USDA Plans Updates to Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Forms
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The notice prepares updates to the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program application and participant submission process. The program supports veterinarians who agree to serve in areas with veterinary shortages by helping repay eligible education loans. NIFA plans to revise the current information collection, update application forms to match current law and program policies, and move parts of the process into a new electronic system on the eRA platform. Veterinarians, applicants, and program participants may see changes in how records are submitted, managed, and stored. Public comments are due by August 21, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Updates VMLRP application forms to reflect current law, executive orders, OMB guidance, and program policies
- Moves parts of the application and participant submission process into the eRA electronic platform
- Changes how applicant and participant records are collected, managed, and stored
Obligations
What this law requires
Any person submitting written comments on the proposed VMLRP information collection revision must submit them through Regulations.gov following the portal instructions if they want the comments assured of consideration.
Commenters should not include information they do not want made public because all comments submitted will be posted without change on Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.