareQuest Institute grantees to engage in community-driven policy advocacy, and supporting and expanding consumer-driven demand for new, integrated, minimally invasive, person-centered models of care.
    NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRYPortland, OR$204,5222024The purpose of this grant is to support the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board's efforts to implement the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) at the federal level, as well as design and implement indigenized Health Aide programs to improve oral health access in the Pacific Northwest.
    CALIFORNIA PAN-ETHNIC HEALTH NETWORKOakland, CA$200,0002024The purpose of this grant is to support advocacy efforts to protect and expand Medicaid coverage of oral health care as well as strengthen the linguistic and cultural quality of care through community advocacy training and grassroots capacity building.
    Northwest Portland Area Indian Health BoardNew York, NY$200,0002024The proposal is to support the Oral Health Nursing Education Program (OHNEP) at New York University (NYU) in deepening oral health within the nursing standards of care, expanding nursing curricula to be inclusive of serving the oral health needs of patients with special health care needs, and further institutionalizing oral health within care for Veterans.
    Harvard School of Dental MedicineBoston, MA$200,0002024This grant will support the Center for the Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health (CIPCOH), as a part of Harvard School of Dental Medicine, implement the third phase of the 100 Million Mouths Campaign, expanding the number of states with designated Champions by eight.
    UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONSeattle, WA$190,0002024This proposal is to support the University of Washington in developing an innovative data simulation tool that will build support for states across the country in building a measurable and financial justification for protecting Medicaid adult dental benefits.
    BOSTON UNIVERSITYBoston, MA$186,4002024The purpose of this grant is to implement and assess a Continuing Education program for Massachusetts oral health providers that will increase providers serving as dental homes for children under 3, as well as piloting a complimenting value-based payment model.
    HEALTH CARE FOR ALLBoston, MA$185,9912024The purpose of this grant is to support Health Care For All's oral health policy and advocacy work promoting integration within the Medicaid 1115 waiver, to maintain a comprehensive adult dental benefit, to establish a statewide oral health equity commission, and to explore teledentistry and innovative workforce models.
    FLORIDA VOICES FOR HEALTHMiramar, FL$179,3002024The purpose of this grant is to support Florida Voices for Health's capacity to integrate and sustain important coalition-building and advocacy development activities, initiated by Florida Institute for Innovation, into its ongoing efforts to establish a Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit in Florida
    UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INCBaltimore, MD$175,2932024The purpose of this grant is to support year two of the statewide Prenatal and Post-partum Advisory Board (PPAB) in assessing barriers to care for this population and developing solutions for these systemic issues.
    CHILDREN'S ACTION ALLIANCEPHOENIX, AZ$175,0002024The purpose of this grant is to support Children's Action Alliance and Arizona Oral Health Coalition's (CAA/AZOHC) efforts to advocate for comprehensive Medicaid adult dental coverage, access to care for underserved and under-resourced populations, and enhanced emphasis on provider cultural competency.
    Colorado Consumer Health InitiativeDenver, CO$175,0002024The purpose of this grant is to support the development of a community-driven Colorado oral health agenda and ensuring community voices in the development of the Colorado Oral Health Coalition infrastructure.
    ARCORA FOUNDATIONDenver, CO$167,5452024The purpose of this grant is to strengthen the integration of oral health within the community health worker workforce at a national level, to build a new national partnership focused on interprofessional education, and to advance the recommendations from the HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.
    MISSOURI COALITION FOR ORAL HEALTH INCJefferson City, MO$165,9192024The purpose of this grant is to support the Missouri Oral Health Coalition in piloting a value-based, dental alternative payment model specifically to serve people with disabilities through teledentistry.
