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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deserving Dental Navigating Accessible Oral Care for Under Resourced Communities | Place-based Access to Care: San Luis Valley | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 04/15/2024 | 1 |
| Early Childhood Council of San Luis Valley Universal Preschool Dental and Developmental Screening Project | Prevention: UPP | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 04/15/2024 | 2 |
| Early Learning Ventures Universal Preschool Dental and Developmental Screening Project | Prevention: UPP | Morgan | 04/15/2024 | 2 |
| ECHO and Family Center Early Childhood Council Universal Preschool Dental and Developmental Screening Project | Prevention: UPP | Fremont | 04/15/2024 | 2 |
| Family Intercultural Resource Center Oral Health for Summit County | Prevention | Summit | 04/15/2024 | 1 |
| Front Line Farming Improving Oral Health in the San Luis Valley through the Project Protect Promotora Network | Place-based Access to Care: San Luis Valley | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 04/15/2024 | 1 |
| Front Range Community College Foundation Community IHE Linking Dentistry & Community Health | Workforce | Adams, Boulder, Larimer | 9/15/2024 | 2 |
| Generation Schools Network Building Diverse, Community Embedded Oral Health Workforce Pipelines across Four Colorado Regions | Workforce | Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Jefferson, Las Animas, Morgan, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo, Weld | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Healthy Child Care Colorado Universal Preschool Dental and Developmental Screening Project | Prevention: UPP | Statewide | 04/15/2024 | 2 |
| Healthy Child Care Colorado Oral Health in Early Care and Learning Settings and Systems | Prevention | Statewide | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| I Have A Dream Foundation – Colorado Diversity in Dentistry – Colorado “I Have A Dream” Foundation | Workforce | Denver | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families Universal Preschool Dental and Developmental Screening Project | Prevention:UPP | El Paso | 04/15/2024 | 2 |
| La Puente Home, Inc. Support for Crisis Prevention Resources | Place-based Access to Care: San Luis Valley | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 01/01/2023 | 3 |
| Las Animas-Huerfano Counties District Health Department Healthy Smiles: Comprehensive Oral Health Prevention for 0-5 year-olds in Las Animas and Huerfano Counties | Prevention | Huerfano, Las Animas | 04/15/2024 | 1 |
| Latin American Educational Foundation LAEF Funding for Oral Health Professionals | Workforce | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Montezuma County Public Health Department Support for early childhood dental screenings and creating a strong dental referral program with WIC and NFP | Prevention | Dolores, Montezuma | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
