Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Quality Improvement Fund - Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (QIF-DNDD)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HRSA-26-062
- Agency
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $2,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 93.224 Health Center Program
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Health Resources and Services Administration is soliciting applications for the FY 2026 Quality Improvement Fund–Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders, with an application deadline of July 8, 2026. Eligible applicants are limited to active Health Center Program award recipients (H80 holders) that operate preventive and additional dental services at a directly operated in-scope service site; applicants are ineligible if they previously received QIF funding for Optimizing Virtual Care, Maternal Health, or Transitions in Care for Justice-Involved Populations.
The program awards approximately $50 million total, with approximately 25 grants of up to $2 million each. This is a one-time, two-year funding opportunity (September 1, 2026–August 31, 2028) in which recipients receive the full award amount in year one but must allocate funds across both years. The period of performance is September 1, 2026–August 31, 2028, with an expected award date of August 24, 2026.
Applicants must propose project work plans that include specific evidence-based models and innovative approaches to increase access to dental services and improve outcomes for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (defined as people under 21 with behavioral and cognitive disorders affecting intellectual, motor, or social development, including autism spectrum disorder), and plans to advance workforce skills and knowledge supporting access to services. Applications must include at least one letter of support from a community partner working with children with NDDs and provide outcome measures including the proportion of children with NDDs receiving dental visits and treatment plans, number of staff trained, and applicant-selected community engagement and patient/caregiver experience measures.
Eligible costs support evidence-based dental service innovations, workforce training, and minor alterations/renovations (up to $250,000 combined with equipment), plus participation in communities of practice for evaluation and learning. Merit review employs six criteria: Need (15 points), Response (25 points), Collaboration (10 points), Impact (25 points), Capacity (15 points), and Support Requested (10 points). The program operates under CFDA 93.224 (Health Center Program). A technical assistance webinar is scheduled for June 18, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Synopsis
The purpose of fiscal year (FY) 2026 Quality Improvement Fund: Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (QIF-DNDD) is to increase access to preventive dental and additional dental services and improve dental health outcomes for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including children with autism spectrum and developmental disorders. Through this one-time investment, health centers will build upon existing evidence-based models to pilot innovative approaches to increase access to dental services for children with NDDs, advance the skills and knowledge of your workforce to support access to services, and improve patient outcomes.Applicants for this funding must propose project work plans that include:Specific evidence-based models and innovative approaches that will increase access to dental services and improve patient outcomes for children with NDDs.Plans to advance the skills and knowledge of the health center workforce to support access to dental services for children with NDDs.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| Equipment List.pdf | ||
| FAQ Explanation QIF-DNDD.pdf | ||
| TA Webinar Announcement HRSA-26-062.pdf | ||
| TA Webinar Announcement HRSA-26-062.pdf | ||
| HRSA-26-062_Final.pdf |
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