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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

West Virginia Recruitment and Retention Community Project Inactive
Grants to eligible healthcare employers in rural West Virginia to provide loan repayment assistance to primary care health professionals who agree to practice in underserved areas.
Geographic coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Sponsor: West Virginia State Office of Rural Health
West Virginia State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for primary care health professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of West Virginia.
Geographic coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Sponsor: West Virginia State Office of Rural Health
Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program (RCHIP) Inactive
Student loan reimbursements or stipend payments to assist rural communities in recruiting non-physician healthcare professionals who agree to serve in a medically underserved community of Texas.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Apr 24, 2024
Sponsors: Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas State Office of Rural Health
Maryland Loan Repayment Programs Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for primary care physicians, physician assistants, medical residents specializing in primary care, nurses, and nursing support staff who agree to practice in an underserved area of Maryland.
Geographic coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Apr 15, 2024
Sponsor: Maryland Department of Health
Colorado Health Service Corps Provider Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Colorado.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2024
Sponsor: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Iowa Health Professional Recruitment Program (HPRP) Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for graduates of Iowa college or university programs in the following health professions: physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, podiatrists, registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and athletic trainers. In exchange, participants agree to practice in a high-need community of Iowa.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa College Aid
North Dakota Dental Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for dentists who agree to practice in an area of North Dakota that the State Health Council identifies as having a defined need for services.
Geographic coverage: North Dakota
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2024
Sponsor: North Dakota Department of Health
North Dakota Health Care Professional Student Loan Repayment Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in an underserved area of North Dakota.
Geographic coverage: North Dakota
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2024
Sponsor: North Dakota Department of Health
Virginia State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Educational loan repayment assistance for eligible healthcare providers in return for service in a medically underserved area of Virginia.
Geographic coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2024
Sponsor: Virginia Department of Health
Vermont Educational Loan Repayment Program for Nurses (LPNs and RNs) Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for LPNs and RNs working in shortage areas of Vermont.
Geographic coverage: Vermont
Application Deadline: Mar 8, 2024
Sponsor: University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program