Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center Program (PCDFD)
Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Assistance Listings: 93.976 -- Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Clinician Educator Career Development Awards
Last Updated: June 5, 2026
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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
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.
Grantor contact information
Description
Jesse Ungard
jungard@hrsa.gov
jungard@hrsa.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| HRSA_26-080_Final.pdf | HRSA 26-080_Final.pdf | Jun 5, 2026 04:44 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closing: July 8, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Award
$1,000,000
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$500,000
Award Minimum
$1,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HRSA-26-080
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
June 5, 2026
Archive date:
September 1, 2026
