Philanthropy Eligibility Quiz

Grants provided by CareQuest Institute for Oral Health are only available for nonprofit organizations or government agencies. For other ways to partner with CareQuest Institute, please visit our website.

Thank you for your interest in a grant. CareQuest Insitute for Oral Health is only able to provide funding for organizations based in the United States.

Thank you for your interest in a grant. CareQuest Insitute for Oral Health can only provide funding for organizations conducting activities in the United States.

Emergent & Relief Fund

The health care system, including oral health, is not built to meet the needs of historically underserved communities. To this end, we have created the Emergent & Relief Fund to respond to pervasive and intersectional issues that impact underserved communities disproportionately across the country.

Through this grantmaking fund, CareQuest Institute seeks to support one or more of the following three strategic outcomes:  

The development of innovative approaches to support the ongoing response by the oral health field to transform and meet the needs of consumers within, and beyond, the pandemic.

The ability of communities and partner organizations to provide immediate relief due to unforeseen circumstances (i.e. community displacement due to a natural disaster).  

The response to urgent and unexpected clinical issues that impact the direct access to care, particularly for historically marginalized communities

All grants, whether to a local, state, or national partner, should demonstrate intent toward responding to the needs of historically marginalized communities. Like the Advancing Equity Through Oral Health fund, CareQuest Institute is interested in content that demonstrates intent and work related to the five cross-cutting dimensions (Health and Racial Equity, Social Determinants of Health and Oral Health, Community-Centered Measurement, Learning and Capacity Building, and Innovation in Oral Health).

CareQuest Institute does not make grants directly to individuals and does not support capital expenses, operating expenses, direct service, mobile vans, or payments for procedures. Applicants must have 501(c)3 nonprofit status.

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Advancing Equity Through Oral Health Fund

We are driving oral health transformation through grantmaking that support efforts to dismantle unjust structures and systems that drive disparities across oral health, access to care, treatment, and outcomes. Our funding is structured around five funding areas that are critical to advancing health equity:

  1. Policy & Advocacy (Federal and/or State oral health policy)
  2. Clinically Appropriate Care (inclusive of medical-dental integrations, minimally invasive care, and health care workforce)
  3. Community Capacity and Voice (engagement of community voices, specifically underserved populations)
  4. Research (data and insights to advance oral health systems change)
  5. Support the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN)

Click here to learn more and apply for funding

School-Based and School-Linked Initiatives to Improve Oral Health

Through the School-Based and School-Linked Initiatives to Improve Oral Health Request for Proposals (RFP), CareQuest Institute will fund projects that are engaging schools to address oral health, inclusive of access, for children and their families.

CareQuest Institute will fund 10 projects for up to $125,000 each.

Click here to learn more and apply for funding

Veteran Oral Health: Expanding Access and Equity

Through the Veteran Oral Health: Expanding Access and Equity Request for Proposals (Veteran Oral Health RFP), CareQuest Institute is seeking to fund projects and partner with organizations that are working to address system-level barriers to oral health for veterans.  

CareQuest Institute will fund 10 projects for up to $125,000 each.

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Oral Health-Related Sponsorships

Convenings, events, and activities that promote learning and best-practice sharing within the oral health field, specifically related to oral health for historically underserved communities.

Contact grants@carequest.org for more information.

​​​​​​Thank you for your interest in a grant. CareQuest Institute is focused on improving and transforming the oral healthcare system and does not provide funding to non-oral health related proposals.