Cooperative Agreement U58DP004919

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Wake Forest University Health Sciences received a Cooperative Agreement of $681,331 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), awarded on August 14, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 13, 2026. The agreement supports a clinical trial testing an Intensive Preventive Dental Program (IPDP) administered in oncology practices to reduce dental disease...

The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $2.275 million on December 1, 2025, under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health program (CFDA 93.933) to support the Alaska Dental Preventive and Clinical Support Center. The Alaska Dental Preventive and Clinical Support Center, operating within ANTHC, delivers educational opportunities and technical support to Alaska Area Tribal Health Organization dental programs. The...

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health under the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded The University of Chicago $328,000 on August 5, 2026, under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) to develop and validate a microsimulation model of oral health lifetime outcomes and resource use in older adults. The project, titled "Development and Validation of the U.S. Oral Health Microsimulation...

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham a $995,553 cooperative agreement on September 1, 2026, under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) to establish a national dental practice training center that develops and delivers scalable, evidence-based training in vital pulp therapy (pulpotomy) and related high-impact dental procedures. During the two-year UG3 phase (September 1, 2026 through August 31,...

Federal Project Grant Summary The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) awarded The RAND Corporation a $728,647 Project Grant on September 17, 2025, under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) to examine the impact of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) on children's oral health and access to dental care. The project, extending through September 16, 2027, will construct a comprehensive statewide dataset integrating patient,...

The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded Native American Professional Parent Resources, Inc. (NAPPR) $2,275,554 on December 1, 2025, to operate the Albuquerque Area Dental Support Center under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health program (CFDA 93.933). NAPPR, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit urban Indian organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will provide support, guidance, training, and enhancement to Indian Health Service, Tribal, and Urban dental programs...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) awarded The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio $449,861 under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) to conduct a 24-month clinical observational feasibility study examining dental practitioners' oral appliance therapy (OAT) titration methods for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and their associated patient outcomes. Initiated on June 17, 2025, the...

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded the Public Health Council of the Upper Valley $100,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant program (CFDA 93.912) to formalize and catalyze an integrated oral health care network serving uninsured and underinsured residents in the Upper Valley region. During the 12-month performance period ending June 30, 2027, the recipient will develop an Oral Health Care...

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research awarded the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston $721,776 on July 6, 2026, under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) to establish secure open access to the BIGMOUTH Dental Data Repository and develop an AI-powered research platform. The project, titled "OPENMOUTH: Leveraging AI to Enhance Fairness in Dental Clinical Research," will fully de-identify clinical data from the largest...

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research awarded The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center $1,470,872 on March 1, 2026, under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) to elucidate subclonal evolution and fitness dynamics in oral carcinogenesis. The research identifies and interrogates the functional importance of genomic events that drive subclonal selection as oral premalignant lesions (OPL) transform into oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)....