Virginia Loan Repayment Program

The Virginia State Loan Repayment Program (VA-SLRP) is a federal grant from the Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA) administered by the VDH. The program provides recipients with educational loan repayment in exchange for at least two years of service in a primary care or dental health within a Virginia Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). For the upcoming federal grant cycle, the 2026 VA-SLRP application cycle will open late summer 2026. Bookmark this page for additional updates. Please note VDH is working hard to overhaul the recipient selection process to improve efficiencies, better reflect the Commonwealth’s health workforce needs, and improve the Advisory Committee experience. SLRP applications received between January and March 2025 will be submitted to the updated Advisory Committee before the 2026 VA-SLRP application cycle opens. The VDH Health Workforce Incentive Programs team appreciates your patience as we navigate changes to the federal grant performance period and make improvements to SLRP.

For questions related to program eligibility and processing timelines, please get in touch with the Workforce Incentive Program Team by calling (804)-864-7435 or emailing incentiveprograms@vdh.virginia.gov.

Quick Links

 Virginia State-Loan-Repayment-Program-VA-SLRP-Guidelines

Applications and Forms

Other Programs

National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program

The NHSC Loan Repayment program is fully funded by federal dollars. This program requires that the practice location be in a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).  The Virginia Department of Health, Office of Health Equity serves only in the role of receiving practice site applications from the NHSC portal, reviewing eligibility requirements for NHSC practice sites, and making recommendations to NHSC of eligible facilities that want to become NHSC practice sites.  Health Professionals interested in becoming a recipient of the NHSC program must apply directly to NHSC.

Virginia Physician Loan Repayment Program (different from the Virginia State Loan Repayment Program)

Currently, state funding is not available to administer this loan repayment program.

Once the portal is open, if you have technical questions about navigating the application system, please get in touch with the Workforce Incentive Program Team by calling (804)-864-7435 or emailing incentiveprograms@vdh.virginia.gov.