Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program

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Announcement Number:
HRSA-22-046

Bureau/Office:
Bureau of Health Workforce

Date(s) to Apply:
12/22/2021 to 03/22/2022

Estimated Award Date:
09/01/2022

What is the program?

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program.
The purpose of this program is to increase the number of dental and dental hygiene faculty in the workforce by assisting dental and dental hygiene training programs to attract and retain dental and dental hygiene faculty through the operation of a loan repayment program.

Are you eligible?

Eligible entities are programs of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry in public or private nonprofit dental or dental hygiene schools, or approved residency or advanced education programs in the practice of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry.
You must submit accreditation documentation for the relevant training program in Attachment 7, as identified in Section IV.5 of this NOFO.
Current recipients of awards under the 2018 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-18-120) and the 2021 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (HRSA-21-019) are not eligible to apply for this NOFO.
Entities outside the United States and its territories are not eligible to apply for this NOFO.