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FY 2009 Budget Justification
 

Nursing Education Loan Repayment and Scholarship Programs

# Key Outputs FY 2004 Actual FY 2005
Actual		 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 Target/ Est. FY 2009 Target/ Est. Out-Year Target/ Est.
Target/ Est. Actual Target/ Est. Actual
Long-Term Objective: Improve the distribution of health professionals in underserved areas
5.1 Increase the number of individuals enrolled in professional nursing education programs (Baseline-2002-2003: 240,500)                 2010
10% over
baseline
5.I.C.1 Increase the proportion of nursing scholarship recipients working
in a facility with a critical shortage of nurses within 4 months of licensure		 43% DNAa 85% DNAb 85% Jul-08 85% 85% NA
5.I.C.2 Increase the proportion of NELRP participants working in shortage facilities such as: Disproportionate Share Hospitals for Medicare and Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Public Health Departments (State and local) and Public Health Clinics contained in these Departments 100% 100% 90% 100% 90% Dec-08 90% 90% 2010:
90%
5.I.C.4 Reduce Federal investment per year of direct support by increasing the proportion of program participants who extend their service contracts to commit to work at a critical shortage facility for an additional year 44% 38% 45% 45% 45% Dec-08 45% 45% NA

# Key Outputs FY 2004 Actual FY 2005
Actual		 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 Target/ Est. FY 2009 Target/ Est. Out-Year Target/ Est.
Target/ Est. Actual Target/ Est. Actual
Long-Term Objective: Improve the distribution of health professionals in underserved areas
5.I.C.3 Increase the percent of States in which NELRP contract recipients work 98% 86%c 93% 92% 93% Dec-08 93% 93% NA
Efficiency Measure
5.E Increase the proportion of NELRP participants who remain employed at a critical shortage facility for at least one year beyond the termination of their NELRP service 90%
(est.)d		 DNAa 40% Dec-08 50% Dec-09 50% 50% NA

# Key Outputs FY 2004 Actual FY 2005
Actual		 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008
Target/ Est.		 FY 2009
Target/ Est.		 Out-Year
Target/ Est.
Target/ Est. Actual Target/ Est. Actual
Other Outputs
  NSP Scholarship Awards 118 217 - 220 - 172 170 212 NA
  NELRP Loan Repayment Awards 650 650 - 613 - 586 475 622 NA
  Appropriated Amount ($ Million) $26.736 $31.482 $31.034   $31.055   $30.51 $43.74  

Notes:

a
DNA = Data not available. Data were not collected for FY 2005.
b DNA = Data not available. Data were not collected for FY 2006
c Recalculation of the FY 2005 data for 5.I.C.3 showed that the actual result was 86 percent and not 92 percent as previously reported.
d This replaces 40 percent estimate provided previously, based on a survey of NELRP participants who completed service. This led to the revision of targets for FY 2006 and FY 2007.
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