2026 Capital Clinic Access Grant Opportunity

Arcora Foundation offers Capital Clinic Access (CCA) grants to safety net dental programs. This includes funding Federally Qualified Health Centers, Tribal, and nonprofit dental clinics. CCA grants support the delivery of culturally appropriate care* to increase and sustain dental access for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and other populations that experience oral health disparities and face challenges accessing dental care.  

Informational session will be held on January 9th, 2026. Please click here to register. The session will be recorded and posted on this page.

CCA funding for capital projects supports one or both of the following: 

  • Expand or renovate dental clinics or facilities. 
  • Purchase or upgrade dental equipment and/or software and technology. 

Arcora Foundation prioritizes funding capital projects that include one or more of the following programs or strategies: 

  • Deliver whole person care through medical/dental integration.  
  • Use technology in new ways to provide culturally appropriate care and/or to expand access to care. 
  • Implement evidence-based models of care. 
  • Allow dental teams to work at the top of their licenses to deliver culturally appropriate care efficiently and effectively. 
  • Deliver culturally appropriate care and increase and sustain dental access through other efforts.  

Award Size: Up to $250,000.  

Eligibility

  • Geographic Location: Project must benefit individuals within Washington state.
  • Applicant’s Tax Status: Organizations that have been ruled to be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or similar status. Charitable organizations applying for support must possess the most current IRS documentation reflecting their status or qualification as a tax-exempt entity. 

Ineligible Projects** 

  • Reimbursement or Payment for Dental Care/Treatment. Projects that request funding to directly pay for dental care/treatment, and/or reimburse for care. 
  • Loan Repayment. Projects seeking repayment of existing loans or reimbursement for completed projects.
  • Incomplete Applications. Project without an implementation plan that includes a completed Budget and Metrics worksheet.  

*Culturally appropriate dental care is defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality as care that respects diversity in the patient population and cultural factors that can affect health and health care, such as language, communication styles, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.  

**While not technically ineligible, dental programs/projects that depend on services provided by volunteer providers/staff will not be prioritized unless applicant demonstrates dental program will maintain continuous, ongoing, efficient, cost-effective operations, provide comprehensive care to patients, and has resources to maintain increases in access after grant funding ends.  

Evaluation Criteria/Scoring

  • Impact and Sustainability: Project’s potential to significantly, effectively, cost-effectively improve access to culturally appropriate oral health care, and to sustain access over the long term. (5 points)  
  • Leadership Demographics: Leadership’s demographics/representation of the community/population it serves. (3 points)  
  • Population Served: Organization serves BIPOC or other communities experiencing oral health disparities and facing access challenges. (5 points)  Feasibility: Clear, measurable, attainable project goals, realistic/reasonable timeline and project plan. (5 points)  
  • New/Existing Programs/Strategies: Project includes one or more of the sample projects listed above. (4 points)  

Priority will be given to organizations that*:

  • Have not received Arcora grant funding in the last three years; 
  • First priority – located in Chelan, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Island, Jefferson, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum, Whitman. 
  • Second priority – located in Adams, Asotin, Benton, Clallam, Grant, Kitsap, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Stevens, Skagit, Thruston, Walla Walla, Yakima.  
  • Third priority – all of the other counties 

*These priorities should be considered along with those above, and not in isolation.  

Application Process

Letters of intent (LOI): Applicants must submit a letter of intent  by January 22, 2026 at 5 p.m. PST. 

Included in the LOI application: 

  • Your organization’s information. 
  • The population served. 
  • A brief project description including: 
    • The project’s planned capital purchase.
    • The project’s access goals, key activities, and timeline.
    • How access will be sustained after the grant period ends 
  • Additional programs or projects that support increasing access to culturally appropriate care. 
  • The requested funding amount

If you have questions about funding, contact Heather Knaplund at hknaplund@arcorafoundation.org.

If you have problems with account set-up or other technical issues, please email, arcora-it@arcorafoundation.org.

Note: If you do not have an account in our online grant system, you will be prompted create one prior to completing the form.

Grant application: We will notify organizations selected to submit a grant application the week of February 6th, 2026. Grant applications will be due by March 6, 2026 at 5 p.m. PST.  

Applicants will submit their application via an online portal.   

Download application

Additional Application Documents 

Please submit the following with your grant application: 

  • Timeline 

    • Application released: January 8, 2026
    • Information session: January 9, 2026
    • Letter of Intent due: January 22, 2026
    • Invitations sent to apply for grant. (If we don’t select you, we’ll notify you and let you know why.): February 6, 2026
    • Applications due: March 6, 2026
    • Grant applications reviewed—Arcora staff: March 11 – April 21, 2026
    • Grant applications reviewed and award amounts decided—Arcora Board of Trustees: April 22 – June 5, 2026
    • Applicants notified of Board decision: June 8, 2026

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Award: Awardees must sign a grant agreement and provide updates on grant progress, success, challenges, and other metrics/milestones. 

Have questions?  Contact Heather Knaplund at hknaplund@arcorafoundation.org.