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HRSA-21-019: Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program

Closed Closed April 19, 2021 Opportunity HRSA-21-019

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Health Resources and Services Administration notices from 2021.

Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $800,000 in total. Applications closed on April 19, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 16, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Health Resources and Services Administration has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
HRSA-23-091December 21, 2022Closed March 3, 2023Closed
HRSA-22-046December 22, 2021Closed March 22, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedFebruary 17, 2021
DeadlineApril 19, 2021
Archived by Grants.govJune 18, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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 in Attachment 5, as identified in Section IV.2.v of this NOFO. Current recipients of awards under the 2017 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-17-115) and the 2018 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-18-120) are not eligible to apply for this NOFO. Entities outside the United States and its territories are not eligible to apply for this NOFO.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

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 loan repayment.

Category: Health.

Who has won Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry (93.059) awarded $110 million across 108 grant awards, an average of $1.0 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioTexas4$5.1 million
Trustees of Boston UniversityMassachusetts3$5.0 million
East Carolina UniversityNorth Carolina3$4.9 million
Texas a & M University System Health Science CenterTexas3$4.6 million
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York2$4.3 million

Top states: New York ($17.0 million), California ($13.8 million), Massachusetts ($12.0 million), Texas ($10.7 million), Pennsylvania ($8.5 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is HRSA-21-019 still open?

No. It closed on April 19, 2021.

Who can apply for Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program?

Closed April 19, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $800,000 in total across about 8 awards.

Who has won Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Trustees of Boston University, East Carolina University. The program made 108 awards worth $110 million in that time.

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