2023 Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program

Portal ID:
28103
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Loan
Last Updated:
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Details

Purpose:

The County Medical Services Program (CMSP) Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program (AHLRP) increases the number of appropriately trained allied healthcare professionals in California.  Furthermore, it empowers and encourages those professionals to provide direct patient care in a CMSP-designated county at any number of CMSP-contracted provider sites in underserved areas and communities throughout California.

Description:

The County Medical Services Program (CMSP) Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program (AHLRP) makes awards to eligible applicants currently licensed and/or certified and practicing in an eligible allied healthcare discipline for loan repayment of up to $16,000 in exchange for a 12-month service obligation practicing and providing direct patient care at one of the CMSP-contracted provider sites in any of the 35 CMSP-designated counties.

 

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Individual

Must be in good standing with respective licensure, board, or certifying organization, not have an existing service obligation with other entities, including other HCAI programs, not be in breach of any other health professional service obligation, have unpaid educational loans, and provide 32 hours or more per week of direct patient care.

Eligible Geographies:

AHLRP applicants must work in a CMSP-designated county and at one of the CMSP-contracted provider sites. The 35 CMSP-designated counties include: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, San Benito, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
August 2023
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
3 months

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$600,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • Other

Funding Source Notes:

Funding is provided by the County Medical Services Program.

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

The AHLRP awardees receive one payment upon completion of their 12-month service obligation.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program, 1-916-326-3700, hwdd-lrp@hcai.ca.gov