Grant Programs: Treatment for Children. Training for Doctors. Research to Help Find a Cure.

The Smile Train funds hundreds of partners and programs throughout the world that help poor children receive treatment they could otherwise never afford.

We Do...

• Focus exclusively on programs related to cleft lip and palate.
• Focus on the poorest countries with the highest incidence of clefts.
• Support programs that provide free treatment for poor children.
• Support doctors and hospitals that need financial assistance.
• Focus on low-cost high impact interventions.
• Leverage our support by cost sharing with our partners.
• Foster self-sufficiency in our partners.
• Closely monitor and manage all of our programs and partners.
• Require all of our partners to adhere to the highest standards of safety and quality.

We Don't ...

• Pay for treatment for children whose families can afford it.
• Replace funding, or pay for surgeries that other organizations will pay for (government, insurance, charities, etc.).
• Support organizations that do not provide safe and high quality treatment.
• Fund large capital expenses or major equipment expenditures.

General Guidelines for Grants and Partnership (78KB PDF)

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