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.

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 1,000,000; floor USD 500,000; estimated total USD 1,000,000; 1 expected award
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
  • Official opportunity number: HRSA-26-080.

Funding and duration

  • up to USD 1,000,000; floor USD 500,000; estimated total USD 1,000,000; 1 expected award

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 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; floor USD 500,000; estimated total USD 1,000,000; 1 expected award.

​​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.

Health and Biomedical Sciences

United States

Official opportunity number: HRSA-26-080.

up to USD 1,000,000; floor USD 500,000; estimated total USD 1,000,000; 1 expected award

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.