Nurses Across New York Loan Repayment Program – State Agencies- Cycle 1

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.

This Solicitation of Interest has been developed for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses who provide direct clinical care to populations who have been traditionally disenfranchised and underserved who receive their health care through five New York State agencies. The agencies are the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), the Office of Mental Health (OMH), the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), and the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). While the Nurses Across New York Loan Repayment Program is not new, this is the first funding opportunity issued by the New York State Department of Health for the NANY Loan Repayment Program that specifically addresses the challenges of recruitment and retention experienced by these agencies.

Pursuant to Public Health Law § 2807-AA, NANY funds can be awarded to registered professional nurses licensed to practice under section sixty-nine hundred five of the education law and licensed practical nurses licensed under section sixty-nine hundred six of the education law who agree to work in underserved areas and serve underserved populations in New York State, and agree to work in such areas for a period of three consecutive years. Funds may be allocated regionally with one third of the funds distributed to New York City (comprised of New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, and Richmond counties) and two thirds to the rest of the state.

This Solicitation of Interest submission process will be referenced herein as Nurses Across New York Loan Repayment Program – State Agencies- Cycle 1 (NANY SA1). Awards will provide up to: (1) $25,000 for a registered nurse or (2) $10,000 for a licensed practical nurse who agrees to practice in an underserved area and to provide clinical services to underserved populations for the three-year Nurses Across New York service obligation period. The Nurses Across New York service obligation period is defined as the total service (full time provision of direct patient care) that an individual agrees to serve upon accepting a Nurses Across New York Loan Repayment grant contract.