Notice of Request for Applications for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program, 22209 [2016-08764]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Notice of Request for Applications for
the Veterinary Medicine Loan
Repayment Program
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (NIFA) is announcing
the release of the Veterinary Medicine
Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)
request for applications. General
information regarding the VMLRP can
be obtained at: www.nifa.usda.gov/
vmlrp.
The Request for Applications (RFA)
can be obtained at: https://nifa.usda.gov/
vmlrp-request-applications-rfa.
DATES: Applications are due May 20,
2016.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danielle Tack, Program Coordinator,
Institute of Food Production and
Sustainability, National Institute of
Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20024;
telephone: (202) 401–6802; fax: (202)
720–6486; email: vmlrp@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
In January 2003, the National
Veterinary Medical Service Act
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(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.
Section 7105 of 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,
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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] allowing eligible
veterinarians to competitively apply for
and receive a VMLRP award.
From FY 2010 through FY 2015, NIFA
received 996 applications from which
340 VMLRP awards were offered.
Additional information by funding year
can be found at https://nifa.usda.gov/
vmlrp-reports-and-statistics. On
December 18, 2015, the President signed
into law the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114–
113), which appropriated $5,000,000 for
the VMLRP. Funding for future years
will be based on annual appropriations
and balances, if any, remaining from
prior years.
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://nifa.usda.gov/vmlrpapplicants.
Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of
April, 2016.
Sonny Ramaswamy,
Director, National Institute of Food and
Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Notice of 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. General information regarding
the VMLRP can be obtained at: www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.
The Request for Applications (RFA) can be obtained at: https://nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp-request-applications-rfa.
DATES: Applications are due May 20, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Tack, Program Coordinator,
Institute of Food Production and Sustainability, National Institute of
Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
20024; telephone: (202) 401-6802; fax: (202) 720-6486; email:
vmlrp@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
Section 7105 of 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] allowing eligible veterinarians to
competitively apply for and receive a VMLRP award.
From FY 2010 through FY 2015, NIFA received 996 applications from
which 340 VMLRP awards were offered. Additional information by funding
year can be found at https://nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp-reports-and-statistics.
On December 18, 2015, the President signed into law the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-113), which appropriated
$5,000,000 for the VMLRP. Funding for future years will be based on
annual appropriations and balances, if any, remaining from prior years.
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://nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp-applicants.
Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of April, 2016.
Sonny Ramaswamy,
Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2016-08764 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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