228 veterinary shortage situation area nominations are now available for Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program and Veterinary Services Grant Program applicants to review on the Veterinary Services Shortage Situations Map.
Source: USDA, January 4, 2022. Link.
- The Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Programhelps qualified veterinarians offset a significant portion of the debt incurred in pursuit of their veterinary medicine degrees in return for their service in certain high-priority veterinary shortage situations.
- The Veterinary Services Grant Programaims to relieve veterinarian shortage situations and support veterinary services by providing Education, Extension, and Training (EET) and Rural Practice Enhancement (RPE) grants.