93.162: National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment
Alternate Name: National Health Service Corps NHSC Loan Repayment Program LRP, NHSC Substance Use Disorder SUD Workforce LRP, NHSC Rural Community LRP, NHSC Students to Service S2S LRP, Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery STAR LRP
Overview
Program Number
93.162
Status
Active
Last Modified
Aug. 19, 2022
Date Posted
Aug. 19, 2022
Objective
The purpose of the NHSC LRP is to recruit and retain medical, nursing, dental, and behavioral/mental health clinicians in eligible communities of need designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). The purpose of the NHSC SUD Workforce LRP is to recruit and retain medical, nursing, and behavioral/mental health clinicians with specific training and credentials to provide evidence-based SUD treatment and counselling in eligible communities of need designated as HPSAs. The purpose of the NHSC Rural Community LRP is to recruit and retain medical, nursing, and behavioral/mental health clinicians with specific training and credentials to provide evidence-based SUD treatment in rural communities designated as HPSAs. The purpose of the NHSC S2S LRP is to enter into contracts with students who are in their last year of medical or dental school to provide loan repayment assistance in return for a commitment to provide primary health services in eligible communities of need designated as HPSAs. The purpose of the STAR LRP is to recruit and retain medical, nursing, behavioral/mental health clinicians and paraprofessionals who provide full-time employment that involves direct treatment or recovery support of patients with or in recovery from a substance use disorder at a STAR LRP-approved facility located in either a county (or a municipality, if not contained within any county) where the mean drug overdose death rate per 100,000 people over the past three years for which official data is available from the State, is higher than the most recent available national average overdose death rate per 100,000 people, as reported by the CDC, or in a designated HPSA.
Type of Assistance
C - Direct Payments for Specified Use
Applicant Eligibility
For specific program and eligibility requirements, please see: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/
Beneficiary Eligibility
Primary care, oral health, mental and behavioral health and SUD professionals are eligible for the Loan Repayment Program(s). based on specific program requirements. Specific specialties within these professions are selected for LRP awards based on community demand for health services.
Related Programs
Additional Information
Grant Awards
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment direct grants
Grant Opportunities