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I did have a credit check on April 9th. Here's what it said: " NCLRP/NCSP/HRSA Inquired on 04/09/2021 5600 FISHERS LN # 8 ROCKVILLE MD, 20852" My application still says "under review" and my service date has not changed. There has been no official email yet, and I will not pop the bubbly until there is. But, I have been countersigned (I've double checked three times now)! Don't be discouraged! You're almost certain to get the continuation. HRSA just likes to drag it's heels, as I'm sure we all know. ?

Well, I broke down and emailed them through the portal to ask last week. Just got this response this morning: “Thank you for your inquiry. You will be notified shortly prior to your August 19, 2021 end date. I hope this information helps.” That didn’t leave me feeling very confident, especially considering that my application still says it hasn’t been updated since April. BUT. I opened the application to check the contract anyway and IT WAS JUST COUNTER SIGNED THIS MORNING! I’m sighing with relief! And thank you to AnaLong for your words of encouragement on my last post. It’s always nice to hear positive words when you’re feeling defeated and suffering from a lack of perspective ?

No change on the portal for me yet and I'm starting to feel discouraged. I'm worried about two things: 1) I used all the money I received to pay off my qualifying loans after taxes. So, if they're expecting that the gross distributions (rather than the net) are applied to our loans, then maybe that's counting against me? 2) I had to enter my federal loans manually which I think dramatically increases the odds that I screwed up my documentation somehow. I did see that continuations were still being awarded into July last year, but I don't know if that's normal or if the timeline was later due to COVID. Regardless, I just keep telling myself to be grateful for the two years of funding I've received so far and that even if I don't get approved for the continuation, I'm light years ahead of where I would have been without the original contract. Good luck to all who are still waiting to hear!

Can we make it a conference call?!?? I'm trying to enter my loans manually, and it is confusing! What I'm struggling with is the documentation. My servicer hasn't published any updated account statements since last March, so I'm going to have to message BHW to ask whether a screenshot will work. And if my documentation shows all the account information, plus disbursement date, payment information, and most recent balance or payoff date, is that good enough? Should I just upload the same document 3 times, or are they looking for something different? I wish they were more helpful in answering questions....

Just wanted to share that I haven't had my January disbursement yet either, and I usually get it on the 16th of the month. I sent an email through the portal this morning asking for clarification at about 08:30. As of 2:30 pm, I checked for a response and now my January disbursement is 'processed.' Hopefully, that means we'll all see the deposits soon!

Thank you! This was my second time attempting, so don't give up if you don't luck out during this cycle. Whether you get funded depends quite a bit on what the application pool looks like!

The financial tab still says 'processed.' I got no notifications, just happened to log into my checking account and see it. Funds have been deposited under the name "HRSA TREAS 310 MISC PAY." Hope this helps!

Just wanted to update award recipients that I saw my first payment from HRSA in my account tonight. It's postdated for 9/16.

And thank you so much for painting all educators as people who cannot do the job. Very helpful advice ?

So far, it hasn’t changed. It still says “accepted award- under final review” on the main page. I had to open my contract to see that it had been signed.

Nurse faculty here. Got my finalist notification on July 24th and IMMEDIATELY logged in to sign my confirmation of interest. Just got co-signed today at 4:23 pm. No email notification of the co-sign, I’m just checking obsessively. Yay! My spouse is starting school next week and this will be a life saver for our family!!

I can't believe it! I just got a finalist email notification at 5:00pm today! I'm nurse faculty with a DTI of 115%. I'm considered Tier 2, since less than 50% of my students come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Fingers crossed for everyone here... don't give up hope!

Nurse faculty here with a DTI of 115%. I've applied once in the past and had a credit check for that application in mid-May, and was obviously not awarded. This year, I decided to apply again. I don't expect that I'm a competitive applicant, but thought it was worth it to try. Was definitely feeling like it wasn't going to happen as my credit hadn't even been checked for this application. But I received word that I had an inquiry on July 10th from Credco. Thinking it has to be NHSC as I haven't applied for anything else this year. I'm hoping that this comparatively late check means that they think the funds will stretch far enough to award some faculty and MAYBE I could be one of them. Fingers crossed, as my husband is starting school soon, and this would help tremendously!!

Ugh. Still waiting. But I'm tier 2 nursing faculty so I'm trying to keep the hope alive. I could really use as I just found out I"m expecting our first child and money is about to get tighter. Everybody please send me some of your good luck!

@Pamitch1957: what tier are you in, if you don't mind my asking?

Congratulations! And send some of your good fortune my way please!

My birthday is July 28th, so I'm also hoping for the world's best birthday present! :)

I think the first Allnurses post of someone getting notified in the 2015 cycle was around July 22nd.

I'm kind of amazed that Nebraska isn't on the list. I'm in an urban area (yes, we *do* have those) and a local system just increased their pay rates: $23.81/hr for ADN/diploma, $25/hr for BSN, and $26.25/hr for MSN. There is a differential for the 1500-2300 shift (I think it's 10%) and for overnights and weekends (15%?). But keep in mind, that this area just saw a significant pay increase for nurses due to a battle with a particular insurance company. The battle caused facilities to lose business, nurses began to jump ship. Competing facilities increased base wages to lure nurses away, which caused an increase in base wages all over the metro area. I myself received an extra $3/hr due to the SNAFU.

No, it would be 60,000 divided by 80,000 which is 75%. It's not difficult to rack up huge D/I ratios, it just all depends on where you went to school, how many degrees you have,and what job you took. Personally, my D/I is over 170%. I have my BSN and my MSN and roughly 86,000 in student loans to show for it. This is because I could not work full time while doing my undergrad degree and needed loans for tuition as well as living expenses. I went to a state university for both degrees, and even got tuition remission by working as a GA for 2 of the 3 years I was in the MSN program. But the $$$ still adds up. Then I took a faculty position when I graduated, which is my dream job, but the base salary is only $50k annually. So 86k/50k = 172%. Most people don't go into nursing education because it doesn't pay as well as the bedside. In my case, this isn't true. In my part of the country, nurses aren't paid all that well, AND we're one of the few states that isn't unionized. I actually make more as an educator than I would working full time in my facility's float pool, which includes a $10/hr incentive on top of the hourly rate. Ugh.

I'm a faculty member. My school is not >50% disadvantaged, but my D/I is >170%, which I think puts me in Tier 2, if I remember correctly. I also applied using the NSLDS feature, and it was my understanding that there was no need to provide further documentation on those loans. If it helps, I did receive a credit check in April, and my status is still listed as 'under review.' No matter how much I wish that it said "all loans paid in full"

It doesn't help that they keep sending me emails about other programs and my password. Every time I see a HRSA email in my inbox, my heart jumps up into my throat and the bottom drops out of my stomach. Then I open it up only to find that they're giving me details on some other loan program for which I'm not even eligible. It's taking years off my life, I tell you!

Dooooooo it! I know an earlier poster stated they called and were told rewards were being made. But now, I'm beginning to wonder if there was some confusion between this program and the NHSC program....

@pbflash2: Check Equifax. I had a credit check from Credco on April 19th. But when other posters started discussing a second credit check, I logged on to Credit Karma, which showed no inquiries, not even the April 19th inquiry that I knew was done. For the record, I'm an MSN prepared Nurse Faculty member at a Tier 2 school with >170% D/I ratio. No second credit check as far as I can tell, but I'm hoping that doesn't mean anything, because I desperately need this!