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rank project proposals by Category
Groups, provide recommendation for
funding of projects to Designated
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Request for Applications for the
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
The National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (NIFA) is announcing
the release of the Veterinary Medicine
Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)
Request for Applications (RFA) at
https://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
SUMMARY:
The FY 2011 Veterinary
Medicine Loan Repayment Program
(VMLRP) application package has been
made available at https://
www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp and
applications are due by Friday, July 8,
2011.
DATES:
Gary
Sherman; National Program Leader,
Veterinary Science; National Institute of
Food and Agriculture; U.S. Department
of Agriculture; STOP 2240; 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.;
Washington, DC 20250–2240; Voice:
202–401–4952; Fax: 202–401–6156; Email: gsherman@nifa.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
On
October 1, 2009, the Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension
Service (CSREES) became the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
as mandated by the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008, section 7511(f)
[Pub. L. 110–246]. Accordingly, the
authority to administer the VMLRP
transferred from CSREES to NIFA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background and Purpose
In January 2003, the National
Veterinary Medical Service Act
(NVMSA) was passed into law adding
section 1415A to the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1997
(NARETPA). This law established a new
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program (7 U.S.C. 3151a) authorizing
the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out
a program of entering into agreements
with veterinarians under which they
agree to provide veterinary services in
veterinarian shortage situations. In
November 2005, the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109–
97) appropriated $495,000 for CSREES
to implement the VMLRP and
represented the first time funds had
been appropriated for this program.
In February 2007, the Revised
Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
2007 (Pub. L. 110–5) appropriated an
additional $495,000 to CSREES for
support of the program, in December
2007, the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2008 appropriated an additional
$868,875 to CSREES for support of this
program, in March 2009, the Omnibus
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 111–
8) was enacted, providing an additional
$2,950,000 for the VMLRP, and in
October 2009, the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–80) appropriated an additional
$4,800,000 for the VMLRP. On April 15,
2011, the President signed into law,
Public Law 112–10, Department of
Defense and Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2011, which, after
the .2% rescission, appropriated an
additional $4,790,400 for the VMLRP.
Section 7105 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008,
Public Law 110–246, (FCEA) amended
section 1415A to revise the
determination of veterinarian shortage
situations to consider (1) Geographical
areas that the Secretary determines have
a shortage of veterinarians; and (2) areas
of veterinary practice that the Secretary
determines have a shortage of
veterinarians, such as food animal
medicine, public health, epidemiology,
and food safety. This section also added
that priority should be given to
agreements with veterinarians for the
practice of food animal medicine in
veterinarian shortage situations.
NARETPA section 1415A requires the
Secretary, when determining the
amount of repayment for a year of
service by a veterinarian to consider the
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ability of USDA to maximize the
number of agreements from the amounts
appropriated and to provide an
incentive to serve in veterinary service
shortage areas with the greatest need.
This section also provides that loan
repayments may consist of payments of
the principal and interest on
government and commercial loans
received by the individual for the
attendance of the individual at an
accredited college of veterinary
medicine resulting in a degree of Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine or the
equivalent. This program is not
authorized to provide repayments for
any government or commercial loans
incurred during the pursuit of another
degree, such as an associate or bachelor
degree. Loans eligible for repayment
include educational loans made for one
or more of the following: Loans for
tuition expenses; other reasonable
educational expenses, including fees,
books, and laboratory expenses,
incurred by the individual; and
reasonable living expenses as
determined by the Secretary. In
addition, the Secretary is directed to
make such additional payments to
participants as the Secretary determines
appropriate for the purpose of providing
reimbursements to participants for
individual tax liability resulting from
participation in this program. Finally,
this section requires USDA to
promulgate regulations within 270 days
of the enactment of FCEA (i.e., June 18,
2008). The Secretary delegated the
authority to carry out this program to
NIFA.
The final rule was published in the
Federal Register on April 19, 2010 [75
FR 20239–20248]. Based on comments
received during the 60-day comment
period upon publication of the interim
rule [74 FR 32788–32798, July 9, 2009],
NIFA reconsidered the policy regarding
individuals who consolidated their
veterinary school loans with other
educational loans (e.g. undergraduate)
and their eligibility to apply for the
VMLRP. NIFA will allow these
individuals to apply for and receive a
VMLRP award; however, only the
eligible portion of the consolidation will
be repaid by the VMLRP. Furthermore,
applicants with consolidated loans will
be asked to provide a complete history
of their student loans from the National
Student Loan Database System (NSLDS),
a central database for student aid
operated by the U.S. Department of
Education. The NSLDS website can be
found at https://www.nslds.ed.gov.
Individuals who consolidated their
DVM loans with non-educational loans
or loans belonging to an individual
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other than the applicant, such as a
spouse or child, will continue to be
ineligible for the VMLRP.
In 2010, VMLRP announced its first
funding opportunity and received 260
applications from which NIFA issued 53
VMLRP awards totaling $5,186,000.
Consequently, up to $8,000,000 is
available to support this program in FY
2011. The eligibility criteria for
applicants and the application forms
and associated instructions needed to
apply for a VMLRP award can be
viewed and downloaded from the
VMLRP Web site at https://
www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of
May 2011.
