Below is the list of program requirements awardees are expected to comply with: • Maintain a current and unrestricted license and be in good standing with the California Board of Registered Nursing. • Have a Bachelor of Nursing degree. • Have existing qualifying educational loan debt incurred while pursuing a degree to practice as a Registered Nurse. • Keep said educational loans in good standing. • Must not participate or have an existing service obligation with another entity, including other HCAI funded programs. • Must not be in breach of any other HCAI/health professional service obligation. • Submit progress reports, in the form required by HCAI, demonstrating compliance with program requirements and their agreement/contract. • Maintain 32 hours or more per week of direct patient care during the entirety of the contract period. • To inform HCAI in writing within 30 business days of any change in contact information (mailing address, telephone number, email address, etc.), or any change in circumstances impacting an awardee’s eligibility to receive or participate in the BSNLRP program.

Complete and submit an application through the HCAI eApp Funding Portal by June 13, 2025, at 3:00 p.m.

Eligible Practice Sites:

An applicant must provide direct patient care in one of the following eligible geographic areas or approved site designations:

• California Nursing School

• Health Professional Shortage Area – Primary Care (HPSA-PC)

• Rural Health Clinic

• Children’s Hospital

• Public School Facility

• Skilled Nursing Facility

• Clinics providing Reproductive Health and abortion-related services

• Medically Underserved Area (MUA)

• State-Operated Health Facility

• Correctional Facility

• Native American Health Center

• Substance Use Facility

• County-Operated Health Facility

• Primary Care Shortage Area (PCSA)

• Veteran’s Facility

• Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

• Registered Nurse Shortage Area (RNSA)