Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)

The NFLP seeks to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty nationwide by providing low interest loans for individuals studying to be nurse faculty and loan cancellation for those who then go on to work as faculty. Successful applicants must establish, operate, and maintain a student loan program that provides loans to students enrolled in advanced nursing education degree programs. NFLP recipients must also monitor compliance with program requirements. NFLP graduates can have up to 85 percent of their student loan, including interest, canceled if they work full-time as nurse faculty for up to four years at an accredited nursing school. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who work full-time as preceptors in academic-practice partnerships are also considered faculty under the NFLP, expanding clinical training for nursing students.

Who can apply You can apply if you are an accredited school of nursing with advanced nursing education programs. Any school(s) of nursing affiliated with this application must be accredited at the time of application – and for the duration of the award – by a recognized body or bodies, or a state agency, approved by the Secretary of Education for nurse education accreditation. Applicants must submit official documentation of accreditation in Attachment 1 for all affiliated nursing programs. Tribes and tribal organizations may be eligible if they own and operate accredited schools of nursing with an advanced nursing program. Types of eligible organizations If otherwise eligible, these types of domestic* organizations may apply. •Public institutions of higher education •Private institutions of higher education •Non-profits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status •For-profit organizations •State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and freely associated states •Native American tribal governments •Native American tribal organizations *“Domestic” means the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Individuals are not eligible applicants under this NOFO.

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