Do you have a healthcare provider at your facility who is interested in loan repayment? Let them know that the Colorado Rural Outreach Program (CROP) Loan Repayment Program Spring 2012 application cycle will be open soon. The application cycle is open April 2nd until April 27th, 2012.
CROP is a grant applied to by a healthcare facility on behalf of a healthcare clinician:
Eligibility requirements for facilities
Public, non-profit or private healthcare facility.
Located in a designated rural county.
Ability to contribute a monetary award: Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) will “match” this award amount up to $10,000, making the total amount awarded to the clinician $20,000. Award may be funded through other avenues in the community, e.g., a local business, community college, fundraiser, etc.
Retention grant - facility may apply for CROP on behalf of a clinician already employed.
Award may be used for a different financial incentive to a clinician if they do not have loan debt, e.g., a bonus or other community request.
Eligibility requirements for healthcare provider:
Any clinician providing medical, dental or mental healthcare. Must be providing direct patient care.
Clinician may be employed at facility or be in the process of being hired
Application
Facility may re-apply for same clinician for up to three years. Facility may apply for more than one clinician, but preference will be given to only one applicant.
There are two application cycles each year (Fall, Spring) as funding allows.
Awardees will be notified four weeks after application cycle closes.
Please download the application packet and coversheet. Please complete and save the coversheet in Microsoft Word. You may submit your application via e-mail or postal mail. If submitting via e-mail, please make the narrative and all attachments ONE inclusive document. The coversheet may be separate. Please send your CROP application to:
Attn: Robyn Purvin
Colorado Rural Health Center
3033 S. Parker Rd., Suite 606
Aurora, CO 80014
rp@coruralhealth.org
Main: 303.407.2031
Fax: 303.832.7496
www.coruralhealth.org/programs/loanrepayment/crop.htm
