Opportunity Listing - Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (DFLRP)

Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (DFLRP)

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration

Assistance Listings: 93.059 -- Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry

Last Updated: February 26, 2026

Description

The purpose of the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program is to increase the number of dental and dental hygiene faculty in the workforce by assisting dental and dental hygiene training programs to attract and retain full-time faculty through loan repayment.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

Other Native American tribal organizations
Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Miscellaneous

Other

Education

Public and state institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Government

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information

You can apply if you are: a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited program of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry in a public or private, nonprofit dental or dental hygiene school; or a CODA accredited residency or advanced education program in general, pediatric, or public health dentistry.You can apply if you are:A Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited program of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry in a public or private, nonprofit dental or dental hygiene school; orA CODA accredited residency or advanced education program in the practice of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry

Grantor contact information

Description

Email

JUngard@hrsa.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

March 16, 2026

Estimated Application Due Date:

May 15, 2026

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

August 1, 2026

Estimated Project Start Date:

September 1, 2026

Fiscal Year:

2026

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$800,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

Award Minimum

$100,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HRSA-26-066

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Forecast posted date:

February 26, 2026

Archive date:

April 22, 2026