NIFA -08-10 Recommendation Form

NIFA Veterinary Medicine
Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)

National Institute of Food and Agriculture
US Department of Agriculture
NIFA-08-10
OMB No. 0524-NEW
Form Approved For Use Through TBD

Recommendation Form

NIFA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
Instructions: Please provide the following information and send it to NIFA by email at
vmlrp@nifa.usda.gov or fax at (202) 720-6486. Please retain a copy in case delivery failure requires
resubmission of this form.
Section 1. Recommender Information
Recommender’s Name:

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Suffix

State

Zip Code+4

Relationship to Applicant:
Position/Title:
Organization:
Work Address:

City

Telephone Number:

(Area code required)

Email Address:
Section 2. Applicant Information
Applicant’s Name:

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Suffix

How long have you known
the applicant?
(include approximate dates)

(Please limit your response to 50 characters)

Section 3. Recommendation
Instructions: All fields on this form are required. You may elect to cut and paste text from another
document into the text fields. If you have no further information to add to a question, please indicate
“No Comment” or “N/A”.

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Select the rating that best indicates your assessment of the applicant in relation to his/her peers.
Rating of Applicant
Previous training and experience to serve in the
veterinary shortage situation applied for:
Career goals and plans to achieve these goals:

1

Outstanding
2

3

Average

4

Poor
5

Don’t
Know

Commitment to providing veterinary services similar to
those needed to fill this shortage:
Potential for success operating a single-practitioner
veterinary practice:
Civic mindedness:
Interpersonal skills:
Critical thinking/Problem solving skills:
Overall assessment of applicant:

Short Answers: Please limit your response to 2,000 characters (approximately one double-spaced
typed page) for each question.
What are the main strengths and weaknesses that the applicant brings to his/her work environment?

What is your assessment on the applicant’s practice plans and logistics relative to the specific shortage
situation he/she is applying for?

What is your overall recommendation for the applicant?
Section 4. Certification of Recommendation
I certify that the statements herein are true, accurate, and complete.

Signature

Date

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Public reporting for collection of information is estimated to average 60 minutes, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the date needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information,
unless it displays a current valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to NIFA, OEP, 800 9th St. SW, Washington, DC
20024, Attention Policy Section. Do not return the completed form to this address.
NIFA Form 08-10
OMB No. 0524-TBD

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