Community Service Grant Timeline

Applications Open: Varies, Yearly

Recipient Selection: Varies, Yearly

The next application portal for community service grants will open on January 1, 2026 and close on March 31, 2026. Information about the Mars Wrigley application timeline is unavailable at this time. For updated information, be sure to follow ADHA Foundation on social media and subscribe to Foundation mass emails. 
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Applicants must meet the following requirements to be considered for all ADHA Foundation Community Service Grants.  Please refer to specific scholarships for further requirements:

  • Must be a member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA).
  • Must be a licensed dental hygienist.

ADHA Foundation Community Service Grant Recipients: Mars Wrigley grant recipients must complete a mid-year and final report in order to obtain grant funds. Rosie Wall, Golden Smiles and HSTT grant recipients are required to submit and end of year review. The ADHA Foundation team will contact you directly with instructions how to complete these reports.

Healthy Start for Texas Teeth Community Service Grant

This program fosters collaborative efforts between individuals or local components of the Texas Dental Hygienists’ Association and community agencies supporting underserved populations to provide the preventive benefits of fluoride varnish for underserved populations.

Texas residency required and one recipient will be selected annually and will receive $1,000 grant monies used toward the purchase of supplies and other expenses to support the program.

Rosie Wall Community Spirit Grant

This program provides funding for dental hygienists who are involved in a specific community health project in the United States.

One recipient will be selected annually and will receive $1,00 in grant funding.

Golden Smiles Community Service Grant (*new grant opportunity*)

This program supports community-driven initiatives aimed at reducing oral health inequities among elderly adults by expanding access to preventive dental hygiene services and improving overall quality of care. The grant prioritizes programs that focus on:

  • Staff training for daily oral hygiene protocols
  • Promoting the connection between nutrition and oral health
  • Delivering high-quality, preventive care to underserved aging populations
Each year, one recipient will be selected to receive $2,500.

Mars Wrigley Foundation Community Service Grant

Since 2010, the Mars Wrigley Foundation has proudly supported more than twenty continuous programs providing oral health education and treatment, which has impacted over 8 million people. This program provides funding for projects that align with their continued mission of enhancing oral care to those within underserved communities.

Annual recipient number and funding allocation varies.