The AAPD is pleased that the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded nine (9) new FY 2023 grants under the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (DFRLP), totaling $898,1017. Thanks to AAPD’s advocacy efforts, the DFLRP contains a funding preference for pediatric dental faculty members.¹ Eight of the nine new awardees either requested this preference or plan to support pediatric dentistry faculty under their DFLRP grant.

The loan repayment program extends for five years, repaying a higher amount each year so long as the benefitted individual remains a full-time faculty member.²

Each awardee program will administer the loan repayment and identify the individual recipient (s) of such funds. The AAPD will continue to highlight pediatric dental faculty benefitting from this program.

The nine new awardees are:

 

Institution	City	State	FY 2023 Grant Amount
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	CA	$100,000
Howard University	Washington	DC	$99,954
Scottish Rite Childrens Medical Center	Atlanta	GA	$99,987
Augusta University	Augusta	GA	$100,000
Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education	Las Vegas	NV	$99,279
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	PA	$100,000
University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio	San Antonio	TX	$99,999
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	VA	$98,888

¹ These are defined in HRSA’s Notice of Funding Opportunity as individuals who have completed a pediatric dental residency, have an appointment in a division or department of pediatric dentistry, and who teach in the field of pediatric dentistry at either the predoctoral or postdoctoral residency level.

² The institution will use grant funds to pay an amount equal to 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 percent of the student loan balance, upon completion of each year of service.

For more information about AAPD Title VII advocacy, contact Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel C. Scott Litch.

For more information about HRSA Title VII dental grant opportunities, contact Educational Development and Academic Support Manager Leola Royston M.P.H.