December 3, 2004
Loan Forgiveness Programs Available To Social Workers Federal Programs
Perkins Loan Forgiveness Program
Additional information: Check with your college or university
financial aid office
Program for social workers working in public or private nonprofit
child or family service agencies providing services to high
risk children and families from low-income communities or social
workers providing early intervention services to infants and
toddlers with disabilities in public or private nonprofit agencies
under IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act). Also
available for teachers, nurses, law enforcement professionals.
Recipients of Federal Perkins Loan funds received after July
22, 1992 can qualify for postponement/cancellation of up to
100% of the loan. The cancellation takes place over 5 years.
For each year of service completed, the student is entitled
to cancellation of the loan at the following rates: Years 1
and 2 the loan is forgiven at 15% each year, Year 3 and 4 forgiven
at 20% each year, and Year 5 of employment the loan is forgiven
at 30%.
National Health Service Corp - Federal
Program
Additional information: http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/join_us/lrp.cfm
Fully trained health professionals, including clinical social
workers, who are dedicated to working with the underserved
and have qualifying educational loans are eligible to compete
for repayment of those loans if they choose to serve in a community
of greatest need. In addition to loan repayment, these clinicians
receive a competitive salary, some tax relief benefits, and
a chance to have a significant impact on a community.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) -
Loan Forgiveness for Researchers
Additional information and on-line application: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/
Program is for social workers and other professionals who
are pursuing research careers in the areas of clinical, pediatric,
contraception and infertility, or health disparities. Participants
must possess a doctoral-level degree, devote 50% or more of
their time to research funded by a non-profit organization
or government entity (federal, state, or local), and have educational
loan debt equal to or exceeding 20% of their institutional
base salary.
Other Federal Resources
State Programs
National Health Service Corp - State
Loan Repayment Program
Additional information: http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/join_us/slrp.cfm
The State Loan Repayment Program is part of the Health Resources
and Services Administration's (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professions
(BHPr) overall strategy to improve access to underserved communities.
NHSC grants matching funds directly to States to operate their
own loan repayment programs. Primary care health professionals
who are providing full-time clinical services in a public or
non-profit facility located in a federally designated Health
Professional Shortage Area are eligible for this program. Eligibility
requirements and benefits vary from State to State. For specific
information, please contact the States directly.
State Loan Repayment Contacts
Alabama
Cleve E. Money
Alabama Department of Public Health
Office of Primary and Rural
Health
RSA Tower , Suite 840 , P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery , AL 36130-3017
800-255-1992
334-206-5434 (FAX)
mailto:Cmoney@adph.state.al.us
Arizona
Elizabeth Gagnon
Office of Primary Health Care Resources
Arizona Department of
Health Services
1740 W. Adams , Room 302
Phoenix , AZ 85007
602-542-2954
602-542-2011 (FAX)
mailto:egagnon@hs.state.az.us
California
Karen Munsterman
