Apply for a Continuation Contract

To remain eligible, you must:

• Have unpaid qualifying loans for your education
• Have applied all NHSC LRP award funds to reduce your qualifying educational loans
• Continue to serve at an NHSC-approved site
• Meet all other program criteria in effect at the time we consider you for a Continuation Contract

There is no guarantee that you will receive a Continuation Contract.

We make awards at the government’s discretion. Available funding determines how many and if awards are made.

To apply for a Continuation Contract, you must have a record of compliance with NHSC LRP requirements.

What factors influence our decision?

If you don't meet the program's requirements during your initial contract in a timely manner, we may not be able to consider you for the program.

For example, we may consider you unqualified if you:

• Do not use all the NHSC LRP funds you received in the past to pay your qualifying educational loans. You list this information in your Participant Authorization Worksheet (PAW).
• Fail to submit 6-month In-Service Verification (ISV) forms on time (for example, more than 60 days late).
• Convert from a full-time to half-time schedule without first obtaining NHSC approval.
• Fail to notify the NHSC in advance that you left, or will leave, one or more of your NHSC-approved sites.
• Transfer to another site prior to obtaining NHSC approval.
• Request excessive transfers (more than two voluntary transfers).
• Fail to adhere to other program timelines and policies.
• Fail to disclose information regarding your service that impacts compliance with the terms and conditions of an NHSC contract (for example, working at an additional site).
• Fail to submit documentation for service requests in a timely manner (for example, transfer request documents).
• Demonstrate a lack of flexibility in practice locations prior to official NHSC site assignment (in cases of unemployed clinicians).
• Have excessive absences, that is more than 35 workday absences per service year without a documented medical, personal, or otherwise substantiated reason. To suspend your service obligation, you must provide valid evidence to support your request. This documentation should clearly indicate a medical, personal, or other substantiated reason that meets the criteria for suspension.

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.

In addition to remaining unpaid qualifying loans, you must have:

• Applied all previously received S2S LRP payments, during the contract period, to reduce your qualifying educational loans.
• Remained at an NHSC-approved site.
• Complied with all other program requirements in effect.

We contact you by email if you are eligible to apply for a continuation contract. The application link will be available in your BHW portal.