The New York State Nurses Across New York (NANY) initiative is designed to help train and place registered professional nurses(RN) licensed to practice under section sixty-nine hundred five of the education law and licensed practical nurses (LPN) licensed under section sixty-nine hundred six of the education law in underserved communities, in a variety of settings and specialties, to care for New York’s diverse population. The NANY Loan Repayment Program makes funds available to help recruit RNs and LPNs and encourage them to remain in medically underserved areas of the state. Funding is provided in exchange for a nurse’s commitment to work in an underserved area for a three-year period (NANY service obligation period). This new Solicitation of Interest’s (SOI) goal is to address the nursing shortage, and will be referenced herein as Cycle I. Cycle I awards will provide up to: (1) $25,000 for a RN or (2) $10,000for a LPN who agrees to practice in an underserved area for the three-year NANY service obligation period. Up to $2.5 million is currently available under this SOI.

Pursuant to PHL § 2807-AA, NANY funds can be awarded to: (1)registered professional nurses and licensed practical nurses; or (2) a health care facility to recruit or retain a nurse by providing the nurse funds to repay outstanding qualifying outstanding debt. In all cases, 100 percent of the funds ultimately must be distributed to the nurse.