Office of Statewide Health Planning
Development
1600 9th Street , Room 440
Sacramento , CA 95814
916-654-2102
916-654-3138 (FAX)
mailto:kmunster@oshpd.state.ca.us
http://www.oshpd.state.ca.us/HWCDD/stateloan/index.htm
Colorado
Daniel A. Navarro
Budget and Program Analyst
Colorado AHEC System
1976 Uvalda Court
Aurora , CO 80010
303-724-0753
303-724-0891 (FAX)
mailto:dan.navarro@uchsc.edu
Connecticut
Martha Okafor
Health Program Associate
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue,
MS 11PCR
Hartford , CT 06134-0308
860-509-7882
860-509-7720 (Fax)
mailto:martha.okafor@po.state.ct.us
Delaware
Judith A. Chaconas
Director, Planning and Policy
Delaware Health Care Commission
540 S. DuPont Highway
Dover , Delaware 19901
302-744-1220
302-739-6927(FAX)
mailto:jchaconas@state.de.us
http://www.state.de.us/dhcc
Georgia
Peggy Shull
Executive Director
State Medical Education Board
2 Northside 75, NW, Suite 220
Atlanta , Georgia 30318-7701
404-206-5420
404-206-5424 (FAX)
mailto:pshull@dch.state.ga.us
Indiana
Janet Chorpenning
Indiana State Department of Health
2 N. Meridian Street , Section
8B-99
Indianapolis , IN 46204
317-233-1385
317-233-7761 (FAX)
mailto:jchorpenning@isdh.state.in.us
Iowa
Patricia Kehoe
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
, 5th floor SE
Des Moines , IA 50319-0075
515-281-5069
515-242-6384 (FAX)
mailto:pkehoe@idph.state.ia.us
Kansas
Barbara J. Gibson, Primary Care Services
KDHE Office of Local
and Rural Health
Curtis State Office Building
1000 SW Jackson , Suite 340
Topeka KS 66612 -1365
785 296-1200
785 296-1231 (FAX)
mailto:bgibson@kdhe.state.ks.us
http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/olrh/
Kentucky
Lola Dixon
University of Kentucky Center for Rural Health
100 Airport Gardens
Road, #10
Hazard , KY 41701
606-439-3557
606-436-8833 (FAX)
mailto:lmdixon@uky.edu
Louisiana
Kristy Nichols, Director
State Office of Rural Health
P. O. Box 2870
Baton Rouge , LA 70821-2870
225-342-3814
225-342-0080 (FAX)
mailto:knichols@dhh.state.la.us
Maine
Sophie Glidden
Director Primary Health Care, State of Maine
Department of Human
Health
35 Anthony Avenue , State House Station #11
Augusta , ME 04333
207-624-5424
207-624-5431 (FAX)
mailto:sophie.e.glidden@state.me.us
Massachusetts
Julia Dyck
Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street , 5th Floor
Boston , MA 02108
617-624-6043
617-624-6062 (FAX)
mailto:julia.dyck@state.ma.us
Michigan
Steven L. Creamer, M.A., State LRP
Michigan Department of Community
Health
Policy and Legal Affairs Administration
320 South Walnut Street
Lewis Call Building , 6th Floor
Lansing , MI 48913
517-241-9946
517-241-0084 (FAX)
mailto:CreamerS@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Debra L. Jahnke, Sr. State Program Administrator
Office of Rural
Health and Primary Care
Minnesota Department of Health
121 East 7th Place, Suite 400
St. Paul , MN 55164-0975
651-282-6334 or 800-366-5424
651-297-5808 (FAX)
mailto:debra.jahnke@health.state.mn.us
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/stateloan.htm
Mississippi
Mary Jane Covington
Institutions of Higher Learning
Mississippi Office of Student
Fin. Aid
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson , MS 39211
601-432-6791
mailto:maryc@ihl.state.ms.us
Missouri
Marie Peoples
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
920 Wildwood
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573) 751-6219
573-522-8146 (FAX)
Mail: Marie.Peoples@dhss.mo.gov
Nevada
Gerald Acherman
Nevada Office of Rural Health
1500 College Parkway
Elko , NV 89801
775-738-3828
775-738-0689 (FAX)
mailto:gerald@med.unr.edu
New Hampshire
Bryan Ayars, Bureau Chief
Rural Health & Primary Care
NH Dept. of Health & Human
Svcs.
