# Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) (93.264)

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Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $104 million in 134 grants, about $774,442 per award.

## Objectives

The Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) seeks to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty nationwide by providing low interest loans for individuals studying to be nurse faculty and loan cancelation for those who then go on to work as faculty. A robust, geographically dispersed nurse faculty workforce is essential to producing the nursing workforce needed to meet US health care needs. Successful applicants establish and operate a student loan program including maintaining a fund, providing loans to students enrolled in advanced education nursing degree programs, and monitoring compliance with program requirements. In exchange for completion of up to four years of post-graduation full-time nurse faculty employment in an accredited school of nursing, graduates receive cancellation of up to 85 percent of the original student loan amount (plus interest thereon) as authorized by the program. NFLP also encourages Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to serve as full-time preceptors within an academic-practice partnership framework in an effort to expand clinical training opportunities for nursing students.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $26.5 million | 79 |
| 2022 | $25.9 million | 80 |
| 2023 | $26.5 million | 88 |
| 2024 | $24.9 million | 95 |
| 2025 | -$89,218 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Samford University | Alabama | $11.2 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | $7.6 million |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Tennessee | $4.2 million |
| Covista Inc. | Illinois | $4.1 million |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Alabama | $3.8 million |
| Regis College | Massachusetts | $2.9 million |
| Emory University | Georgia | $2.6 million |
| Duke University | North Carolina | $2.2 million |
| Texas Christian University | Texas | $2.1 million |
| Belmont University | Tennessee | $1.9 million |
| University of Alabama | Alabama | $1.8 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $1.8 million |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Oregon | $1.8 million |
| Wayne State University | Michigan | $1.7 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $1.6 million |
| Adelphi University | New York | $1.6 million |
| University of Connecticut Health Center | Connecticut | $1.5 million |
| Teachers College Columbia University | New York | $1.3 million |
| Endicott College | Massachusetts | $1.3 million |
| Azusa Pacific University | California | $1.3 million |