    TEXAS HEALTH INSTITUTEAustin, TX$163,0672024The purpose of this grant is to support Texas Health Institute in implementing a multi-pronged strategy to partner with both local organizations and decision-makers across the state to build an oral health policy agenda while implementing efforts to specifically strengthen the Texas safety net.
    Public Health Foundation Enterprises IncTok, AK$160,7072024The purpose of this grant is to support the American Dental Therapy Association to strengthen its internal organizational and financial infrastructure while launching a strategy to strengthen the alignment and capacity of the practice of dental therapy.
    MICHIGAN PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONLansing, MI$156,7772024This grant will support the Michigan Primary Care Association to partner with the CareQuest Institute Health Transformation Team to implement the Community Oral Health Transformation (COrHT) Initiative through implementing an intentionally designed capacity-building initiative for Michigan community health centers to position the safety net for implementing new models of oral health value-based care and payment (VBC/P)
    ORAL HEALTH KANSASINCTopeka, KS$156,1472024The purpose of the grant is to ensure consumer and community voice are elevated as Kansas implements the new Medicaid adult dental benefit and assesses its preliminary implementation.
    IDAHO PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION INCBOISE, ID$152,9882024The purpose of this grant is to support the Idaho Primary Care Association in implementing the CareQuest Institute Three Domains Framework through piloting teledentistry to increase access to care in a frontier community, testing the use of minimally invasive care procedures within community health centers and advancing the integration of dental data into the state Health Information Exchange.
    The Denver Health and Hospitals FoundationDenver, CO$152,3592024The purpose of this grant is to support the Denver Health Foundation, in partnership with Denver Health, to demonstrate the impact of a new integrated approach to delivering HPV vaccines in dental settings to expand access to new, whole-person care models.
    MARYLAND DENTAL ACTION COALITION INCColumbia, MD$150,9752024The purpose of this grant is to secure a Medicaid adult dental benefit in Maryland and to improve access to oral health care for pregnant people by expanding the scope of practice of certain key members of oral health care teams.
    West Virginians for Affordable Health CareCharleston, WV$150,0752024The 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.
    ASIAN RESOURCES INCSacramento, CA$150,0002024The purpose of this grant is to support efforts to advance equity through language access policy, improved statewide data collection and reporting systems, and the elevation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community voices in oral health in California.
    ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATIONLos Angeles, CA$150,0002024The purpose of this grant is to support AltaMed's advocacy training initiatives for residents of Southeast Los Angeles and the development and dissemination of an equity-based, systems-change toolkit to federally qualified health centers in and beyond Southern California.
    CHILDREN NOWOakland, CA$150,0002024This proposal is to support Children Now in protecting and advancing California health policies and regulations related to accountable care coordination, funding for coverage, and school-based oral health programming.
    American Children's Campaign Inc dba The Children's CampaignTallahassee, FL$150,0002024The purpose of this grant is to support American Children's Campaign (ACC) to execute its strategic advocacy work, which focuses primarily on a scientific polling effort and ensuing communications campaign in support of dental therapy authorization in Florida.
    MICHIGAN ORAL HEALTH COALITIONLansing, MI$150,0002024The purpose of this grant is to support Michigan Oral Health Coalition's advocacy to increase funding for adult Medicaid dental services and to host community conversations in key areas of the state exploring barriers to care.
    Community Health Center IncMiddletown, CT$150,0002024This grant is to support Community Health Center, Inc., to advance an equity-grounded, patient-centered approach to improving dental care access, utilization, and outcomes among people living with HIV and AIDS.
    NATIONAL NETWORK FOR ORAL HEALTH ACCESSDenver, CO$146,2152024This grant will support the National Network of Oral Health Access in organizing and implementing a network approach to strengthening the capacity of the primary care associations across the country to advance policy and regulatory change that drive oral health transformation
