Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center

Practice Site Recruitment and Retention Incentive

Who can apply: Physician practice sites must be underserved Tennessee facilities. Dental sites may be FQHCs, charitable clinics, faith-based clinics, or other qualifying clinics. Eligible positions include primary care physicians, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, dentists, and qualifying emergency medicine physicians. Owners, equity partners, and immediate family members of practice site administrators are ineligible for sign-on or retention bonuses.

Deadline: Applications approved quarterly. Quarterly report due dates for 2026 are May 31, August 31, November 30, 2026, and February 28, 2027.