ClosedOpportunity HRSA-22-046

Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program

Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was March 22, 2022. Total estimated funding is $800K across about 8 awards. Applicant types listed as eligible include federally recognized tribal governments, native american tribal organizations and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.059 (Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Dec 22, 2021Posted
Mar 22, 2022Application deadline

Posted: Dec 22, 2021
Close date: Mar 22, 2022
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $800,000
Implied average award: $100,000 calculated
Expected awards: 8
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Typical awards for this program (SAM.gov listing for ALN 93.059, not this notice): Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry FY 23 Range: $405,941 to $650,000; Average award: $526,294 FY 24 Range $392,612 to $650,000, Average award: $512,938 FY 25 est Range $400,000 -$450,000; Average Award: $450,000 Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene FY 23: Range: $292.626 to $300,000; Average award: $298,660 FY 24 Range: $290,272 to $300,000; Average award: $289,712 FY 25 est Range $291,651 to $300,000; Average award $298,360 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program FY 23: Range $48,600 to $199,000; Average award $115,713 FY 24: Range $64,800 to $250,000; Average award $158,920 FY 25 est Range $81,000 to $300,000: Average award $202,070

Implied average = estimated total funding ÷ expected number of awards, calculated by GrantsJunction. Actual awards vary.

Who can apply

Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from 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 7, as identified in Section IV.5 of this NOFO. Current recipients of awards under the 2018 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-18-120) and the 2021 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-21-019) are not eligible to apply for this NOFO. Entities outside the United States and its territories are not eligible to apply for this NOFO.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program.
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.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.059Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health DentistryProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.059

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$23.4M

FY25

$23.3M

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.059. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Health Resources and Services Administration
ocobb@hrsa.gov
301-443-7432

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $800,000 and the agency expects to make about 8 awards.

How do I apply for “Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-22-046), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedResearchALN 93.157