Community Service Grant Timeline

Applications Open: Varies, Yearly

Recipient Selection: Varies, Yearly

The next application portal for a community service grant will open in Early Winter. For updated information, be sure to follow ADHA on social media and subscribe to Foundation mass emails. 
APPLICATION PORTAL CLOSED

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: You must complete a mid-year and final report in order to obtain grant funds. 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.

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.