Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: New York State Department of Health

New York J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of New York, allowing them to remain in the United States.

New York Community Mental Health Loan Repayment Program
A loan repayment program to support licensed community mental health programs in New York in the recruitment and retention of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and psychiatric physician assistants, especially in shortage areas of the state.

Doctors Across New York Physician Loan Repayment and Physician Practice Support Programs Inactive
Funding for physicians who agree to practice in an underserved area of New York for at least 3 years. Funding may be used for a physician to pay qualified educational debt, for a physician to pay costs of establishing or joining a medical practice, or for a healthcare facility to provide incentives to recruit or retain physicians.

New York Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program IV and V Health Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and Telehealth Transformation Inactive
Grants to healthcare facilities in New York to cover capital, non-capital, and working capital expenses related to technological and telehealth projects that support healthcare transformation activities.

New York Primary Care Service Corps Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of New York.

Mentorship In Medicine and Other Healthcare Professions Inactive
Funding to support activities and approaches designed to increase in the number of economically disadvantaged and underrepresented minority students who elect to pursue careers in medicine and health related professions to become physicians and other healthcare professionals in New York.

Increasing COVID-19 Immunization for Tribal Nations and/or Urban Indian Communities in New York Inactive
Funding to promote vaccine confidence in tribal nations and/or urban Indian communities in New York by supporting efforts to develop and distribute culturally appropriate education materials.