NOI_W27019.docx
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This is a Notice to Interested Parties issued by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Bureau of Community Health and Prevention regarding a potential grant partnership opportunity. The MDPH Oral Health Program intends to submit a grant application to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities funding opportunity (HRSA-26-84). The project aims to address oral health workforce needs in Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas through increasing oral health services, implementing evaluation strategies to improve program performance, and developing sustainable programs that enhance accessibility and quality of services. If awarded, MDPH plans to partner with the Better Oral Health for Massachusetts Coalition (BOHMAC), administered by the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, to increase the number of practicing public health dental hygienists through training courses, technical assistance, and support for embedding community-based oral health programs within local health departments. Interested parties with equal qualifications to BOHMAC who wish to be considered for partnership must submit their qualifications by July 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM to Angela M. Verheyen at Angela.M.Verheyen@mass.gov.
The estimated contract value for this vendor is approximately $75,000 annually for up to five years, contingent upon HRSA award receipt and subject to actual funding amounts at the time of award. BOHMAC was selected based on its status as the only statewide oral health coalition in Massachusetts, its existing knowledge and relationships with community-based oral health programs, public health dental hygienists, local boards of health, and its prior experience collaborating on grant opportunities with MDPH. The organization specializes in increasing access to oral health services, developing public and industry awareness, strengthening the oral health workforce, and supporting statewide oral health surveillance systems.
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Bureau of Community Health and Prevention (BCHAP) Oral Health Program
Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities
Notice to Interested (NOI) Parties #W27019
The Department of Public Health’s Oral Health Program plans to submit a grant application to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in response to Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities, funding opportunity announcement number HRSA-26-84. This HRSA funding opportunity aims to support states in developing and implementing innovative programs to address oral health workforce needs in Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (Dental HPSAs) by 1) encouraging and supporting state innovation to increase oral health services in Dental HPSAs, 2) strategically using evaluation to improve program performance, assess impact, and address key stakeholder concerns, and 3) developing ways to sustain programs that increase accessibility and quality of oral health services in Dental HPSAs.
If awarded, the MDPH Oral Health Program intends to partner with the Better Oral Health for Massachusetts Coalition (BOHMAC). BOHMAC is part of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. The engagement that will result from this NOI, if funded, will be with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, the fiscal agent of BOHMAC. The overall estimated contract amount for this vendor will be approximately $75,000.00 per year for up to five years. Contracts with this entity are contingent upon receipt of an award from HRSA and dollar amounts are best estimates based on anticipated awards.
In collaboration with the MDPH Oral Health Program, BOHMAC will work to increase the number of practicing public health dental hygienists (PHDHs) by offering more frequent initial training courses and facilitating connections of PHDHs, developing training and technical assistance materials and offer training, technical assistance, and coaching sessions to PHDHs and local health departments to support embedding community-based oral health programs run by PHDHs within local health departments located in Dental HPSAs.
BOHMAC is uniquely qualified to partner with MDPH on this project because they are the only statewide oral health coalition and they specialize in increasing access to oral health services and prevention; promoting policy that addresses the needs of those most vulnerable to oral health disease; building public and industry awareness and partnerships with persons and organizations on a range of oral health issues; strengthening, diversifying, and expanding Massachusetts’ oral health workforce; and promoting and supporting ongoing statewide oral health assessment and surveillance systems. Additionally, BOHMAC was selected as a partner based on the criteria below:
· Massachusetts-based statewide oral health coalition.
· An existing knowledge and relationships with community-based oral health programs, Public Health Dental Hygienists and other dental health professionals, local boards of health, and experience with community engagement including the building of linkages and collaboration within partners and providers in Massachusetts.
· Experience working with or collaborating on grant opportunities with MDPH.
If you have equal qualifications to the organization mentioned above and would like to be considered for partnership on this grant, send qualifications along with any questions or comments with the subject line: i SUBJ: Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities - W27019 in writing by 07/15/26 at 4:00 PM to:
Angela M. Verheyen, MSDH, RDH Oral Health Program Lead Angela.M.Verheyen@mass.gov Subject: HRSA Grant
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