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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Family Health Centers Mountain Family Health Centers Dental Health Workforce Career Advancement Initiative | Workforce | Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Pikes Peak Community College Foundation PPSC Oral Health Careers Educational Unit | Workforce | El Paso | 9/16/2024 | 2 |
| Pikes Peak Community College Foundation Pikes Peak State College Dental Hygiene program (expansion) | Workforce | El Paso | 11/01/2022 | 3 |
| Ready to Work Aurora Ready to Work Aurora – Dental support for clients transitioning out of homelessness | Place-based Access to Care: NE Denver/Aurora | Adams, Arapahoe | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Rio Grande Child Development & Family Services Smile Everyone! | Place-based Access to Care: San Luis Valley | Rio Grande | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Rocky Mountain Public Media Statewide Early Childhood Oral Health Prevention with Rocky Mountain Public Media | Prevention | Statewide | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Roots Family Center Dental health education through home visitation programs | Prevention | Denver | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Southeastern Colorado Area Health Edctn Ctr for Rural CO Health Inc Southeastern CO Dental Workforce Pipeline Program | Workforce | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning Colorado Welcome Back, Oral Health Employment Pathways | Workforce | Statewide | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Summit Community Care Clinic Dental Workforce Development Project | Workforce | Lake, Park, Summit | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Tepeyac Community Health Centers Increasing Access to Culturally Responsive Oral Health Care in Northeast Denver | Place-based Access to Care: NE Denver/Aurora | Denver | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| The GrowHaus Oral Health Awareness and Healthy Food Access in Globeville and Elyria-Swansea | Place-based Access to Care: NE Denver/Aurora | Denver | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| The Savings Collaborative Creating Savings for Oral Healthcare Program | Place-based Access to Care: NE Denver/Aurora | Adams, Arapahoe | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| United Way of Weld County Universal Preschool Dental and Developmental Screening Project | Prevention: UPP | Weld | 04/15/2024 | 2 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation f/b/o CU School of Dental Medicine Integrating Dentists with Primary Care | Workforce | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 09/16/2024 | 2 |
| Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc San Luis Valley Dental Access and Sustainability Project | Place-based Access to Care: San Luis Valley | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
