OMB control number

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)

OMB 0524-0050 · USDA/NIFA.

OMB 0524-0050

In December 2003, the National Veterinary Medical Service Act (NVMSA) was passed into law adding section 1415A to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1997. This law established a new Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) (7 U.S.C. 3151a) authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program of entering into agreements with veterinarians under which they agree to provide veterinary services in veterinarian shortage situations. The purpose of the program is to ensure an adequate supply of trained food animal veterinarians in shortage situations.

The latest form for Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) expires 2029-03-31 and is listed under ICR 202601-0524-001.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Latest forms, documents, and information collections
Document	Type
Form Final Progress Rep Final Progress Report	Form and Instruction
Form Service Verificati Service Verification	Form and Instruction
Form Annual Progress Re Annual Progress Report	Form and Instruction
Form Application Part 3 Application Part 3	Form and Instruction
Form Application Part 2 Application Part 2	Form and Instruction
Form Application Part 1 Application Part 1	Form and Instruction
Form Veterinary Shortag Veterinary Shortage Situation Nomination	Form and Instruction
Form Veterinary Shortag Veterinary Loan Repayment Program	Form and Instruction
Form Post-Award Survey Post-Award Survey EO Final	Form
Form Post-Award Survey Past Participants	Form
Form 0524-0050 Application Part 1	Form and Instruction
Form Veterinarian Short N/A	Form
Form Veterinarian Short State Animal Health Officials	Form
Sup_Statement_A OCIO edits 1-30-2026.docx	Supporting Statement A
Sup_Statement_A OCIO edits 1-30-2026.docx	Supporting Statement A
Comment 2.pdf	Public Comments
Comment 1.pdf	Public Comments
Veterinary Loan Repayment Program	Form and Instruction
Veterinary Loan Repayment Program	Form and Instruction
Veterinary Loan Repayment Program	Form and Instruction
Veterinary Loan Repayment Program	Form and Instruction
Veterinary Loan Repayment Program	Form and Instruction
Veterinary Loan Repayment Program	Form and Instruction
Veterinary Loan Repayment Program	Form and Instruction
Veterinary Loan Repayment Program	Form and Instruction
Veterinary Loan Repayment Program	Instruction
Past Participants	Form
Past Participants	Form
Current Participants	Other-Verification
Recommenders	Other-Application
Applicants	Form and Instruction
Applicants	Other-Application
State Animal Health Officials	Form
State Animal Health Officials	Form
State Animal Health Officials	Other-Survey

All Historical Document Collections

Historical document collections
Reference	Filing	Received	Action
202601-0524-001	Revision of a currently approved collection	2026-01-30	Approved without change
202504-0524-001	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2025-04-30
202502-0524-005	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2025-03-17	Approved without change
202212-0524-001	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-12-15	Approved without change
201910-0524-001	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2019-11-12	Approved without change
201701-0524-001	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2017-01-30	Approved without change
201606-0524-002	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2016-07-01	Approved with change

OMB Details

State Animal Health Officials

Federal Enterprise Architecture: General Science and Innovation - Scientific and Technological Research and Innovation

Information collection instruments
Form	Name	Electronic access	Type
Form Veterinarian Shortage Situation Nomination Form	N/A	Fillable Fileable	Form

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