    ACHIEVAPittsburgh, PA$144,4422024The purpose of this grant is to expand access to oral health care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through the designation of this population as a Medically Underserved Population.
    American Academy of PediatricsChicago, IL$143,7952024This proposal will support the American Academy of Pediatrics to deepen understanding, elevate opportunities, and build consensus around new clinically integrated opportunities for pediatricians applying silver-diamine fluoride to advance the integration of oral health into primary care
    HEALTH DISPARITIES COLLABORATIVE OF OHIO INCColumbus, OH$142,7652024The purpose of this grant is to support Ohio Federation for Health Equity and Social Justice to sustain its engagement of kinship caregivers and the youth in their care through story collection, policy advocacy, and the development and distribution of an oral health advocates toolkit designed to mobilize communities.
    THE CT ORAL HEALTH INITIATIVEHartford, CT$140,0002024This grant is intended to support the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative to advance a new oral health policy agenda that was developed through a 2022 Medicaid Gap Analysis that focused on expanding benefit caps, revising the dental therapy licensure, and building public and provider support for alternative payment models in oral health.
    NC CHILDRaleigh, NC$140,0002024This grant is to support NC Child to distill feedback from historically marginalized communities across North Carolina into a policy advocacy agenda and galvanize local and statewide support for advancing oral health policy targeted at oral health system transformation.
    South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice CenterColumbia, SC$135,5202024The purpose of this grant is to support South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center to carry out a statewide oral health landscape analysis, engage communities and organizational partners for the Healthcare Stories Project, and to advocate for Medicaid expansion that includes dental benefits in South Carolina.
    Utah Health Policy ProjectWest Valley City, UT$135,0002024The purpose of this grant is to strengthen the oral health capacity of Utah Health Policy Project's Health Access Assisters, strengthen a coalition of community-driven oral health advocates, and elevate consumer stories around oral health policy opportunities in Utah.
    University of New Haven IncorporatedWest Haven, CT$133,8642024The purpose of this grant is to pilot an integrated model of oral health care with sexually transmitted infection/disease (STI/STD) identification, care, and referral, and to advance policy and payment in order to expand adoption and spread of the model.
    HAWAII PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTEHonolulu, HI$132,5742024The purpose of this grant is to capitalize on the momentum created from passing a comprehensive Medicaid adult dental benefit by assessing and advancing network adequacy, engaging communities to identify opportunities to employ new models of care and strengthening data equity across the state.
    WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPMorgantown, WV$130,9382024The purpose of this grant is to support a robust, multi-year impact analysis of the newly implemented Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit in West Virginia including its effects on cost of care, benefit utilization rates, Emergency Department (ED) utilization, chronic conditions, and utilization of social safety net programs.
    SOLID GROUNDSeattle, WA$125,0012024The purpose of this grant is to support Poverty Action, a leading organization within the Washington Dental Access Campaign, to engage new community and legislative stakeholders with an expanded set of oral health policy goals, advocacy training opportunities, and data collection activities that promote equity and racial justice in and beyond the state of Washington.
    ILLINOIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATIONSpringfield, IL$125,0002024This proposal is to support the Illinois Primary Health Care Association equitably expand the oral health workforce to sustainably address pervasive shortages and advance new models of integrated, prenatal oral health care in the dental safety net.
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSBethesda, MD$125,0002024This grant will support the National Association of Community Health Centers to advance oral health integration within the broader community health center field, design new roles within the oral health workforce, and advocate for federal and state policies that advance oral health equity

    NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES

    $500,000
    Washington, DC2024

    This proposal is for the National Network of Public Health Institutes to support the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) in finalizing the necessary steps towards organizational independence, implementing a newly established fund development strategy, and advancing local, state, and federal oral health policy through engagement of the national OPEN network.

    NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES

    $500,000
    Washington, DC2024

    This proposal is for the National Network of Public Health Institutes to support the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) in finalizing the necessary steps towards organizational independence, implementing a newly established fund development strategy, and advancing local, state, and federal oral health policy through engagement of the national OPEN network.

    NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES

    $500,000
    Washington, DC2024

    This proposal is for the National Network of Public Health Institutes to support the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) in finalizing the necessary steps towards organizational independence, implementing a newly established fund development strategy, and advancing local, state, and federal oral health policy through engagement of the national OPEN network.

    NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES

    $500,000
    Washington, DC2024

    This proposal is for the National Network of Public Health Institutes to support the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) in finalizing the necessary steps towards organizational independence, implementing a newly established fund development strategy, and advancing local, state, and federal oral health policy through engagement of the national OPEN network.

    HISPANIC DENTAL ASSOCIATION

    $306,965
    Sewell, DC2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support four CareQuest Institute for Oral Health promotional pieces in the quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Dental Association.

    FAMILIES USA FOUNDATION INC

    $262,500
    Washington, DC2024

    The purpose of this grant is to build upon the existing momentum of Families USA's Oral Health for All Campaign, a long-term, multi-faceted campaign to expand access to oral healthcare through Medicaid and Medicare policy.

    FAMILIES USA FOUNDATION INC

    $262,500
    Washington, DC2024

    The purpose of this grant is to build upon the existing momentum of Families USA's Oral Health for All Campaign, a long-term, multi-faceted campaign to expand access to oral healthcare through Medicaid and Medicare policy.

    COMMUNITY CATALYSTINC

    $250,000
    Boston, MA2024

    This proposal supports Community Catalyst to serve as a critical and strategic partner to CareQuest Institute through advancing federal oral health policy, strengthening the capacity of CareQuest Institute grantees to engage in community-driven policy advocacy, and supporting and expanding consumer-driven demand for new, integrated, minimally invasive, person-centered models of care.

    COMMUNITY CATALYSTINC

    $250,000
    Boston, MA2024

    This proposal supports Community Catalyst to serve as a critical and strategic partner to CareQuest Institute through advancing federal oral health policy, strengthening the capacity of CareQuest Institute grantees to engage in community-driven policy advocacy, and supporting and expanding consumer-driven demand for new, integrated, minimally invasive, person-centered models of care.

    NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

    $204,522
    Portland, OR2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board's efforts to implement the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) at the federal level, as well as design and implement indigenized Health Aide programs to improve oral health access in the Pacific Northwest.

    CALIFORNIA PAN-ETHNIC HEALTH NETWORK

    $200,000
    Oakland, CA2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support advocacy efforts to protect and expand Medicaid coverage of oral health care as well as strengthen the linguistic and cultural quality of care through community advocacy training and grassroots capacity building.

    Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

    $200,000
    New York, NY2024

    The proposal is to support the Oral Health Nursing Education Program (OHNEP) at New York University (NYU) in deepening oral health within the nursing standards of care, expanding nursing curricula to be inclusive of serving the oral health needs of patients with special health care needs, and further institutionalizing oral health within care for Veterans.

    Harvard School of Dental Medicine

    $200,000
    Boston, MA2024

    This grant will support the Center for the Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health (CIPCOH), as a part of Harvard School of Dental Medicine, implement the third phase of the 100 Million Mouths Campaign, expanding the number of states with designated Champions by eight.

    UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

    $190,000
    Seattle, WA2024

    This proposal is to support the University of Washington in developing an innovative data simulation tool that will build support for states across the country in building a measurable and financial justification for protecting Medicaid adult dental benefits.

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    $186,400
    Boston, MA2024

    The purpose of this grant is to implement and assess a Continuing Education program for Massachusetts oral health providers that will increase providers serving as dental homes for children under 3, as well as piloting a complimenting value-based payment model.

    HEALTH CARE FOR ALL

    $185,991
    Boston, MA2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support Health Care For All's oral health policy and advocacy work promoting integration within the Medicaid 1115 waiver, to maintain a comprehensive adult dental benefit, to establish a statewide oral health equity commission, and to explore teledentistry and innovative workforce models.

    FLORIDA VOICES FOR HEALTH

    $179,300
    Miramar, FL2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support Florida Voices for Health's capacity to integrate and sustain important coalition-building and advocacy development activities, initiated by Florida Institute for Innovation, into its ongoing efforts to establish a Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit in Florida

    UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC

    $175,293
    Baltimore, MD2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support year two of the statewide Prenatal and Post-partum Advisory Board (PPAB) in assessing barriers to care for this population and developing solutions for these systemic issues.

    CHILDREN'S ACTION ALLIANCE

    $175,000
    PHOENIX, AZ2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support Children's Action Alliance and Arizona Oral Health Coalition's (CAA/AZOHC) efforts to advocate for comprehensive Medicaid adult dental coverage, access to care for underserved and under-resourced populations, and enhanced emphasis on provider cultural competency.

