NIH ADAPT Grant, Oral Health Optimization, up to $300,000, closing Nov 16, 2028
Summary
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces a funding opportunity through the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for Community-Based Participatory Research to advance oral health. The ADAPT (Advancing Data and Practice Transformation) grant offers up to $300,000 in cooperative agreement funding for UG3/UH3 phased research applications. Applications close November 16, 2028. Eligible applicants include government entities, higher education institutions, nonprofits, and small businesses. Foreign organizations and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply.
“The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit UG3/UH3 phased, cooperative agreement research applications to evaluate, implement, and/or test population-based interventions to policies, programs, and/or practices for promoting integration of services, systems, and/or values by leveraging cross-sector partnerships in communities.”
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NIH has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the ADAPT (Advancing Data and Practice Transformation) program, seeking applications for community-based participatory research to promote integration of services and address oral disease burden through cross-sector partnerships. The UG3/UH3 phased cooperative agreement mechanism supports evaluation, implementation, and testing of population-based interventions targeting social and chronic disease risk factors.
Research institutions, government agencies, higher education institutions, nonprofits, and small businesses should assess their eligibility and consider applying before the November 16, 2028 deadline. Foreign organizations and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are explicitly excluded from eligibility. Applicants may direct inquiries to NIDCR-ADAPT@nih.gov for grantor contact information.
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Community-Based Participatory Research to Advance Data and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) for Optimizing Oral Health for All (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Assistance Listings: 93.121 -- Oral Diseases and Disorders Research
93.310 -- Trans-NIH Research Support
93.313 -- NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
93.307 -- Minority Health and Health Disparities Research
Last Updated: April 27, 2026 View version history on Grants.gov
Description
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit UG3/UH3 phased, cooperative agreement research applications to evaluate, implement, and/or test population-based interventions to policies, programs, and/or practices for promoting integration of services, systems, and/or values by leveraging cross-sector partnerships in communities. Such interventions must address social and chronic disease common risk factors and/or barriers driving oral disease burden in communities. Projects funded through this funding opportunity and a separately funded Community Engagement Evaluation and... Data Coordination hub (CEED) will form a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) consortium: Advancing Data and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), which will receive consultative services from the NIH Community Engagement Alliance Consultative Resource (CEACR) and join in the Science Collaborative for Health and Artificial Intelligence Reduction of Errors (SCHARE) platform for the overarching goal of promoting data use and transformational community engagement to optimize oral health for all people across the lifespan. Show full description
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- State governments
- Special district governments
Business
- Small businesses
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International CollaborationsNon-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Grantor contact information
Description
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
NIDCR-ADAPT@nih.gov
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Closing: November 16, 2028
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Program Funding
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Expected awards
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Award Minimum
$300,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
PAR-27-015
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
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Health
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April 27, 2026
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January 15, 2029
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