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Table of Contents | Page |
FY 2015 Program Highlights | 3 |
Applications, Awards, and Success Rate | 4 |
Applications, Awards, and Success Rates by Gender | 5 |
Applications, Awards, and Success Rates by Race/Ethnicity | 6 |
Applications and Awards by State | 7 |
Applications and Awards by School | 8 |
Applications, Awards, and Success Rates by Post-DVM Years | 9 |
Applications, Awards, and Success Rates by Age | 10 |
Distribution of Applicants and Award Recipients by DVM Debt | 11 |
Veterinary Shortage Areas: Nomination and Designation Process | 12 |
Veterinary Shortage Areas: Allocations, Designations, and Areas Filled by State | 13 |
Veterinary Shortage Areas: Description of Shortage Types | 14 |
Veterinary Shortage Areas: Designations and Filled by Shortage Type | 15 |
VMLRP Directory | 16 |
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The USDA’s Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP), authorized by the National Veterinary Medical Services Act (NVMSA), helps qualified veterinarians offset a significant portion of the debt incurred in pursuit of their veterinary medicine degrees in return for their service in certain high-priority veterinary shortage areas. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) may repay up to $25,000 of a veterinarian’s debt per year. Loan repayment benefits are limited to payments of the principal and interest on government and commercial loans received for attendance at an American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)-accredited college of veterinary medicine resulting in a degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or the equivalent. A veterinarian who receives a VMLRP award must agree to provide veterinary services in a specific veterinary shortage area for at least three years.
NIFA solicited veterinary shortage area nominations from State Animal Health Officials (SAHO) with a deadline of February 11, 2015. Out of 186 nominations submitted by SAHOs across the country, the review panel recommended 184 nominations to be designated as shortage situations. Of the 184 nominations that received designation, 74 were new nominations and 110 were unfilled FY 2014 nominations, re-submitted with no changes.
NIFA rolled out its Request for Applications (RFA) for the VMLRP
on May 6, 2015. The application period remained open until the
June 22, 2015 deadline. VMLRP received 152 applications; of these,
137 were eligible for review. NIFA issued 49 loan repayment offers
and agreements were executed with 48 (including 5 renewals)
veterinarians for a total of $4,504,340 awarded. The award
recipients had an average eligible debt of $112,222.
Thirty-one percent of awards went to veterinarians who obtained
their DVM degrees within the last three years. Twenty-six states
had at least one shortage area filled through the VMLRP.
VMLRP BY THE NUMBERS: FY 2015 | |
137 | Applications reviewed |
49 | Award offers made |
48 | Agreements executed |
26 | States with at least one shortage area filled |
$4,504,340 | Total funding awarded |
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Applications | Awards | Success Rate | |
New | 130 | 44 | 33.8% |
Renewal | 7 | 5 | 71.4% |
Total | 137 | 49 | 35.8% |
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All Applications Submitted
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Applications, Awards, and Success Rates
By Gender
Gender | Applications | Awards | Success Rate |
Female | 66 | 21 | 31.8% |
Male | 66 | 26 | 39.4% |
Did Not Respond | 5 | 2 | 40% |
Total | 137 | 49 | 35.8% |
Distribution of Awards
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Applications, Awards, and Success Rates
By Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity | Applications | Awards | Success Rate |
American Indian/Alaskan Native | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Black or African American | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0% |
White | 119 | 39 | 32.8% |
Did Not Provide Information | 15 | 9 | 60% |
Total | 137 | 49 | 35.8% |
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Applications and Awards
By State
State | Applications | Awards | State | Applications | Awards | State | Applications | Awards | ||
Arkansas | 2 | 11 | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | South Carolina | 3 | 1 | ||
California | 3 | 2 | Mississippi | 2 | 1 | South Dakota | 4 | 1 | ||
Colorado | 3 | 0 | Missouri | 4 | 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 0 | ||
Florida | 3 | 1 | Montana | 8 | 2 | Texas | 8 | 2 | ||
Georgia | 3 | 0 | Nebraska | 8 | 4 | Utah | 1 | 0 | ||
Idaho | 2 | 0 | New Jersey | 3 | 11 | Vermont | 1 | 0 | ||
Illinois | 5 | 2 | New Mexico | 2 | 2 | Virginia | 3 | 21 | ||
Indiana | 4 | 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | ||
Iowa | 14 | 41 | North Dakota | 3 | 1 | Wisconsin | 13 | 4 | ||
Kansas | 6 | 3 | Ohio | 2 | 0 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | ||
