Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
i. Project Abstract Project Title: State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) Organization Name: Department of Health Care Access and Information (formerly the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development) Mailing Address: 2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 1222, Sacramento, CA 95833 Principal Investigator/Program Director: i. Name and Title: Kimberly Ramson, Staff Services Manager II ii. Phone: (916) 326-3706 iii. Email: Kimberly.Ramson@hcai.ca.gov Organization Website: https://hcai.ca.gov/ HRSA-22-048 Grant Funding Request Amount: $1,000,000 per year for a total of $4,000,000 over the next four-year grant period (September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2026). The California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) previously known as the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, administers the California State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP). SLRP increases the number of primary care, dental, and mental/behavioral health providers practicing in federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) throughout California. Since 1991, California SLRP has provided approximately $58 million in loan repayment support to healthcare providers in exchange for working in HPSAs. California faces a shortfall of providers with its increasing population. The expansion of healthcare coverage through the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA) also contributed to the need for increased access to care. The SLRP grant allows HCAI to expand the healthcare safety net, enabling the communities with the greatest need to have access to safe, quality health care. The following are the objectives of SLRP: • Provide funding to approximately 120 culturally and linguistically competent providers providing direct patient care in California HPSAs over the next four years. • Recruit and retain healthcare professionals in HPSAs. Expand the applicant pool, with a particular need in rural areas, focusing on children and youth mental health providers, substance use disorder counselors, and basic access to primary care. Continuation applicants, applicants with previous SLRP awards, receive priority in the award process. The State of California has an immediate need to recruit and retain a qualified, culturally, and linguistically competent healthcare workforce to provide direct patient care in HPSAs. To accomplish this goal, HCAI strives to attract and award SLRP applicants who express familiarity with California’s diverse underserved populations. HCAI uses an online Funding eApp that allows applicants and practice sites to complete and submit applications online, streamlining the process. The Funding eApp captures and extracts data for analysis, and for state and federal reporting.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
