Closed · HRSA-26-079 · CFDA 93.264 · Discretionary

Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Health Resources and Services Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$2M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 10, 2026
Close date
80
Expected awards

The verdict

Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) is a closed discretionary listing from Health Resources and Services Administration that offered $1 -- $2,000,000 across 80 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,731 other opportunities from Health Resources and Services Administration.

$1-$2M
award range
Closed
application status
80
expected awards
93.264
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on July 10, 2026. CFDA 93.264 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $1 -- $2,000,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 10, 2026

Posted Jun 8 Closes Jul 10

Est. Total Funding

$25,600,000

Expected Awards

80

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The NFLP seeks to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty nationwide by providing:Low-interest loans for students studying to be nurse faculty. Loan cancelation for graduates who go on to work as faculty. NFLP graduates can have up to 85 percent of their student loan and interest canceled if they work full-time as nurse faculty for up to four years. This includes Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who work full-time as preceptors in academic-practice partnerships.

Wide-open applicant board · 12 Grants.gov doors

Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) prints 12 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +8 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). Inside Health Resources and Services Administration's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Natanya Alon NFLP@hrsa.gov

What to do next

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