Kentucky | 5 | 3 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | TOTAL | 137 | 49 | ||
Michigan | 1 | 1 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 21 |
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Applications and Awards
By School
School | Applications | Awards | School | Applications | Awards | |
Auburn University | 6 | 3 | Texas A&M University | 4 | 1 | |
Colorado State University | 6 | 2 | Tuskegee University | 2 | 1 | |
Iowa State University | 32 | 91 | University of California, Davis | 3 | 1 | |
Kansas State University | 10 | 41 | University of Florida | 2 | 1 | |
Louisiana State University | 2 | 21 | University of Georgia | 7 | 2 | |
Michigan State University | 3 | 2 | University of Illinois | 3 | 2 | |
Mississippi State University | 5 | 1 | University of Minnesota | 4 | 2 | |
North Carolina State University | 2 | 1 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 6 | 3 | |
Ohio State University | 2 | 0 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 | 1 | |
Oklahoma State University | 5 | 1 | University of Tennessee | 3 | 0 | |
Oregon State University | 2 | 2 | University of Wisconsin | 10 | 1 | |
Purdue University | 3 | 1 | Virginia-Maryland Regional College | 6 | 52 | |
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 0 | Washington State University | 6 | 1 | |
TOTAL | 137 | 49 |
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Applications, Awards, and Success Rates
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VETERINARY SHORTAGE AREAS: FY 2015 | |
186 | Shortage area nominations received |
184 | Veterinary shortage areas designated |
44 | State or Federal jurisdictions with at least one designated shortage area |
48 | Veterinary shortage areas filled |
24 | State or Federal jurisdictions with at least one new shortage area filled |
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Shortage Areas Allocated, Designated, and Filled
By State or Federal Jurisdiction, New Awards Only
State | Allocated | Designated | Filled | State | Allocated | Designated | Filled | State | Allocated | Designated | Filled | ||
AK | 5 | 4 | 0 | ME | 2 | 2 | 0 | OR | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | MD | 3 | 0 | 0 | PA | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||
AZ | 6 | 0 | 0 | MA | 2 | 0 | 0 | PR | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
AR | 6 | 6 | 0 | MI | 6 | 2 | 1 | RI | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
CA | 8 | 6 | 2 | MN | 7 | 4 | 2 | RM | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
CO | 8 | 8 | 0 | MS | 5 | 5 | 1 | SC | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
CT | 2 | 2 | 0 | MO | 7 | 7 | 1 | SD | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||
DE | 3 | 2 | 0 | MT | 6 | 6 | 2 | TN | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
FL | 4 | 4 | 1 | NE | 7 | 7 | 4 | TX | 8 | 8 | 2 | ||
GA | 7 | 7 | 0 | NV | 5 | 5 | 0 | UT | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
HI | 2 | 2 | 0 | NH | 2 | 2 | 0 | VT | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
ID | 7 | 2 | 0 | NJ | 2 | 2 | 0 | VA | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
IL | 6 | 6 | 1 | NM | 6 | 6 | 2 | WA | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
IN | 5 | 4 | 1 | NY | 5 | 0 | 0 | WV | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
IA | 7 | 6 | 3 | NC | 6 | 2 | 2 | WI | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||
KS | 7 | 7 | 3 | ND | 5 | 3 | 1 | WY | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||
KY | 5 | 3 | 3 | OH | 5 | 5 | 0 | Fed | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
LA | 4 | 4 | 0 | OK | 7 | 7 | 0 | TOTAL | 266* | 184 | 43 |
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Location of Renewal Awards
By State or Federal Jurisdiction
State | Filled |
AR | 1 |
IA | 1 |
NJ | 1 |
PA | 1 |
VA | 1 |
TOTAL | 5 |
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Veterinary Shortage Areas: Designated and Filled
By Shortage Type, New Awards
Type | Designated | Filled | % of Designated Areas Filled |
I | 20 | 10 | 50.0% |
II | 135 | 29 | 21.5% |
III | 29 | 4 | 13.8% |
Total | 184 | 43 | 23.4% |
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Distribution of Areas Filled
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Veterinary Shortage Areas: Renewal Awards
By Shortage Type
Type | Filled | % of Awards Filled |
I | 0 | 0% |
II | 5 | 10.4% |
III | 0 | 0% |
Total | 5 | 10.4% |
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Distribution of Areas Filled
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Website: www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp
Email: vmlrp@nifa.usda.gov
Fax: (202) 720-6486
2015 VMLRP Staff
Gary B. Sherman, MS, DVM, PhD National Program Leader, Veterinary Science
Danielle M. Tack, DVM, MPVM Program Coordinator
Lisa N. Stephens Program Specialist
Lisa DePaolo Policy Analyst
Joseph Perez Program Analyst
Hilary Whitfield II Program Assistant
Omar Lugo Program Assistant
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