Sunday, December 8, 2024
12/8/2024
Funding Opportunity #: HRSA-22-048 CFDA #: 93.165 Applicant Name: Minnesota Department of Health Descriptive Project Title: Minnesota State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) Project Overview: The Minnesota State Loan Repayment Program (MN SLRP) has been administered by the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC) since 1994. For this four-year project period, we request support to target two licensed occupations: mental health professionals and registered nurses. This project focus has been selected to address some of Minnesota‘s most pressing health care provider shortages. ? Project Objective: The goal of the proposed project is to: Increase access to primary care and mental health services in geographically isolated, as well as diverse and economically challenged communities. The impact of the program will be measured by the following indicators:? ? Major Objective 1: Increase the number of Nursing professionals working in high needs rural communities with severe nursing shortages to strengthen healthcare access.? ? Major Objective 2: Increase the number of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Licensed Mental Health Professionals serving within underserved diverse communities, increasing access to mental health services.? Clinical Priorities Addressed: The proposed project addresses the following?HRSA’s clinical priorities:?1. Transforming the workforce – by targeting the need, and 2. Improving access to mental health care. How the Project Will Be Accomplished: Outreach efforts for Nursing will target the top counties with nursing to patient ratios that fall far below the recommended averages, or metro area facilities that have an auto HIPSA designation. Project staff will host information sessions with provider associations, and host targeted outreach meetings with clinics. Outreach efforts for mental health will focus on the BIPOC provider community. This work will focus on provide rs working in HPSA designated rural communities or metro area HPSA communities for MH provider agencies serving 50% of patient on sliding fee or public assisted care. Priority will be given to MH BIPOC applicants also willing to serve as clinical supervisors. Outreach efforts will be conducted with tribal and culturally based provider agencies offering mental health services within targeted communities. ORHPC has a long-standing history of success in managing loan forgiveness programs, with strong administrative structures that meet all of HRSA’s critical elements for program management. Since the SLRP program began in 1994, this grant has helped recruit 140 qualified health care providers to 90 participating sites within federally designated HPSAs. Our default rate over the last 25 years has been less than 3% of all participants. The SLRP program is complimented by a comprehensive State funded loan program, for a collective total of over 1500 providers receiving loan forgiveness and completing their service commitments.
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).
