ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 66/100
Nebraska Production Animal Rural Veterinarian Grant Program
Nebraska Department of Labor is currently accepting applications for the Nebraska Production Animal Rural Veterinarian Grant Program, offering $150,000 each to up to 13 qualifying recent veterinary graduates or new veterinarians who commit to qualifying rural Nebraska production-animal practice for eight years. No fixed application deadline is published on the controlling NDOL page.
Funding$150,000 per recipient; up to 13 recipients; $1,950,000 total program funding.
DeadlineNo fixed deadline or submission time is published on the current controlling NDOL page. A live online grant application is available as of September 11, 2026.
Last verifiedOctober 6, 2026
Required next actionEligible veterinarians should confirm the current NDOL criteria and submit through the live online application. No fixed public application deadline or submission time is stated on the current program page, so preserve the opportunity as active and reverify availability before submission.
Broad Eligibility
Recent veterinary graduates or new practicing veterinarians who meet NDOL requirements, including a DVM and Nebraska veterinary license; qualifying rural Nebraska production-animal employment or clinic establishment on or after January 1, 2025; Nebraska residence; an eight-year qualifying practice commitment; rural county population under 40,000; and a clinic dedicating at least 80% of hours to production-animal work. Elite 11 recipients are excluded.
Atlas Analysis
Applicant-centered rural veterinary workforce grant. Nebraska Department of Labor offers grants of $150,000 to up to 13 eligible recent veterinary graduates or new practicing veterinarians who establish or join a qualifying production-animal practice in rural Nebraska. Eligibility includes Nebraska licensure, residence and practice in a county under 40,000 population, at least 80% production-animal work, and an eight-year Nebraska practice commitment. The award is paid after successful completion of the required service period.
The Nebraska Department of Labor is currently accepting applications for the Nebraska Production Animal Rural Veterinarian Grant Program, a workforce initiative designed to recruit recent veterinary graduates and new veterinarians into production-animal practice in rural Nebraska.
Funding
NDOL states that $1,950,000 is available for up to 13 awards of $150,000 each. The current FAQ states the grant is paid in full after the grantee successfully satisfies the program requirements for eight consecutive years.
Eligibility
Applicants must hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Nebraska. Current NDOL guidance defines eligible applicants as recent graduates or new practicing veterinarians who graduated beginning with the Fall 2023/Spring 2024 academic year and who accepted qualifying rural Nebraska employment or established a qualifying rural practice on or after January 1, 2025.
The applicant must reside in Nebraska after accepting the position or establishing the clinic, commit to at least eight years of qualifying Nebraska practice, and work in a rural Nebraska county with fewer than 40,000 people. The qualifying clinic must devote at least 80% of its hours to production-animal work. Nebraska Elite 11 scholarship recipients are excluded.
Deadline and Application Status
No fixed closing date or submission time is published on the current controlling NDOL program page. The live page provides an active online grant application. Atlas therefore treats the program as currently open as of September 11, 2026, without inventing a deadline.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 66/100. N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. This is a direct workforce-recruitment grant to individual veterinarians, not a medical-device, telehealth, school-health, or healthcare-vendor procurement program. The award supports the qualifying veterinarian and is not presented by NDOL as funding for N9+ equipment, QC Healthcare services, or Dr. Miltie commercial activity. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant/vendor fit is therefore 0/100.
Current Action
Publish for Nebraska healthcare-workforce intelligence and monitor the controlling NDOL page for changes to eligibility, funding, or application status. No Dr. Miltie applicant outreach or pursuit is recommended.
Source verificationOfficial government source · dol.nebraska.govAtlas last verified this record October 6, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
