Alaska Health Care Professionals Workforce Enhancement Program (SHARP – 3)

Katie Yaniec
sharp.inquiry@alaska.gov

The Health Care Professionals Workforce Enhancement Program (SHARP-3) offers direct incentive payments or loan repayment assistance to a wide range of healthcare professionals in exchange for agreeing to practice for a minimum of 3 years in a state-designated healthcare services shortage area of Alaska.

The following healthcare professionals are eligible to apply.

Alaska Tier-1 healthcare professionals:

• Physician
• Dentist
• Pharmacist
• Doctor of nursing practice
• Clinical or counseling psychologist

Alaska Tier-2 healthcare professionals:

• Advanced practice registered nurse
• Physician assistant
• Dental hygienist
• Registered nurse
• Clinical social worker
• Physical therapist
• Board certified behavior analyst
• Marriage and family therapist
• Professional counselor

Alaska Tier-3 healthcare professionals:

• Other practitioners not designated as either Tier-1 or Tier-2 healthcare professionals

Maximum award amounts for both direct incentive payments and loan repayment assistance are as follows:

Tier 1:

• Up to $47,250 (full time)/$23,625 (half time), for very hard-to-fill positions
• Up to $35,000 (full time)/$17,500 (half time), for regular-fill positions

Tier 2:

• Up to $27,000 (full time)/$13,500 (half time), for very hard-to-fill positions
• Up to $20,000 (full time)/$10,000 (half time), for regular-fill positions

Tier 3:

• Up to $20,250 (full time)/$10,125 (half time), for very hard-to-fill positions
• Up to $15,000 (full time)/$7,500 (half time), for regular-fill positions

The healthcare practice site must agree to provide a portion of the benefit and an administrative fee.

Submit the online inquiry form to begin the application process.