HRSA-26-062: Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Quality Improvement Fund - Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (QIF-DNDD)
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) (HRSA-27-009). Status: Expected deadline January 8, 2027. It is in our archive of Health Resources and Services Administration notices from 2026.
Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants of up to $2.0 million (at least $2.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 25 awards worth $50.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 8, 2026.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 5, 2026. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$2.0 million
- Award floor$2.0 million
- Total funding$50.0 million
- Expected awards25
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | June 5, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | July 8, 2026 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | October 1, 2026 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
You can apply if you are a Health Center Program award recipient with an active H80 award. A Health Center Program (H80) award is funded under §330(e) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Health Center Program awards averaged $5.0 million; this notice allows up to $2.0 million per award.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
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.
Who has won Health Center Program grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Health Center Program (93.224) awarded $21 billion across 4,197 grant awards, an average of $5.0 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun River Health, Inc. | New York | 4 | $103 million |
| Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc | California | 6 | $87.8 million |
| Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic | Washington | 3 | $84.5 million |
| Altamed Health Services Corporation | California | 5 | $82.6 million |
| Clinica Sierra Vista | California | 2 | $81.4 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HRSA-27-009, which is forecast.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is HRSA-26-062 still open?
No. It closed on July 8, 2026. A newer notice is forecast: HRSA-27-009, expected deadline January 8, 2027.
Who can apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Quality Improvement Fund - Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (QIF-DNDD)?
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 Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Quality Improvement Fund - Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (QIF-DNDD)?
Closed July 8, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $2.0 million each. About $50.0 million in total across about 25 awards.
Who has won Health Center Program grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Sun River Health, Inc., Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic. The program made 4,197 awards worth $21 billion in that time.
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