    Colorado Consumer Health Initiative

    $175,000
    Denver, CO2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support the development of a community-driven Colorado oral health agenda and ensuring community voices in the development of the Colorado Oral Health Coalition infrastructure.

    ARCORA FOUNDATION

    $167,545
    Denver, CO2024

    The purpose of this grant is to strengthen the integration of oral health within the community health worker workforce at a national level, to build a new national partnership focused on interprofessional education, and to advance the recommendations from the HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.

    MISSOURI COALITION FOR ORAL HEALTH INC

    $165,919
    Jefferson City, MO2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support the Missouri Oral Health Coalition in piloting a value-based, dental alternative payment model specifically to serve people with disabilities through teledentistry.

    TEXAS HEALTH INSTITUTE

    $163,067
    Austin, TX2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support Texas Health Institute in implementing a multi-pronged strategy to partner with both local organizations and decision-makers across the state to build an oral health policy agenda while implementing efforts to specifically strengthen the Texas safety net.

    Public Health Foundation Enterprises Inc

    $160,707
    Tok, AK2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support the American Dental Therapy Association to strengthen its internal organizational and financial infrastructure while launching a strategy to strengthen the alignment and capacity of the practice of dental therapy.

    MICHIGAN PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION

    $156,777
    Lansing, MI2024

    This grant will support the Michigan Primary Care Association to partner with the CareQuest Institute Health Transformation Team to implement the Community Oral Health Transformation (COrHT) Initiative through implementing an intentionally designed capacity-building initiative for Michigan community health centers to position the safety net for implementing new models of oral health value-based care and payment (VBC/P)

    ORAL HEALTH KANSASINC

    $156,147
    Topeka, KS2024

    The purpose of the grant is to ensure consumer and community voice are elevated as Kansas implements the new Medicaid adult dental benefit and assesses its preliminary implementation.

    IDAHO PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION INC

    $152,988
    BOISE, ID2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support the Idaho Primary Care Association in implementing the CareQuest Institute Three Domains Framework through piloting teledentistry to increase access to care in a frontier community, testing the use of minimally invasive care procedures within community health centers and advancing the integration of dental data into the state Health Information Exchange.

    The Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation

    $152,359
    Denver, CO2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support the Denver Health Foundation, in partnership with Denver Health, to demonstrate the impact of a new integrated approach to delivering HPV vaccines in dental settings to expand access to new, whole-person care models.

    MARYLAND DENTAL ACTION COALITION INC

    $150,975
    Columbia, MD2024

    The purpose of this grant is to secure a Medicaid adult dental benefit in Maryland and to improve access to oral health care for pregnant people by expanding the scope of practice of certain key members of oral health care teams.

    West Virginians for Affordable Health Care

    $150,075
    Charleston, WV2024

    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.

    ASIAN RESOURCES INC

    $150,000
    Sacramento, CA2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support efforts to advance equity through language access policy, improved statewide data collection and reporting systems, and the elevation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community voices in oral health in California.

    ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION

    $150,000
    Los Angeles, CA2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support AltaMed's advocacy training initiatives for residents of Southeast Los Angeles and the development and dissemination of an equity-based, systems-change toolkit to federally qualified health centers in and beyond Southern California.

    CHILDREN NOW

    $150,000
    Oakland, CA2024

    This proposal is to support Children Now in protecting and advancing California health policies and regulations related to accountable care coordination, funding for coverage, and school-based oral health programming.

    American Children's Campaign Inc dba The Children's Campaign

    $150,000
    Tallahassee, FL2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support American Children's Campaign (ACC) to execute its strategic advocacy work, which focuses primarily on a scientific polling effort and ensuing communications campaign in support of dental therapy authorization in Florida.

    MICHIGAN ORAL HEALTH COALITION

    $150,000
    Lansing, MI2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support Michigan Oral Health Coalition's advocacy to increase funding for adult Medicaid dental services and to host community conversations in key areas of the state exploring barriers to care.

