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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Range Community College Foundation for Educ Excellence Front Range Community College – Larimer Campus Dental Hygiene program (expansion) | Workforce | Adams, Boulder, Larimer | 11/01/2022 | 2 |
| Garfield County Public Health Smiles For Students Dental Program | Prevention | Garfield | 09/01/2022 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Grand Beginnings Meeting Milestones Initiative: Oral Health Preventive Education and Screening Early Childhood System | Prevention | Grand, Jackson | 01/01/2022 | 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 |
| Kids in Need of Dentistry Kids in Need of Dentistry Access to Care | Place-based Access to Care: NE Denver/Aurora | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 01/01/2022 | 3 |
| La Plata County Public Health Department | Prevention | La Plata | 01/01/2024 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Mountain Family Health Centers Mountain Family Health Centers Dental Health Workforce Career Advancement Initiative | Workforce | Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin | 09/01/2022 | 3 |
| Northeast Colorado Health Department Northeast Oral Health Project | Prevention | Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma | 09/01/2022 | 2 |
