Delta Dental Foundation Awards $300K in Community Oral Health Grants
Aug. 2, 2024
Delta Dental Foundation Awards $300K in Community Oral Health Grants
Okemos, Mich. — Fifty community organizations in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana will receive a total of nearly $300,000 in funding from the Delta Dental Foundation (DDF) Mini-Grant Program this year. The mini-grants will support a variety of community oral health initiatives, including purchasing equipment for safety-net dental clinics, providing oral care to children and older adults, offering transportation to dental appointments and more.
The Mini-Grants Program is a grantmaking initiative designed to support community organizations and programs that promote or provide oral health care and initiatives that align with the DDF’s strategic aims. In the past, each grant was limited to a maximum of $5,000.
“We’re always evolving to meet the needs of our community partners,” said Holli Seabury, EdD, executive director of the DDF. “This year, we increased the maximum grant award to $10,000 so that everyone could dream bigger.”
Recipients were selected based on the number of people served (and the impact of the program on said population), the program’s originality, the program’s level of community involvement and the applicant’s ability to measure success. This year's grantees include:
Michigan
- Adventist Medical Evangelism Network (AMEN)
- AgeWell Services of West Michigan
- B.A.S.S., Inc. (Building Assets to Strengthen Society)
- Covenant Community Care
- Exalta Health
- Goodfellows
- Independence Rides
- InterCare Community Health Network
- Love in Action of the Tri-Cities
- Muskegon Family Care
- MyCare Health Center
- Origami Rehabilitation
- Smile Savers Mobile Dental Health Service
- Special Olympics Michigan, Inc.
- P. Superior Smiles
- UPCAP Services, INC.
- Valley Area Agency on Aging
- VINA Community Dental Center
- Vista Maria
Ohio
- Ashtabula County Commissioners
- Community Action Agency of Columbiana County
- Community Action Committee of Pike County
- Erie County Community Health Center
- Euclid Senior Programs
- Family Health Care of Northwest Ohio
- Five Rivers Health Centers
- Good Neighbor House
- Heart of Ohio Family Health
- Knox County Community Health Center
- Miami County Dental Clinic
- Monroe County Health Department
- Muskingum Valley Health Centers
- Partnership for Good Health
- Primary Health Solutions
- PrimaryOne Health
- Rocking Horse Community Health Center
- Signature Health, Inc.
- Third Street Family Health Services
Indiana
- Indiana Community Dental Clinic
- DJ Center for Youth, Inc.
- Hanna Community Center
- Heart and Soul Clinic
- HOPE Family Care Center
- Jane Pauley Community Health Center
- Matthew 25, Inc.
- Oral Health Programs
- Martin's Healthcare
- TRI-CAP
- Trustees of Indiana University
- Well Child Clinic
- WellSpring
For more information, visit our Mini-Grants page.
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About the Delta Dental Foundation
The Delta Dental Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization established in 1980, which serves as the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and North Carolina. The DDF is dedicated to developing and enhancing partnerships and programs to improve oral and overall health and health equity. For more information, visit www.deltadental.foundation.
Media Contact:
Jen Anderson
Delta Dental Foundation
517-375-5507
jmanderson@deltadentalmi.com