Through Community Grants, the Foundation seeks to improve oral healthcare in Arkansas. The final application deadline is August 21.

The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation opened the application process July 22, 2020, for its 2021 Community Grants program. Awards of up to $30,000 each, up to $500,000 total, are available to help improve the oral health of Arkansans. The final application deadline is August 21, and recipients will be notified by December 2020. Funding will be distributed in January 2021 at a grantee meeting at Delta Dental’s home office in Sherwood. More information and an online application are available at the website

Through Community Grants, the Foundation seeks to improve oral healthcare in Arkansas. The Foundation encourages submissions of proposals with community-specific impact. All Arkansas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits, school-based and governmental agencies are encouraged to apply. Additionally, grants of up to $2,500 are available through the Mini Grants and Super Smiles at School programs. Applications for Mini Grants are accepted year-round online. 

Last year, the Community Grants program received a record number of requests from organizations that applied for $1 million of funds to support a variety of programs, including charitable dental clinics, dental education programs, and other oral health initiatives.