Nurses Across New York Loan Repayment Program - Cycle 3

The New York State Department of Health (herein referred to as the Department), Office of Health Care Workforce Innovation located in the Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management, announces availability of up to a $3,000,000 total three (3) year investment for the Nurses Across New York Cycle 3 Loan Repayment Program. Through a Solicitation of Interest process, the Department seeks to address the nursing shortage throughout New York State. Awards will provide up to: (1) $25,000 for a registered nurse or (2) $10,000 for a licensed practical nurse who agrees to practice in an underserved area for the three-year Nurses Across New York service obligation period.

The New York State Nurses Across New York (NANY) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) is designed to place registered professional nurses and licensed practical nurses in underserved communities, in a variety of health care delivery settings to care for New York’s diverse population thereby increasing access to comprehensive, quality care consistent with the Department of Health’s mission to eliminate health disparities and promote health equity in the state.

The Nurses Across New York service obligation period is defined as the total service (full time provision of direct patient care) that an individual agrees to serve upon accepting a Nurses Across New York Loan Repayment grant contract. A maximum of **$3 million** is currently available under this Solicitation of Interest. It is expected that eighty (80) percent of the funding will be awarded to registered nurses, and twenty (20) percent of the funding will be awarded to licensed practical nurses. [...] The Nurses Across New York Cycle 3 Loan Repayment Program service obligation period begins on July 1, 2027 and ends on June 30, 2030.

Nurses shall be eligible for a loan repayment award to be determined by the Commissioner of Health over a three-year period distributed as follows: thirty percent of total award for the first year; thirty percent of total award for the second year; and any unpaid balance of the total award not to exceed the maximum award amount for the third year.

The allocation of funding is anticipated to be as follows:

1. Approximately 50 percent of funding will be allocated to newly licensed nurses (i.e., those who have been licensed for two years or less).
2. Approximately 50 percent of funding will be allocated to nurses who have been licensed for two to five years.
3. Nurses licensed for five or more years may be eligible if funding is available after initial awards are made.

The services that the nurse will provide under the service obligation must constitute full-time direct clinical, patient care [...] The calculation of full-time employment is based on working a minimum of 144 hours of service per month for 12 months of the year providing direct clinical patient care.

**Submission method:** The Nurses Across New York Cycle 3 program application must be completed and submitted using a web-based platform called Alchemer. Paper applications will not be accepted.

**Required** documents to be uploaded into the application:

• Attachment #1: Completed Employment Attestation (REQUIRED)
• Attachment #2: Nurse Applicant Employed by Certified Home Health Agency, Licensed Home Care Services Agency or Hospice Attestation, Option C Only (IF APPLICABLE)
• Educational Loan Statements within 90 days of application submission (REQUIRED)

Late Applications Will Not Be Accepted.

Applications will be evaluated on a Pass/Fail basis. Department of Health staff will review applications that are submitted in the order in which they are received.

Contract Term: July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2030.

The New York State Department of Health anticipates that awards will be announced in Spring 2027.