Grants
Every day we partner with communities to re-imagine how all of our neighbors access, benefit from, and value the importance of proper oral health care.
With our partner organizations, we implement innovative programs and projects intended to reach those with the most to gain.
Our Funding
Our current oral health funding across Colorado is listed in the table below.
| Organization, Program Name |
Initiative | Counties Served | Start Date | Life Cycle (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assuring Better Child Health and Development Universal Preschool Dental and Developmental Screening Project | Prevention:UPP | Statewide | 04/15/2024 | 2 |
| Aurora Health Alliance Elevating Aurora Smiles | Place-based Access to Care: NE Denver/Aurora | Adams, Arapahoe | 01/01/2022 | 3 |
| Aurora Public Schools Colorado Dental Diversity Workforce Coalition | Workforce | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Baby Bear Hugs Preventing Tooth Decay in Early Childhood and Pregnancy | Prevention | Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma | 04/15/2024 | 1 |
| Benefits in Action Dental Care Outreach, Education, and Benefit Enrollment for Residents of East Denver | Place-based Access to Care: NE Denver/Aurora | Adams, Denver | 04/15/2024 | 1 |
| Boys and Girls Club of San Luis Valley Dental and Oral Hygiene through Healthy Living Active Living (HEAL) | Place-based Access to Care: San Luis Valley | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 04/15/2024 | 1 |
| Bright by Text Brighter Smiles by Text | Prevention | Statewide | 01/01/2022 | 2 |
| Center for African American Health Bright Smiles for Bright Futures | Prevention | Denver | 09/01/2022 | 1 |
| Center for Immigrants and Immigration Services Preventative and Accessible Dental Program for Needy African Refugees and Immigrants | Place-based Access to Care: NE Denver/Aurora | Arapahoe | 01/01/2022 | 3 |
| Chaffee County Oral Health Program Bringing a Healthy Smile to Chaffee County’s Children and Beyond | Prevention | Chaffee, Fremont, Lake, Saguache | 01/01/2023 | 3 |
| Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation Children’s Hospital Colorado Oral Health Program for Underserved Populations (w/ Aurora PS) | Prevention | Adams, Arapahoe | 01/01/2022 | 3 |
| Colorado Alliance for Health Equity and Practice Oral health care supporting new migrants and vulnerable populations | Place-based Access to Care: San Luis Valley | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 4/15/2024 | 1 |
| Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Expanding Dental Outreach in Globeville and Swansea | Place-based Access to Care: San Luis Valley | Denver | 04/15/2024 | 1 |
| Colorado Community Health Network Pathways to Equity: Strengthening the Dental Workforce in Colorado Community Health Centers | Workforce | Statewide | 01/01/2022 | 3 |
| Colorado Dental Hygienists Association Workforce Innovation and the Role of the Dental Hygienist | Workforce | Statewide | 01/01/2022 | 3 |
| Colorado Mountain College Foundation Colorado Mountain College Dental Hygiene program (expansion) | Workforce | Chaffee, Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Lake, Pitkin, Routt, Summit | 11/01/2022 | 2 |
