Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (10.313)
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (Assistance Listing 10.313) is run by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $10.6 million in 114 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $93,226 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $104,250. Half of the 114 awards fell between $104,250 and $104,250, and they ranged from $14,550 to $104,250.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$10.6 million
- Grant awards114
- Typical award$104,250
- Awarded in FY 2025$10.8 million
- Size rank1475 of 1824
- Type of assistanceDirect payments for specified use
Key findings
- It is the 1475th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 36 states and territories.
What the program funds
To relieve shortages of large animal veterinarians in rural areas by entering into agreements with veterinarians under which specified amounts of the principal and interest of qualifying educational loans of the veterinarians will be repaid in exchange for service in the designated areas.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
The Secretary may enter into agreements with veterinarians under which the veterinarians agree to provide, for a period of time as determined by the Secretary and specified in the agreement, veterinary services in veterinarian shortage situations.
What the money can and cannot pay for
(1) SERVICE IN SHORTAGE SITUATIONS. The Secretary shall carry out a program of entering into agreements with veterinarians under which the veterinarians agree to provide, for a period of time as determined by the Secretary and specified in the agreement, veterinary services in veterinarian shortage situations. For each year of such service under an agreement under this paragraph, the Secretary shall pay an amount, as determined by the Secretary and specified in the agreement, of the principal and interest of qualifying educational loans of the veterinarians. (2) SERVICE TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. (A) IN GENERAL. The Secretary may enter into agreements of 1 year duration with veterinarians who have agreements pursuant to paragraph (1) for such veterinarians to provide services to the Federal Government in emergency situations, as determined by the Secretary, under terms and conditions specified in the agreement. Pursuant to an agreement under this paragraph, the Secretary shall pay an amount, in addition to the amount paid pursuant to the agreement in paragraph (1), as determined by the Secretary and specified in the agreement, of the principal and interest of qualifying educational loans of the veterinarians. (B) REQUIREMENTS. Agreements entered into under this paragraph shall include the following: (i) A veterinarian shall not be required to serve more than 60 working days per year of the agreement.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate, for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Minimum and maximum amounts of funding per grant are established by the annual program announcement.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (10.313) awarded$10.6 million across 114 grant awards, an average of $93,226 per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to individuals.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals | 114 | $10.6 million | 100% |
By state
No state received $1 million or 10 awards from this program, so it has no state pages.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 9 | $821,745 |
| Idaho | 6 | $607,175 |
| Ohio | 5 | $521,250 |
| Colorado | 6 | $491,827 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | $475,948 |
| Wyoming | 5 | $470,552 |
| Florida | 4 | $417,000 |
| North Carolina | 4 | $417,000 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $417,000 |
| Kansas | 5 | $385,279 |
| Illinois | 4 | $374,105 |
| New York | 4 | $370,862 |
| Indiana | 3 | $312,750 |
| Texas | 3 | $312,750 |
| Utah | 3 | $312,750 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $309,971 |
| Missouri | 3 | $277,734 |
| Virginia | 3 | $272,118 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $236,430 |
| Alabama | 2 | $208,500 |
| California | 2 | $208,500 |
| Michigan | 2 | $208,500 |
| Oregon | 2 | $208,500 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $208,500 |
| South Carolina | 2 | $208,500 |
| Vermont | 2 | $208,500 |
| Washington | 2 | $208,500 |
| Nebraska | 2 | $201,871 |
| Maine | 2 | $191,693 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $178,755 |
| West Virginia | 2 | $176,487 |
| Montana | 2 | $156,375 |
| Alaska | 1 | $104,250 |
| Arizona | 1 | $104,250 |
| Georgia | 1 | $104,250 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $104,250 |