Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 20 005

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, offered this discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA 20-005; CFDA 93.059) to strengthen the oral health workforce through advanced residency training. The program focuses on postdoctoral training in three key areas of dentistry: general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, and public health dentistry. Its core aim is to expand access to oral health care and improve how care is delivered across communities, with an especially strong emphasis on people who tend to face the greatest barriers to receiving dental services.

A central theme of the opportunity is addressing disparities in oral health care availability for vulnerable populations, including individuals in rural and underserved areas. The grant is designed to help training programs produce dentists who are not only clinically prepared, but also equipped to work effectively in settings where resources may be limited and patient needs are complex. By supporting residency-based education after dental school, HRSA intended to build a workforce that can respond to real-world community health needs and reduce gaps in care.

The opportunity specifically supports innovative postdoctoral dental residency training programs that prepare dentists to practice in, and provide leadership for, newer models of oral health care delivery. In practical terms, that means developing clinicians who can adapt to evolving health systems and help shape how oral health services are integrated and delivered, particularly in community-focused environments. The emphasis on leadership indicates that the program was not limited to hands-on clinical skill building; it also aimed to cultivate dentists who can guide teams, improve service delivery systems, and help implement approaches that better reach underserved patients.

From a funding standpoint, awards were structured as grants, with an award ceiling of $650,000 per award and an anticipated total of 28 awards. The opportunity was originally posted on November 13, 2019, with an original application closing date of February 12, 2020. Eligibility was listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, signaling that applicants likely included a range of institutions involved in dental residency training (for example, academic institutions, teaching hospitals, health systems, or other qualified training entities, depending on the specific requirements in the NOFO).

Overall, this funding opportunity reflects HRSA's broader workforce and access mission: investing in advanced training pipelines so more dentists are prepared to serve high-need communities, improve oral health outcomes, and lead modern, community-oriented models of dental care delivery.

  • The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.059.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Nov 13, 2019.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 12, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $650,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 28 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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