The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the 2023 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program.
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/03/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $300,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to increase the number of dental and dental hygiene faculty in the workforce by assisting dental and dental hygiene training programs to attract and retain dental and dental hygiene faculty through the operation of a loan repayment program.
The goals of this program are to:
- Reduce the faculty burden of qualified educational debt payments through participation in the institutionally developed loan repayment program.
- Encourage long-term employment in a dental academic setting through loan repayment.
- Develop a continuous evaluation mechanism to identify and address concerns of the program participants and assess and improve program performance.
Funding Information
- Anticipated FY 2023 Total Available Funding:
- Year 1: $ 800,000
- Year 2: $ 1,200,000
- Year 3: $ 1,600,000
- Year 4: $ 2,000,000
- Year 5: $ 2,400,000
- Estimated Annual Award Amount: Up to $100,000 – Year 1
- Up to $150,000 – Year 2
- Up to $200,000 – Year 3
- Up to $250,000 – Year 4
- Up to $300,000 – Year 5
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility:
- Eligible entities are programs of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry in public or private nonprofit dental or dental hygiene schools, or approved residency or advanced education programs in the practice of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry. You must submit accreditation documentation for the relevant training program and a non-profit status IRS letter in Attachment 7, as identified in Section IV.5 of this NOFO. Current recipients of awards under the 2021 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-21-019) and the 2022 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-22-046) are not eligible to apply for this NOFO because they are still within their project period. Entities outside the United States and its territories are not eligible to apply for this NOFO. Tribes and tribal organizations are eligible if they otherwise meet the eligibility requirements.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.