Solicitation of Interest #20713/SFS#NANYSA1 – Nurses Across New York Loan Repayment Program – State Agencies- Cycle 1 (NANY SA1)
Agency:
Health, New York State Department of Health
Center for Health Care Policy and Resource Development
Division of Workforce Transformation
Description:
The New York State Nurses Across New York (NANY) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) is designed to place registered professional nurses and licensed practical nurses in underserved communities, in a variety of health care delivery settings to care for New York’s diverse population thereby increasing access to comprehensive, quality care consistent with the Department of Health’s mission to eliminate health disparities and promote health equity in the state. The NANY Loan Repayment Program makes funds available to help recruit and retain registered nurses and licensed practical nurses and to encourage them to serve in medically underserved areas and to care for medically underserved populations within New York State. Funding to repay qualified educational debt is provided in exchange for a nurse’s commitment to work in an underserved area for a three-year period.