• Allopathic or osteopathic physicians specializing in family medicine, general pediatrics, general internal medicine, gerontology, general psychiatry or obstetrics/gynecology
• Primary care nurse practitioners
• Primary care physician associates/physician assistants
• Certified nurse-midwives 
• Dentists (D.M.D./D.D.S.)
• Expanded practice dental hygienists
• Licensed mental health or behavioral health professionals: clinical or counseling psychologists, clinical social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists
• Psychiatric nurse specialists
• Registered nurses
• Pharmacists
• Certified alcohol and drug counselor (CADC-III) (master's degree required)

Providers must be:

• A U.S. citizen at the time their SLRP application is submitted; and
• Contracted to begin working or already working at an approved practice site; and
• Providing primary care services in an outpatient ambulatory care setting

Practice sites must be:

• Nonprofit (public or private); and
• Located in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA); and
• Providing outpatient, ambulatory, primary medical, mental and behaviora, and/or dental services; and
• Providing services on a free or reduced-fee schedule basis to individuals at or below 200% of the federal poverty level; and
• Approved by ORH to participate in the SLRP with a Site Application on file that is no more than one year old (from date the provider submits their SLRP application)

For questions regarding practice site eligibility contact the SLRP program coordinator.

Full-time providers may receive up to a total of 50% of their qualifying educational debt, up at a maximum of $25,000 per obligation year, for an initial two-year obligation.

Part-time providers may receive up to a total of 25% of their qualifying educational debt, up at a maximum of $12,500 per obligation year, for an initial four-year obligation.

Full time is defined as working at least 40 hours a week, providing at least 32 hours of direct patient care for a minimum of 45 weeks each year.

Part time is defined as working at least 20 hours a week, providing at least 16 hours of direct patient care at an approved practice site for a minimum of 45 weeks each year.

After successful completion of an initial SLRP service obligation, providers may apply for a one-year continuation. Providers who qualify and receive a continuation will be awarded up to 60% of their remaining qualified educational debt, up at a maximum of $25,000.

After successful completion of their first continuation, providers may apply for a second one-year continuation. Providers who qualify and receive a second continuation will be awarded up to 60% of their remaining qualified educational debt, up at a maximum of $25,000 per obligation year for an additional one-year obligation. 

Providers must qualify, based on their qualified educational debt, for an award of $5,000 per obligation year. Providers who qualify for less than $5,000 will not be awarded. Between a provider's initial two-year award, and up to two one-year continuations, a provider may not receive more than $100,000. Providers who receive $100,000 in total SLRP award funds will not be eligible to reapply to the program.

Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-serve ongoing basis. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant and will not be reviewed until fully completed. Awards are made until program funds are exhausted.

SLRP does not have a closing date. Once all program funds are exhausted this website will be updated and the SLRP applications will be removed. Please review the SLRP eligibility criteria above, for both providers and practice sites, as well as FAQ before submitting an application.

Click here for the provider application.