# State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-22-048-state-loan-repayment-program-slrp/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334465

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants to state and local governments. It expected to make about 50 awards worth $25.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 8, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-22-048 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 8, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 50 |
| Total funding | $25.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.165 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Entities eligible to apply for this grant program include the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. In order to be eligible, states must demonstrate that the program operated with the grant funds will be administered directly by a state agency. States must also agree that the grant funds will be used to pay all or part of the principal, interest, and related expenses of qualifying educational loans of health care professionals, in return for their provision of primary health care services in federally designated HPSA. The contract between the state and the health care professional must contain a breach provision and other terms that are not more favorable than the terms provided under the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program (LRP). See 42 U.S.C. 254q-1(c).

## What the grant funds

The purpose of this program is to make grants to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories to assist them in operating their own state educational loan repayment programs for primary care providers working in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) within their state. SLRP supports loan repayment awards to health care providers in exchange for service in underserved communities. The American Rescue Plan Act provides funding to expand SLRP to provide grants to current grantees as well as to those States that have not previously participated. SLRP recipients are afforded the flexibility to select the disciplines and HPSA sites that meet their unique workforce needs. To that end, HRSA is encouraging SLRP applicants to consider how SLRP funds might be used to advance HHS priorities.

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-22-048 still open?

No. It closed on April 8, 2022.

### Who can apply for State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)?

Closed April 8, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $25.0 million in total across about 50 awards.

### Who has won Grants to States for Loan Repayment grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Arizona Department of Health Services, California Department of Health Care Access and Information. The program made 80 awards worth $108 million in that time.