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Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration

Assistance Listings: 93.264 -- Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)

Last Updated: March 20, 2026

Description

The NFLP seeks to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty nationwide by providing:

  • Low-interest loans for students studying to be nurse faculty. 
  • Loan cancelation for graduates who go on to work as faculty. 

NFLP graduates can have up to 85 percent of their student loan and interest canceled if they work full-time as nurse faculty for up to four years. This includes Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who work full-time as preceptors in academic-practice partnerships. 

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
  • Other Native American tribal organizations

Education

  • Public and state institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education

Government

  • State governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • County governments

Business

  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

You can apply if you are an accredited school of nursing.Any domestic schools of nursing affiliated with this application must be:Accredited at the time of application and for the duration of the award. Accredited by a national or state agency recognized by the Secretary of Education for the purposes of nursing education. You 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 an accredited school of nursing.

Grantor contact information

Description

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Email

NFLP@hrsa.gov

NFLP@hrsa.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

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Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

March 31, 2026

Estimated Application Due Date:

May 15, 2026

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

June 1, 2026

Estimated Project Start Date:

July 1, 2026

Fiscal Year:

2026

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$25,600,000

Program Funding

80

Expected awards

$1

Award Minimum

$2,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HRSA-26-079

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

3

Forecast posted date:

March 9, 2026

Archive date:

June 15, 2026

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