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HRSA-23-091: Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program

Closed Closed March 3, 2023 Opportunity HRSA-23-091

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 2022.

Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $800,000 in total. Applications closed on March 3, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed December 21, 2022. 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-22-046December 22, 2021Closed March 22, 2022Closed
HRSA-21-019February 17, 2021Closed April 19, 2021Closed

Key dates

PostedDecember 21, 2022
DeadlineMarch 3, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

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 and a non-profit status IRS letter in Attachment 7, as identified in Section IV.5 of this NOFO. Current recipients of awards under the 2021 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-21-019) and the 2022 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-22-046) are not eligible to apply for this NOFO because they are still within their project period. Entities outside the United States and its territories are not eligible to apply for this NOFO. Tribes and tribal organizations are eligible if they otherwise meet the eligibility requirements.

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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 the operation of a loan repayment program. For more details, see Program Requirements and Expectations. The goals of this program are to: 1) Reduce the faculty burden of qualified educational debt payments through participation in the institutionally developed loan repayment program. 2) Encourage long-term employment in a dental academic setting through loan repayment. 3) Develop a continuous evaluation mechanism to identify and address concerns of the program participants and assess and improve program performance.

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.

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Questions people ask

Is HRSA-23-091 still open?

No. It closed on March 3, 2023.

Who can apply for Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program?

Closed March 3, 2023. 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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