Capital Clinic Access Grants

Heather Knaplund
hknaplund@arcorafoundation.org

Arcora Foundation provides capital funding to expand safety net dental programs, including Federally Qualified Heath Centers, tribal, and nonprofit dental clinics, with the goal of increasing access to oral healthcare and reducing oral health disparities among target populations in Washington.

Funding will support one or both of the following activities:

• Expand or renovate dental clinics or facilities
• Purchase or upgrade dental equipment and/or software and technology

Priority will be given to projects that include new or existing programs that include one or more of the following:

• Deliver whole person care through medical/dental integration
• Use technology in new ways to provide culturally appropriate care and/or to expand access to care
• Implement evidence-based models of care
• Allow dental teams to work at the top of their licenses to deliver culturally appropriate care efficiently and effectively
• Deliver culturally appropriate care and increase and sustain dental access through other efforts

Nonprofit organizations in Washington with 501(c)(3) status are eligible to apply.

Up to $250,000

Letters of intent must be submitted through the online application system by January 22, 2024. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal, with a deadline of March 8, 2024.