Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1031-BCHAP-BCH01-131073

Support Services for Oral Health Workforce Grant Application and Program Implementation

This opportunity is issued by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Community Health and Prevention (BCHAP), to support its Oral Health Program in preparing a grant application for the HRSA 'Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities' initiative. - Government Buyer: - Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Community Health and Prevention (BCHAP) - Products/Services Requested: - Development assistance for the Oral Health Workforce grant application - Program implementation support for innovative oral health workforce initiatives - Evaluation services to improve program performance and stakeholder engagement - Sustainability planning for long-term oral health service accessibility and quality - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; opportunity is open to qualified providers - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Focus on increasing oral health services in Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (Dental HPSAs) - Emphasis on state innovation, program evaluation, and sustainable approaches - Support must address both grant application development and subsequent program implementation

Description

The Department of Public Health's Oral Health Program plans to submit a 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 encouraging and supporting state innovation to increase oral health services in Dental HPSAs, strategically using evaluation to improve program performance, assess impact, and address key stakeholder concerns, and developing ways to sustain programs that increase accessibility and quality of oral health services in Dental HPSAs.

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