Summary
Grant application to the health resources and services administration (HRSA) in response to grants to states to support oral health workforce activities, funding opportunity announcement number hrsa-26-84. This HRSA funding opportunity aims to support states in developing and implementing innovative programs to address oral health workforce needs in dental health professional shortage areas (dental HPSAs) by 1) encouraging and supporting state innovation to increase oral health services in dental HPSAs, 2) strategically using evaluation to improve program performance, assess impact, and address key stakeholder concerns, and 3) developing ways to sustain programs that increase accessibility and quality of oral health services in dental HPSAs.