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Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program

 
Assistance Listing: 93.059
Link
View program website
Sponsors
Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Deadlines
Jul 8, 2026
Contact

For programmatic an eligibility questions:
Jesse Ungard
301.443.6249
jungard@hrsa.gov

For financial and budget questions:
John Gazdik
301.443.6962
jgazdik@hrsa.gov

Grants.gov contact center:
800.518.4726
support@grants.gov
Self-service knowledge base

HRSA contact center:
877.464.4772
TTY: 877.897.9910
HRSA contact page

System for award management (SAM):
866.606.8220
Federal service desk

Purpose

The Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program provides funding to increase the number of dental and dental hygiene faculty in the workforce by assisting training programs to attract and retain full-time faculty through loan repayment programs.

Program goals include:

  • Reduce educational debt for dentists and dental hygienists in exchange for full-time employment as faculty
  • Encourage long-term employment in a dental academic setting through loan repayment
  • Promote faculty development and advancement through mentoring and other institution-supported activities

Applicants are encouraged to consider activities that provide care to and meet the oral health needs of rural and medically vulnerable populations when selecting individual loan repayment recipients. Additional loan repayment program requirements are available in the application instructions.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include programs of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry in public or private nonprofit dental or dental hygiene schools, or approved residency or advanced education programs in the practice of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry.

Types of eligible applicants:

  • Public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education
  • Native American tribal governments
  • Native American tribal organizations
  • Nonprofit organizations with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS
  • Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited program of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry in a public or private, nonprofit dental or dental hygiene school; or a CODA accredited residency or advanced education program in general, pediatric, or public health dentistry
Geographic coverage
Nationwide and U.S. territories
Amount of funding

Up to 8 awards will be made. Estimated award amounts are:

  • Year 1 - $100,000
  • Year 2 - $150,000
  • Year 3 - $200,000
  • Year 4 - $250,000
  • Year 5 - $300,000

The project period is 5 years.

Application process

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

Applicant webinar
June 17, 2026
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Eastern

Tagged as
Dental workforce · Health professions faculty · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Oral health

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