Project Grant WV17094

Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research awarded The RAND Corporation a Project Grant of $728,647 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 outcomes and access to dental care. The primary deliverables include construction of a unique statewide dataset integrating patient, insurance, clinician, and...

The Montana/Wyoming Dental Support Center (DSC), funded by the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228), received a $430,000 Project Grant award effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2030. This collaborative initiative between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Billings Area Indian Health Service delivers comprehensive support, guidance, and resources to dental programs serving approximately 114,000 American Indian/Alaska...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $201,974 to Loyola University of Chicago to investigate the progression of dental wear and dental senescence over a 50-year simulated chewing period. The study employs a custom chewing simulator to measure changes in dental function, occlusal topography, microstructure, and elemental composition of extracted third molars. This research aims to advance the...

Federal Grant Award Summary Periomics Care LLC received a $297,711 Project Grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), awarded on August 6, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2026. This Phase I research project focuses on developing zinc tetraammine difluoride (ZAF), a novel precursor compound that generates nanocrystals for caries arrest and remineralization. The research seeks to...

The Palo Alto Dental Hygiene Access to Care (PADHAC) Program at Palo Alto College received a $237,500 Project Grant award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations program (CFDA 93.779). The 2-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, aims to enhance healthcare accessibility and quality for the underserved Hispanic community in South San Antonio. The program will provide specialized services including sleep apnea testing, cone beam...

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) awarded a $421,800 Project Grant under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) to Midwestern University. The purpose of this 3-year grant, with a start date of September 7, 2023, is to develop hybrid hydrogel-based dental adhesives that are less vulnerable to hydrolytic degradation compared to current methacrylate-based alternatives. The goal is to create a truly biomimetic dental adhesive that can not only...

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Bronxcare Health System $357,591 under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement and Community Based Dental Partnership Grants program (CFDA 93.924) from September 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. The funding partially compensates the awardee for unreimbursed costs incurred in providing oral health services to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS through the Dental Reimbursement Program. The...

Cooperative Agreement Summary Wake Forest University Health Sciences received a $681,331 Cooperative Agreement award dated August 14, 2025, from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) to conduct a clinical trial testing an intensive preventive dental intervention delivered within oncology practices. The primary product of this award is a clinical research study titled "Effectiveness of an...

The New York and Presbyterian Hospital's Weill Cornell Medical Center (WCMC) received a $260,714 Project Grant from the HIV/AIDS Bureau under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Dental Reimbursement and Community Based Dental Partnership Grants (CFDA 93.924), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for March 31, 2026. This award reimburses a portion of the $651,625 in unreimbursed dental care costs incurred by the institution while providing comprehensive oral health services to...

Project Grant Summary Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, located in the Bronx, New York, received $625,078 in federal funding through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Dental Reimbursement and Community Based Dental Partnership Grants (CFDA 93.924) administered by the HIV/AIDS Bureau. The award, effective September 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, supports reimbursement for uncompensated and partially uncompensated oral healthcare services provided to low-income individuals living with...