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Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program

Grantor:
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
Portal ID:
6478
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Loan
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program encourages recently licensed physicians and surgeons to practice in Health Professional Shortage Areas – Primary Care (HPSA-PC) and Primary Care Shortage Areas (PCSA) in California.

Description:

The program repays up to $105,000 in educational loans in exchange for full-time service for a minimum of three (3) years and can be awarded up to two (2) times.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Individual

Be an allopathic or osteopathic physician or surgeon. Have outstanding educational debt from a government or commercial lending institution. Have a valid, unrestricted MD or DO license to practice medicine in California. Be practicing outpatient care. Commit to providing full-time medical services in a HPSA-PC or PCSA for a minimum of three (3) years.  

Eligible Geographies:

Working in a Health Professional Shortage Area-Primary Care (HPSA-PC) or Primary Care Shortage Area (PCSA) in California in a qualified practice setting. Can be working at a Tribal Health Clinic or Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC), and or Rural Healthcare Center. 

 

Important Dates

Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantor.
Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
January 18, 2022
Period of performance The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
One month

Funding Details

Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$4,720,000
Expected number of awards 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
Estimated amount per award 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
Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
Funding Source: 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:

STLRP is funded through a $25 surcharge for renewal of allopathic physician licenses in California and throughthe Managed Care Administrative Fines and Penalties Fund.

Funding Method: 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:

Physicians and surgeons can receive up to $105,000 in exchange for providing direct patient care in a MUAfor a minimum of three years.

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
1-916-326-3640, hpef-email@oshpd.ca.gov

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