Arcora Foundation Oral Health Impact Grants

Heather Knaplund
hknaplund@arcorafoundation.org

The Arcora Foundation provides grants for oral health projects in Washington State. Target populations include Black, Indigenous, other communities of color, rural communities, and other populations experiencing health disparities.

Projects should address one or more of the following:

• Support or increase access to culturally appropriate dental care
• Increase consumption of water and/or decrease the consumption of sugary beverages
• Promote and increase access to healthy food

Project examples include, but are not limited to:

• Developing and implementing motivational interviewing in a dental program or practice to increase patient/provider communication, patient/provider satisfaction, and the delivery of culturally appropriate care
• Developing, implementing, and/or enhancing a community health worker program that addresses oral health
• Implement or expand care coordination services to address barriers to care, such as transportation, childcare, and access to specialists
• Installing water bottle stations at a school, and providing students, faculty, and families with water bottles, and incentives to drink water/use the stations
• Developing and implementing a community-led campaign to decrease the type/number of sugary beverages young children consume regularly
• Developing and implementing resources for immigrant families to identify traditional foods from their culture(s) that are healthy, and where and how to obtain them
• Partnering with patients/families to support them in accessing healthy food – either bringing vendors/food to the community or supporting people in identifying easy ways to travel to locations that provide healthy food

Eligible applicants include organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or similar status. Projects must impact individuals in Washington state.

Award ceiling: $75,000
Estimated total program funding: $500,000

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.