    Community Health Center Inc

    $150,000
    Middletown, CT2024

    This grant is to support Community Health Center, Inc., to advance an equity-grounded, patient-centered approach to improving dental care access, utilization, and outcomes among people living with HIV and AIDS.

    NATIONAL NETWORK FOR ORAL HEALTH ACCESS

    $146,215
    Denver, CO2024

    This grant will support the National Network of Oral Health Access in organizing and implementing a network approach to strengthening the capacity of the primary care associations across the country to advance policy and regulatory change that drive oral health transformation

    ACHIEVA

    $144,442
    Pittsburgh, PA2024

    The purpose of this grant is to expand access to oral health care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through the designation of this population as a Medically Underserved Population.

    American Academy of Pediatrics

    $143,795
    Chicago, IL2024

    This proposal will support the American Academy of Pediatrics to deepen understanding, elevate opportunities, and build consensus around new clinically integrated opportunities for pediatricians applying silver-diamine fluoride to advance the integration of oral health into primary care

    HEALTH DISPARITIES COLLABORATIVE OF OHIO INC

    $142,765
    Columbus, OH2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support Ohio Federation for Health Equity and Social Justice to sustain its engagement of kinship caregivers and the youth in their care through story collection, policy advocacy, and the development and distribution of an oral health advocates toolkit designed to mobilize communities.

    THE CT ORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE

    $140,000
    Hartford, CT2024

    This grant is intended to support the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative to advance a new oral health policy agenda that was developed through a 2022 Medicaid Gap Analysis that focused on expanding benefit caps, revising the dental therapy licensure, and building public and provider support for alternative payment models in oral health.

    NC CHILD

    $140,000
    Raleigh, NC2024

    This grant is to support NC Child to distill feedback from historically marginalized communities across North Carolina into a policy advocacy agenda and galvanize local and statewide support for advancing oral health policy targeted at oral health system transformation.

    South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center

    $135,520
    Columbia, SC2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center to carry out a statewide oral health landscape analysis, engage communities and organizational partners for the Healthcare Stories Project, and to advocate for Medicaid expansion that includes dental benefits in South Carolina.

    Utah Health Policy Project

    $135,000
    West Valley City, UT2024

    The purpose of this grant is to strengthen the oral health capacity of Utah Health Policy Project's Health Access Assisters, strengthen a coalition of community-driven oral health advocates, and elevate consumer stories around oral health policy opportunities in Utah.

    University of New Haven Incorporated

    $133,864
    West Haven, CT2024

    The purpose of this grant is to pilot an integrated model of oral health care with sexually transmitted infection/disease (STI/STD) identification, care, and referral, and to advance policy and payment in order to expand adoption and spread of the model.

    HAWAII PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE

    $132,574
    Honolulu, HI2024

    The purpose of this grant is to capitalize on the momentum created from passing a comprehensive Medicaid adult dental benefit by assessing and advancing network adequacy, engaging communities to identify opportunities to employ new models of care and strengthening data equity across the state.

    WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORP

    $130,938
    Morgantown, WV2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support a robust, multi-year impact analysis of the newly implemented Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit in West Virginia including its effects on cost of care, benefit utilization rates, Emergency Department (ED) utilization, chronic conditions, and utilization of social safety net programs.

    SOLID GROUND

    $125,001
    Seattle, WA2024

    The purpose of this grant is to support Poverty Action, a leading organization within the Washington Dental Access Campaign, to engage new community and legislative stakeholders with an expanded set of oral health policy goals, advocacy training opportunities, and data collection activities that promote equity and racial justice in and beyond the state of Washington.

    ILLINOIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION

    $125,000
    Springfield, IL2024

    This proposal is to support the Illinois Primary Health Care Association equitably expand the oral health workforce to sustainably address pervasive shortages and advance new models of integrated, prenatal oral health care in the dental safety net.

    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

    $125,000
    Bethesda, MD2024

    This grant will support the National Association of Community Health Centers to advance oral health integration within the broader community health center field, design new roles within the oral health workforce, and advocate for federal and state policies that advance oral health equity

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