Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center Program (PCDFD)

Health Resources and Services Administration · HHS

CFDA Numbers

93.976

Award Ceiling

$1.0M

Award Floor

$500K

Expected Awards

Close Date

Jun 29, 2026

Section I

How to Apply

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Program Contact

jungard@hrsa.gov
301.443.6249

Section II

Eligibility

You can apply if you are an accredited school of dentistry, public or nonprofit hospital, or public or private nonprofit entity which the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems capable of carrying out this grant. You must be accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) before September 1, 2026.

Eligible Applicant Types

06, 12, 13, 20, 25

Section III

Description

The Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center serves as a resource and training hub to:Support the development of faculty who teach primary care dentistry. Advance community and population-level approaches to assess and improve oral health outcomes. Prepare dental faculty for roles in program leadership. Faculty development will include: increasing the ability to teach clinical dentistry, developing leadership competencies, and dissemination including publishing and presentations.

Section IV

Key Dates

Posted: May 29, 2026
Closes: Jun 29, 2026
Archive: Sep 1, 2026