Meryl Broussard,
Deputy Director, National Institute of Food
and Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Request for Applications for the Veterinary Medicine Loan
Repayment Program
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is
announcing the release of the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program (VMLRP) Request for Applications (RFA) at https://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
DATES: The FY 2011 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)
application package has been made available at https://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp and applications are due by Friday, July 8,
2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Sherman; National Program Leader,
Veterinary Science; National Institute of Food and Agriculture; U.S.
Department of Agriculture; STOP 2240; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.;
Washington, DC 20250-2240; Voice: 202-401-4952; Fax: 202-401-6156; E-
mail: gsherman@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 1, 2009, the Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) became the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) as mandated by the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, section 7511(f) [Pub. L. 110-
246]. Accordingly, the authority to administer the VMLRP transferred
from CSREES to NIFA.
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Background and Purpose
In January 2003, the National Veterinary Medical Service Act
(NVMSA) was passed into law adding section 1415A to the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1997
(NARETPA). This law established a new Veterinary Medicine Loan
Repayment Program (7 U.S.C. 3151a) authorizing the Secretary of
Agriculture to carry out a program of entering into agreements with
veterinarians under which they agree to provide veterinary services in
veterinarian shortage situations. In November 2005, the Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-97) appropriated $495,000 for
CSREES to implement the VMLRP and represented the first time funds had
been appropriated for this program.
In February 2007, the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
2007 (Pub. L. 110-5) appropriated an additional $495,000 to CSREES for
support of the program, in December 2007, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008 appropriated an additional $868,875 to CSREES
for support of this program, in March 2009, the Omnibus Appropriations
Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 111-8) was enacted, providing an additional
$2,950,000 for the VMLRP, and in October 2009, the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-80) appropriated an additional
$4,800,000 for the VMLRP. On April 15, 2011, the President signed into
law, Public Law 112-10, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2011, which, after the .2% rescission, appropriated
an additional $4,790,400 for the VMLRP.
Section 7105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008,
Public Law 110-246, (FCEA) amended section 1415A to revise the
determination of veterinarian shortage situations to consider (1)
Geographical areas that the Secretary determines have a shortage of
veterinarians; and (2) areas of veterinary practice that the Secretary
determines have a shortage of veterinarians, such as food animal
medicine, public health, epidemiology, and food safety. This section
also added that priority should be given to agreements with
veterinarians for the practice of food animal medicine in veterinarian
shortage situations.
NARETPA section 1415A requires the Secretary, when determining the
amount of repayment for a year of service by a veterinarian to consider
the ability of USDA to maximize the number of agreements from the
amounts appropriated and to provide an incentive to serve in veterinary
service shortage areas with the greatest need. This section also
provides that loan repayments may consist of payments of the principal
and interest on government and commercial loans received by the
individual for the attendance of the individual at an accredited
college of veterinary medicine resulting in a degree of Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine or the equivalent. This program is not authorized
to provide repayments for any government or commercial loans incurred
during the pursuit of another degree, such as an associate or bachelor
degree. Loans eligible for repayment include educational loans made for
one or more of the following: Loans for tuition expenses; other
reasonable educational expenses, including fees, books, and laboratory
expenses, incurred by the individual; and reasonable living expenses as
determined by the Secretary. In addition, the Secretary is directed to
make such additional payments to participants as the Secretary
determines appropriate for the purpose of providing reimbursements to
participants for individual tax liability resulting from participation
in this program. Finally, this section requires USDA to promulgate
regulations within 270 days of the enactment of FCEA (i.e., June 18,
2008). The Secretary delegated the authority to carry out this program
to NIFA.
The final rule was published in the Federal Register on April 19,
2010 [75 FR 20239-20248]. Based on comments received during the 60-day
comment period upon publication of the interim rule [74 FR 32788-32798,
July 9, 2009], NIFA reconsidered the policy regarding individuals who
consolidated their veterinary school loans with other educational loans
(e.g. undergraduate) and their eligibility to apply for the VMLRP. NIFA
will allow these individuals to apply for and receive a VMLRP award;
however, only the eligible portion of the consolidation will be repaid
by the VMLRP. Furthermore, applicants with consolidated loans will be
asked to provide a complete history of their student loans from the
National Student Loan Database System (NSLDS), a central database for
student aid operated by the U.S. Department of Education. The NSLDS
website can be found at https://www.nslds.ed.gov. Individuals who
consolidated their DVM loans with non-educational loans or loans
belonging to an individual other than the applicant, such as a spouse
or child, will continue to be ineligible for the VMLRP.
In 2010, VMLRP announced its first funding opportunity and received
260 applications from which NIFA issued 53 VMLRP awards totaling
$5,186,000. Consequently, up to $8,000,000 is available to support this
program in FY 2011. The eligibility criteria for applicants and the
application forms and associated instructions needed to apply for a
VMLRP award can be viewed and downloaded from the VMLRP Web site at
https://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of May 2011.
Meryl Broussard,
Deputy Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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