Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
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| Web site |
Link to program web site |
| Type |
Loan repayment |
| Sponsor |
Indian Health Service |
| Deadline |
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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| Description |
The purpose of the IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP) is to obtain health professionals to meet the staffing needs of the IHS in Indian health programs. Applicants sign contractual agreements with the Secretary for 2 years and fulfill their agreements through full-time clinical practice at an IHS facility or approved Indian health program. |
| Amount |
The LRP will repay all or a portion of the applicant's eligible health professionals educational loans (undergraduate and graduate) for tuition expenses. Applicants are eligible to have their educational loans repaid in amounts up to $20,000 per year for each year of service. In addition, the LRP will pay up to 20% of Federal taxes directly to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)--incurred as a result of payments made on behalf of recipients. |
| Geographic Coverage |
Nationwide |
| Eligibility |
All health professionals are eligible to apply to the LRP. However, physicians and nurses have historically received the highest priority for selection into the program. Please see the program web site for additional eligibility requirements.
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Applicants for the LRP must be health or allied health professionals who:
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Are US citizens
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Are committed to practice at an IHS or other Indian health program priority site
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Can begin service on or before September 30 for two continuous years of full-time clinical practice
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Have a degree in a health profession*
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Have a valid state license to practice in a health profession
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| Instructions |
Application materials are available on the program web site. Applications for the LRP award year will be accepted and evaluated monthly beginning 30 days after publication of the Federal Register notice and will continue each month thereafter until all funds are exhausted. Subsequent monthly deadline dates are scheduled for the Friday of the second full week of each month. Notice of awards will be mailed on the last working day of each month. Applicants selected for participation in the program must begin their service period no later than September 30, the end of the fiscal year. |
| Contacts |
Indian Health Service
Division of Health Professions Support
Loan Repayment Program
801 Thompson Ave., Suite 120
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301.43.3396
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| CFDA |
93.164 |
Last updated March 26, 2010
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