Grant opportunity

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Quality Improvement Fund - Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (QIF-DNDD)

The purpose of fiscal year (FY) 2026 Quality Improvement Fund: Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (QIF-DNDD) is to increase access to preventive dental and additional dental services and improve dental health outcomes for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including children with autism spectrum and developmental disorders.

GrantResearch fundingHealthUnited States
Funder
Health Resources and Services Administration / Department of Health and Human Services
Closes 2026-07-08
Closes 2026-07-08: Jul 8, 2026
Award
up to USD 2,000,000; floor USD 2,000,000; estimated total USD 50,000,000; 25 expected awards
Applicant
Organizations and Institutions
Discipline
Health and Biomedical Sciences
Region
United States
Posted
Jun 5, 2026

Call summary

Overview

The purpose of fiscal year (FY) 2026 Quality Improvement Fund: Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (QIF-DNDD) is to increase access to preventive dental and additional dental services and improve dental health outcomes for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including children with autism spectrum and developmental disorders. Through this one-time investment, health centers will build upon existing evidence-based models to pilot innovative approaches to increase access to dental services for children with NDDs, advance the skills and knowledge of your workforce to support access to services, and improve patient outcomes.Applicants for this funding must propose project work plans that include:Specific evidence-based models and innovative approaches that will increase access to dental services and improve patient outcomes for children with NDDs.Plans to advance the skills and knowledge of the health center workforce to support access to dental services for children with NDDs.

Who can apply

You can apply if you are a Health Center Program award recipient with an active H80 award. A Health Center Program (H80) award is funded under §330(e) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.

What it supports

  • Health and Biomedical Sciences
  • United States
  • Official opportunity number: HRSA-26-062.

Funding and duration

  • up to USD 2,000,000; floor USD 2,000,000; estimated total USD 50,000,000; 25 expected awards

Closes 2026-07-08

Closes 2026-07-08: Jul 8, 2026

How to apply

Use the official Grants.gov listing for application package, forms, attachments, and agency-specific instructions. Submit by 2026-07-08 unless the agency updates the official listing.

Call details

The purpose of fiscal year (FY) 2026 Quality Improvement Fund: Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (QIF-DNDD) is to increase access to preventive dental and additional dental services and improve dental health outcomes for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including children with autism spectrum and developmental disorders. Through this one-time investment, health centers will build upon existing evidence-based models to pilot innovative approaches to increase access to dental services for children with NDDs, advance the skills and knowledge of your workforce to support access to services, and improve patient outcomes.Applicants for this funding must propose project work plans that include:Specific evidence-based models and innovative approaches that will increase access to dental services and improve patient outcomes for children with NDDs.Plans to advance the skills and knowledge of the health center workforce to support access to dental services for children with NDDs. Eligibility: You can apply if you are a Health Center Program award recipient with an active H80 award. A Health Center Program (H80) award is funded under §330(e) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. Opportunity number: HRSA-26-062. Closing date: 2026-07-08. Funding: up to USD 2,000,000; floor USD 2,000,000; estimated total USD 50,000,000; 25 expected awards.

You can apply if you are a Health Center Program award recipient with an active H80 award. A Health Center Program (H80) award is funded under §330(e) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.

Health and Biomedical Sciences

United States

Official opportunity number: HRSA-26-062.

up to USD 2,000,000; floor USD 2,000,000; estimated total USD 50,000,000; 25 expected awards

Closes 2026-07-08: Closes 2026-07-08: Jul 8, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Use the official Grants.gov listing for application package, forms, attachments, and agency-specific instructions. Submit by 2026-07-08 unless the agency updates the official listing.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.