NOT-OD-03-012: NIH EXTRAMURAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM REGARDING CLINICAL RESEARCHERS

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NIH EXTRAMURAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM REGARDING CLINICAL RESEARCHERS

RELEASE DATE:  December 4, 2002 

NOTICE:  NOT-OD-03-012

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

APPLICATION RECEIPT DATE:  5 PM EST, January 31, 2003

THIS NOTICE CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

Purpose of this Notice
Where to Send Inquiries
Submitting an Application
Required Federal Citations

PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the extension of the 
deadline for the 2003 Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical 
Researchers (LRP-CR). The LRP-CR provides for the repayment of 
educational loan debt of qualified health professionals who agree to 
conduct clinical research for two years. The program provides for the 
repayment of up to $35,000 of the principal and interest of the 
educational loans. The program covers the Federal taxes on the loan 
repayments, which are considered taxable income to program 
participants. 

This year's program is not limited to NIH grantees as was the fiscal 
year 2002 requirement. 

The new deadline is now January 31, 2003.

A full description of the Extramural Loan Repayment Program for 
Clinical Researchers (LRP-CR) is available at http://www.lrp.nih.gov. It 
details all eligibility, benefits, and application requirements; and it 
contains the on-line application process.

WHERE TO SEND INQUIRIES

For all program, eligibility, and application questions please call the 
LRP helpline at (866) 849-4047 or e-mail [email protected].

Scientific questions should be directed to the relevant NIH program 
contact listed on the LRP website at 
http://www.lrp.nih.gov/contact/index.htm.
  
SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION

All potential applicants are encouraged to read the eligibility 
requirements, benefits, and application procedures for the LRP-CR 
program located at the LRP website at http://www.lrp.nih.gov.  

Eligible applicants must submit a completed on-line application at 
http://www.lrp.nih.gov by January 31, 2003 at 5 PM EST.

REQUIRED FEDERAL CITATIONS

Awards are made pursuant to the Public Health Improvement Act of 
November 2000 (Public Law 106-505), also known as the Clinical Research 
Enhancement Act, which added Section 487F of the Public Health Service 
(PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 288-5a).  There are two sections 487F.  Section 
205 of Public Law 106-505 (114 Stat. 2329), inserted section 487F after 
section 487E.  Previously, section 1002(b) of Public Law 106-310 (114 
Stat. 1129), which relates to a Pediatric Research Loan Repayment 
Program, inserted section 487F after section 487E.

The Federal Debt Collections Procedures Act of 1990, contained in 
Public Law 101-647, requires that an individual that has a judgment 
lien against his/her property for a debt to the United States shall not 
be eligible to receive funds directly from the Federal government in 
any program, except funds to which the debtor is entitled as a 
beneficiary, until the judgment is paid in full or otherwise satisfied 
(28 USC 3201). 

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for the LRP for 
Clinical Researchers is 93.280.
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