Applications due November 30, 2026 (postmark deadline). The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) Foundation Grant Program supports community-based oral and oropharyngeal cancer prevention, awareness education and free screening for the public, particularly people facing geographic or financial barriers to oral healthcare. The controlling 2027 Grant Guidelines and Application establishes the award conditions.
Applicant-level funding: up to $5,000 per award, subject to available resources and the foundation’s approval. This is a genuine grant to qualifying nonprofit organizations, not a vendor solicitation. No universal percentage match is specified. Payment is staged: after signing the grant agreement, the foundation pays 50% approximately 60 days before program start; the remaining 50% is contingent on timely satisfactory activity, spending, photo/video and financial reports. The funder does not publish an aggregate 2027 program funding pool.
Eligibility: charitable U.S. organizations recognized under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) and nonprofit charitable organizations in Canada. Programs must provide community oral-cancer awareness, prevention education and/or free screenings. An organization that received an AGD Foundation grant within the preceding two years cannot reapply. Only one application per organization is accepted. Applicants must sign the foundation’s statement discouraging tobacco industry affiliation and disclose applicable relationships.
Eligible work should address at least three of the funder’s review characteristics, including public screenings, digital prevention information, rural or economically underserved communities, HPV-related cancer awareness, patient navigation, and referral and follow-up partnerships. The grant may not fund capital or annual campaigns, ordinary operating deficits, staff salaries or travel, political lobbying, individual research, or purchases made before notification. The funder excludes ordinary conference/special-event costs, even though certain screening-oriented awareness events can be part of program design; applicants should discuss borderline costs with the foundation.
Application requirements: Complete and sign the official 2027 application, summarize the proposed screening and education program, expected beneficiaries, dentists/hygienists involved and referral arrangements, attach a program budget and recent audited financial statement or IRS Form 990, and sign the tobacco-affiliation compliance statement. Mail the original application plus six complete copies to AGD Foundation Grant Committee, 121 State Street, Albany, NY 12207, postmarked by November 30, 2026. No precise submission hour applies to the stated postmark deadline. Decision notifications are anticipated January 31, 2027; agreements are due February 28. The final activity and financial reporting deadline is generally October 1, 2027 or 60 days after using grant funds, whichever is sooner.