The purpose of Minnesota’s State Loan Repayment Program (MN SLRP) is to improve population access to outpatient clinic-based primary health care by assisting underserved communities with recruitment and retention of primary care providers.
For the next three years (Federal Fiscal Years 2022, 2023 and 2024) the goal of the proposed project is to: Increase access to primary care and mental health services in geographically isolated, as well as diverse and economically challenged communities. The impact of the program will be measured by the following indicators:
Qualifying educational loans are government and commercial loans for actual costs paid for tuition, reasonable education expenses, and reasonable living expenses relating to the graduate or undergraduate education of a primary care provider.
Preference will be given to Nursing applicants working in (1) a Designated Rural Area, which is defined as a statutory and home rule charter city or township that is outside the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2 excluding the cities of Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Cloud; and (2) a county where the RN Nurse Rate (provider count per 10,000 population) is below 100.
Preference will be given to Mental Health Professional applicants that are Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC).
Additional Geographic Information:
Health Professional Shortage Areas: https://www.health.state.mn.us/facilities/underserved/designation.html