Get details on how to receive additional funding for extending your service. Read our FY 2023 LRP Continuation Contract Application and Program Guidance (PDF - 519 KB).
Receive an additional $5,000 in award funding.
Take free MOUD training to get the DATA 2000 Waiver.
Note: The Continuation Contract application process is the same as the NHSC LRP.
With a Continuation Contract, you can extend your service by one year in exchange for an additional loan repayment award.
You must be an eligible, current National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (NHSC LRP) or NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program (S2S LRP) participant.
Review the chart for your cycle dates. We'll also email you and your site once the application cycle opens.
| Contract End Dates Between | Application Cycle Start and End Dates |
|---|---|
| September 30, 2022 – March 31, 2023 | September 7, 2022 - October 6, 2022 |
| April 1, 2023 – August 31, 2023 | January 12, 2023 – February 16, 2023 |
| September 1, 2023 – September 29, 2023 | April 20, 2023 – May 25, 2023 |
Obtain proof of payment history showing that you applied all previous NHSC LRP award funds to reduce your qualifying educational loan(s).
Special note: As an NHSC awarded participant you are required to apply your complete awarded funding to your approved qualifying loan debt despite the U.S. Department of Education (ED) extension of the pause on student loan payment through December 31, 2022.
Your payment history must include:
Determine your eligibility and review program requirements:
The NHSC LRP offers an additional one-time award of $5,000 in funding for eligible participants to provide Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD).
You must:
Be a
Take free MOUD training to get the DATA 2000 Waiver.
NHSC and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA)’s Provider Clinical Support System (PCSS) offer MOUD training to qualified behavioral health opioid and substance use disorder (SUD) clinicians.
This NHSC-PCSS collaboration supports clinicians who provide evidence-based SUD treatment in communities that need it most.
FY 2023 Continuation Contract base award amounts for the NHSC (LRP and S2S) and the Award Enhancement.
| Full-Time | Full-Time (with DATA 2000 Waiver) | Half-Time | Half-Time (with DATA 2000 Waiver) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | $25,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 |
Note: Eligible Participants are only eligible to receive the Enhancement Award one time.
You may be eligible to continue with the loan repayment program beyond the initial contract, one year at a time, and pay off all qualifying educational loans.
You must have:
There is no guarantee that you will receive a Continuation Contract for continued participation in the program beyond the initial contract.
Continuation awards will be made at the government’s discretion and depends on the availability of appropriated funds.
To pursue a Continuation Contract, you must have a record of compliance with NHSC LRP requirements.
If you fail to comply with program requirements in a timely manner during the respective contract period, we may not select you.
What factors influence our decision?
Note: If some of these factors apply while you serve your initial contract, and you don't resolve them promptly, this may result in a breach of contract. This would put you in default of your NHSC LRP contract.
The Continuation Contract application process is the same as the NHSC LRP.
Once you complete the initial three-year service contract, you may be eligible to apply for additional loan repayment funds.
This allows you to pay any remaining qualifying educational loans through one-year continuation service contracts.
You must:
There is no guarantee that you will receive a Continuation Contract.
We award Continuation Contracts at our discretion and the availability of appropriated funds.
We will notify you via email if you are eligible to apply for a continuation contract. The application link will be available in your BHW portal.