6 Hazen Drive
Concord , NH 03301
603-271-4547
603-271-4506 (FAX)
mailto:Bayars@dhhs.state.nh.us
New Jersey
Sharon W. Bryant
Primary Care Loan Redemption Program of New
Jersey
30 Bergen Street, P.O. Box 1709
ADMC-Room 119
Newark , New Jersey 07107-1709
Telephone: 973-972-4605
973-972-8491(FAX)
mailto:bryantsl@umdnj.edu
http://www.umdnj.edu/LRPWEB
New Mexico
March Pompei
Primary Care Program Manager
New Mexico Department of Health
1068 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe , NM 87501-4295
505-476-6513
505-476-6511 (FAX)
mailto:mpompei@che.state.nm.us
New York
Caleb Wistar
Bureau of Health Resources & Develop
New York State Department
of Health
Corning Twr, Rm. 1084, Empire State PL
Albany , NY 12237-0053
518-473-7019
519-473-8434 (FAX)
mailto:ccw01@state.ny.us
North Dakota
Mary Amundson
University of North Dakota
Center for Rural Health
P. O. Box 9037
Grand Forks , ND 58202-9037
701-777-4018
701-777-6779 (FAX)
mailto:mamundsn@medicine.nodak.edu
http://www.medicine.nodak.edu/crh
Ohio
Geri Rousculp
Ohio Department of Health
Primary Care/Rural Health Program
246 North High Street
Columbus , OH 43215
614-644-8496
614-995-4235 (FAX)
mailto:grouscul@gw.odh.state.oh.us
Oklahoma
James R. Bishop
State of Oklahoma
1440 NW 63rd Street, Ste. 302
Oklahoma City , OK 73116-6505
405-843-5667
405-843-5792 (FAX)
mailto:jim.bishop@pmtc.state.ok.us
Pennsylvania
Frederic Bowlan
Division of Health Profession Development
Bureau of Health Planning
PA Department of Health
7th & Forester Streets, Room 1033
Health & Welfare Building
Harrisburg , PA 17108
717-772-5298
717-705-6525 (FAX)
mailto:fbowlan@state.pa.us
http://webserver.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=169&q=204515%20
Rhode Island
Maureen Ross, Program Manager
Rhode Island Department of Health
Office of Primary Care
3 Capitol Hill
Providence , RI 02908
401-222-7633
401-222-4415 (FAX)
mailto:MaureenR@doh.state.ri.us
South Carolina
Mark Griffin
South Carolina AHEC
State Office of Rural Health
220 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 402
Columbia , SC 29210
803-771-2810
803-771-4213 (FAX)
mailto:markg@btitelecom.net
South Dakota
Lorre Lee Thompson
South Dakota Department of Health
Office of Rural Health
207 East Missouri #1A
Pierre , SD 57501
605-773-2679
604-773-2680 (FAX)
mailto:lori.thompson@state.sd.us
http://www.state.sd.us/doh/rural/index.htm
Texas
Harvey Browning
Texas Department of Health
Austin, TX
512-458-7518
harvey.browning@dshs.state.tx.us
Utah
Erin Olsen
Support Services Coordinator
Utah Department of Health
Bureau Primary Care, Rural, & Ethnic
Health
288 North 1460 West, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 142005
Salt Lake City , UT 84114-2005
801-538-6113
801-538-6387 (FAX)
mailto:Elolsen@doh.state.ut.us
Virginia
Norma Marrin
Office of Health Policy & Planning
Virginia Department of
Health
1500 E. Main St., Suite 227
Richmond , VA 23219
804-786-4891
804-371-0116 (FAX)
mailto:Nmarrin@vdh.state.va.us
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/primcare/center/loan/info.html
Washington
Kathy L. McVay, Program Administrator
Health Prof Loan
Repayment/Scholarship
Office of Community and Rural Health
PO Box 47834
Olympia , WA 98504-7834
360-705-6665
360-664-7834 (FAX)
mailto:kathy.mcvay@doh.wa.gov
http://www.hecb.wa.gov/paying/health.htm
West Virginia
Nancye Bazzle, Director
Office of Community and Rural Health
Services
Division of Recruitment
350 Capitol Street , Room 515
Charleston , WV 25301-3716
888-442-3456
304-558-1437 (FAX)
mailto:lindaatkins@wvdhhr.org
Additional State Resources
District of Columbia
Social Worker Loan Repayment Program: Social workers who hold
bachelor's degrees can have $10,000-$13,000 in loans forgiven
and those with master's degrees can have $15,000 to $18,000
forgiven if they stay four years.
For more information: Norma
Hatot, Director of Recruitment, DC Child and Family Services
Agency, 202-724-7387
New York
Proposed program for social workers in mental health, substance
abuse, aging, HIV/AIDS, and child welfare. Legislation passed
both Houses, but was vetoed by the Governor. Chance that the
veto could be overridden via a supplemental appropriations
bill.
More information: http://www.naswnys.org/new/march_2001/loan_forgiveness.htm
Bob
Schachter, NASW-NYC Chapter, mailto:schachter@naswnyc.org
New Jersey
Will have social work loan forgiveness legislation introduced.
More
information: Walter Kalman, NASW-NJ Chapter, mailto:naswnj@aol.com
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