Grant opportunity
Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center Program (PCDFD)
The Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center serves as a resource and training hub to:Support the development of faculty who teach primary care dentistry. Advance community and population-level approaches to assess and improve oral health outcomes. Prepare dental faculty for roles in program leadership. Faculty development will include: increasing the ability to teach clinical dentistry, developing leadership competencies, and dissemination including publishing and presentations.
- 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 1,000,000
- Applicant
- Organizations and institutions
- Discipline
- Health and Biomedical Sciences
- Region
- United States
- Posted
- Jun 5, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center serves as a resource and training hub to:Support the development of faculty who teach primary care dentistry. Advance community and population-level approaches to assess and improve oral health outcomes. Prepare dental faculty for roles in program leadership. Faculty development will include: increasing the ability to teach clinical dentistry, developing leadership competencies, and dissemination including publishing and presentations.
Who can apply
​​You can apply if​ ​you are an accredited school of dentistry, public or nonprofit hospital, or public or private nonprofit entity which the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems capable of carrying out this grant. ​ You must be accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) before September 1, 2026.
What it supports
- Health and Biomedical Sciences
- United States
- Opportunity number: HRSA-26-080.
Funding and duration
- up to USD 1,000,000
Closes 2026-07-08
Closes 2026-07-08: Jul 8, 2026
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.
Call details
Source-based overview
The Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center serves as a resource and training hub to:Support the development of faculty who teach primary care dentistry. Advance community and population-level approaches to assess and improve oral health outcomes. Prepare dental faculty for roles in program leadership. Faculty development will include: increasing the ability to teach clinical dentistry, developing leadership competencies, and dissemination including publishing and presentations. Eligibility: ​​You can apply if​ ​you are an accredited school of dentistry, public or nonprofit hospital, or public or private nonprofit entity which the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems capable of carrying out this grant. ​ You must be accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) before September 1, 2026. Opportunity number: HRSA-26-080. Closing date: 2026-07-08. Funding: up to USD 1,000,000.
Eligibility
​​You can apply if​ ​you are an accredited school of dentistry, public or nonprofit hospital, or public or private nonprofit entity which the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems capable of carrying out this grant. ​ You must be accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) before September 1, 2026.
Funding and benefits
up to USD 1,000,000
Themes and supported activities
Health and Biomedical Sciences
United States
Opportunity number: HRSA-26-080.
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.