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    Winter 2024: New Grants and Funding Initiatives

    New Grants and Funding Initiatives

    The Delta Dental Foundation (DDF) recently approved nearly $1.2 million in grants to fund initiatives in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana:

    • $211,093 to The Greater Dayton School to equip a three-chair dental clinic to support their students and families.
    • $200,000 to United We Smile to support dental services for children, pregnant women, people with disabilities and veterans in northern Michigan.
    • $187,865 to Catholic Charities of Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties to purchase equipment for a new safety-net clinic in Lansing, Michigan.
    • $120,000 to the University of Michigan to support the Victors for Veterans program, including two new locations in Lansing and Hannahville, Michigan.
    • $110,000 to McMillen Health for Brush! curriculum in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. 
    • $75,000 to HNC Living Foundation to provide dental care for low-income head and neck cancer patients in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.
    • $75,000 to the Ohio Department of Health to help Ohio communities purchase fluoridation equipment.
    • $54,308 to the University of Indianapolis MICI-AHEC for a dental careers camp for high school and college students.
    • $40,000 to MedWish Medworks for a free two-day dental clinic in northeast Ohio.
    • $32,959 to the Health Department of Northwest Michigan to expand care delivery to local schools and community groups across eight counties.
    • $22,710 to The Centers to purchase equipment to expand patient capacity in Cleveland, Ohio.
    • $21,492 to McMillen Health for Brush! oral health resources for WIC clinics in southeast Michigan. 
    • $20,000 to Marram Health Center to fund denture fabrication for uninsured and underinsured people in Gary, Indiana.  
    • $14,585 to Bashor Children’s Home of the United Methodist Church to provide dental care to residential youth in Goshen, Indiana.
    • $10,000 to National Network of Healthcare Hygienists for scholarships that will support public health dental hygienists completing the oncology certificate program.