| PROGRAM |
Funding Source |
Providers Eligible |
Eligible Areas/Organizations |
Amount Available |
CommunityMatch |
Contact Information |
Application Deadlines |
| National Health Service Corps (NHSC) |
Federally funded; federally administered
Also offers scholarships |
Primary care providers MD or DO- (FP,IM,Ped, OB/GYN), FNP, PA or CNM); mental health, dental health (DDS, RDH) |
Rural or urban
HPSA
Must have discount fee schedule
Public, non-profit or private for profit primary care clinics |
Up to
$25,000/yr for
two years, tax
free
Minimum 2
year
commitment |
Not required |
HRSA/NHSC
Anna Fye (program advisor)
1-866-897-7872x3008
Hrs.10am -7pm EST
afye@nhscsupportcenter.net
NHSC Helpline
1-800-221-9393
Hrs 9am -5:30pm EST |
Applications are
accepted from early
fall through the end of
March each year.
Application deadlines
are subject to
change. |
| Colorado Health Professional Loan Repayment Program |
Federally
funded;
administered
by Colorado
AHEC
Program |
Primary care
providers (same as
above);
psychiatrists,
dentists |
Rural or urban;
HPSA
Public or non-profit |
To be
determined. |
Community
must match
dollar-for-dollar |
Dan Navarro
CO AHEC Program
Mail Stop F-433,
PO Box 6508
Aurora, CO 80045
Dan.navarro@uchsc.edu
(303)724-0333 |
To be determined. |
| Colorado Rural Outreach Program (CROP) |
Private
grants &
donations;
managed by
Colorado
Rural Health
Center
(CRHC) |
Physicians, midlevels,
mental &
dental health (DDS
& RDH), pharmacy,
nurses, and allied
health. |
Rural area
(contact CRHC
for definition)
• Public, non-profit,
or private
institutions |
Up to $10,000
per year. |
Community
and/or facility
must match
dollar-for-dollar. |
Clint Cresawn
Colorado Rural Health Center
225 E 16th Ave, Ste 1050
Denver, CO 80203
ccr@coruralhealth.org
(303) 832-7493 |
The next deadline is
August 1, 2007. |
Physician
Loan
Repayment
Program |
Funded by
The Colorado
Health
Foundation;
administered
by Colorado
Rural Health
Center
(CRHC) |
Primarily for Rose
and Swedish Family
Medicine Programs
and certain P/SL
and other primary
care graduating
residents interested
in practice in rural
and underserved
Colorado. |
• Approved
practice site |
Up to $35,000
per year for up
to 3 years |
25% of the
loan
repayment
amount |
Clint Cresawn
Colorado Rural Health Center
225 E 16th Ave Ste 1050
Denver CO 80203
ccr@coruralhealth.org
(303) 832-7493 |
Physician Interest
Form due January 1.
Practice Profile Form
and Physician
Application Form due
February 15. |
| Loan Repayment for Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
State funded, administered through CDPHE |
Dentists and dental
hygienists who
agree to serve
medically
underserved
populations. |
Rural or urban
• Number of
underserved
patients per
month determines
level of
participation |
Up to $25,000
for dentists and
$6,000 for
dental
hygienists. |
Not required |
Diane Brunson
4300 Cherry Ck Dr S
Denver, CO 80246
(303) 692-2470
diane.brunson@state.co.us |
Application deadlines
are at multiple times
per year dependent
on the availability of
funds. |
Loan Repayment
