VMLRP Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report

April 26, 2024 — 

Food animal veterinarians are critical to maintaining a healthy, secure, and safe food supply. Today, there is a critical shortage of food animal veterinarians in both private and public practice, particularly in rural communities in the U.S. and insular areas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) provides approximately $9 million per year in funding to help eligible veterinarians offset a significant portion of debt incurred in pursuit of their veterinary medical degrees in return for their service in certain high-priority veterinary shortage situations.

On April 23, 2024, NIFA published the VMLRP Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 annual report which provides a detailed review of the program, applicant and awardee statistics, DVM programs with funded alumni and shortage areas awarded. The FY23 annual report is available at the following link: VMLRP Annual Reports | NIFA (usda.gov).

For more information about VMLRP please visit: VMLRP General Information | NIFA (usda.gov)

[Source: USDA NIFA 23 April 2024]