Rural Health Funding & Opportunities: Loan Repayment Programs

Kentucky State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
A 50/50 matching program that increases availability of primary healthcare services through repayment of education loans to eligible health professionals practicing in Health Professional Shortage Areas of Kentucky.

Geographic coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: Nov 8, 2024
Sponsor: Kentucky Office of Rural Health

National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for medical, nursing, physician assistant, and dental students who agree to provide services in eligible Health Professional Shortage Areas of greatest need.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, National Health Service Corps, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Georgia Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program (PRAA) Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for physicians who agree to practice medicine full-time in a rural community in Georgia.

Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce

Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program of the Commonwealth Inactive
Loan repayment for specific healthcare professionals who agree to practice in underserved areas of Kentucky.

Geographic coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health

South Dakota State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment for primary care providers, mental health providers, and dental health providers practicing in rural and urban Health Professional Shortage Areas in South Dakota.

Geographic coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health

Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness for Registered Nurses in Nonprofit Hospitals Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for registered nurses in nonprofit hospitals who agree to practice in a healthcare shortage area of Minnesota.

Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Oct 6, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

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: Sep 30, 2024
Sponsor: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Colorado Rural Essential Access Provider (REAP) Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment program for eligible health professionals working in rural or frontier private practice clinics in Colorado.

Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Sponsor: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Colorado State Dental Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for dentists and dental hygienists in Colorado who agree to serve a certain number of underserved patients each month.

Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Sponsor: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Oregon Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for specific behavioral health providers in exchange for 3 years of service in a rural or underserved community in Oregon.

Geographic coverage: Oregon
Application Deadline: Sep 26, 2024
Sponsor: Oregon Office of Rural Health

Rural Health Funding by Type: Loan Repayment Programs

Rural Health
Funding by Type: Loan Repayment Programs