Apply For Grants

AAPD Foundation is committed to supporting community-based initiatives providing Dental Homes to children whose families cannot afford dental care. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry defines a Dental Home as the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered way. One way the Foundation supports this goal is through one-year Access to Care Grants in support of care for children up to age 18. Access to Care Grants support community-based initiatives in the U.S. that provide dental care and ultimately serve as a Dental Home to underserved/limited access children.

Foundation funds may be applied to cover costs such as, but not limited to:

• Child oral health care
• Clinic supplies, instruments and equipment
• Salary
• Education and/or outreach to recruit dentist participation in program activities.
• Special health care needs

All expense items must have clear, direct impact on pediatric oral health care and a direct link to the Dental Home.

Must be a United States /U.S. Territory applicant/organization providing care to children in the U.S. or a U.S. Territory.

Qualified initiatives must be dentist-led, with priority given to projects with pediatric dentist leadership. Projects led by general practitioners also may apply.

Qualified applicants/organizations include, but are not limited to:

1. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) or 501 (c)(6) organizations
2. Local health jurisdictions
3. County health departments
4. Hospitals and clinics
5. State government agencies
6. Colleges/schools of dentistry
7. Colleges/schools of medicine (pediatric and family medicine departments only)
8. National,state and local dental societies