The Department of Health is offering the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program. This grant is specifically designed to bolster the number of dental and dental hygiene faculty within the workforce. Its primary purpose is to assist dental and dental hygiene training programs in attracting and retaining qualified faculty members through a structured loan repayment initiative. Key objectives include alleviating the burden of educational debt for faculty participants, thereby encouraging long-term commitment to dental academic settings. Furthermore, the program aims to establish a continuous evaluation mechanism to ensure ongoing improvement and effectively address participant concerns, ultimately strengthening the future of dental education and research.
Opportunity ID: 341233
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-23-091 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=74c8e304-0a2b-4422-a68d-7a030ca1d7b1 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 8 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.059 — Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 21, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 21, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 03, 2023 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 03, 2023 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $800,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible entities are programs of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry in public or private nonprofit dental or dental hygiene schools, or approved residency or advanced education programs in the practice of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry. You must submit accreditation documentation for the relevant training program and a non-profit status IRS letter in Attachment 7, as identified in Section IV.5 of this NOFO. Current recipients of awards under the 2021 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-21-019) and the 2022 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-22-046) are not eligible to apply for this NOFO because they are still within their project period. Entities outside the United States and its territories are not eligible to apply for this NOFO. Tribes and tribal organizations are eligible if they otherwise meet the eligibility requirements. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | The purpose of this 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 dental and dental hygiene faculty through the operation of a loan repayment program. For more details, see Program Requirements and Expectations. The goals of this program are to: 1) Reduce the faculty burden of qualified educational debt payments through participation in the institutionally developed loan repayment program. 2) Encourage long-term employment in a dental academic setting through loan repayment. 3) Develop a continuous evaluation mechanism to identify and address concerns of the program participants and assess and improve program performance. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
ocobb@hrsa.gov Email:ocobb@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 341233 Full Announcement-HRSA-23-091 -> BHW HRSA-23-091 (D87) DFLRP_FINAL.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration ocobb@hrsa.gov Email: ocobb@hrsa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.059 | HRSA-23-091 | Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program | PKG00279001 | Dec 21, 2022 | Mar 03, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
341233 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf
341233 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
341233 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf
341233 RR_Budget_3_0-3.0.pdf
341233 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
341233 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_4_0-4.0.pdf
341233 Standardized_Work_Plan-1.0.pdf
341233 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
341233 RR_SubawardBudget_3_0-3.0.pdf
341233 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf