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National Institutes of Health Extramural Loan Repayment Program

Program Information

Popular name

NIH Extramural LRP

Program Number

93.280

Program objective

To attract and retain health professionals to research careers by offering educational loan repayment for participants who agree by written contract to engage in qualified research in a qualifying nonprofit institution for a minimum of two years. There are six subcategories of research: contraception or infertility research, pediatric research, minority health disparities research, clinical research, clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, and research in emerging areas critical to human health.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2015

    800 awards 866 awards

  2. 2016

    850 awards 868 awards

  3. 2017

    808 awards

  4. 2018

    854 awards (actual)

  5. 2019

    899 awards

  6. 2020

    1262 awards (actual)

  7. 2021

    1301 awards (actual)

  8. 2023

    1323 awards

  9. 2024

    1300 awards (estimate)

  10. 2025

    1300 awards (estimate)

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Pertinent information is contained in 21st Century Cures Act, Title II, Subtitle C, Section 2022, Public Law 114-255, 42 USC 288-2. The NIH Extramural LRP was initially announced by publication of a Notice in the Federal Register (Vol. 66, No. 173), and updated in Federal Register (Vol. 68, No. 61).

Program details

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Health Professional
  • Scientist/Researchers
  • Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)

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