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

Source-based 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. 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.

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.

Funding and benefits

up to USD 2,000,000

Themes and supported activities

Health and Biomedical Sciences

United States

Opportunity number: HRSA-26-062.

Deadline and timeline

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

Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.

How to apply

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

Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.