Large Animal Healthcare Enhancement Fund

The Large Animal Healthcare Enhancement Fund is a $130,000 recurring fund created by the N.C. General Assembly in 2023 and administered annually by the N.C. Agricultural Finance Authority. The funding opportunity is available to veterinarians who practice in one of the 70 North Carolina counties with a population of 100,000 or fewer and who spend 30% or more of their patient care on large animal veterinary care. These funds can be used for repayment of educational loans related to the recipient's veterinary degree, to purchase equipment or technology for use in their practice, or for any additional uses the advisory committee determines is appropriate to promote and develop large animal veterinarians to practice in the designated counties.

Veterinarians who practice in one of the 70 North Carolina counties with a population of 100,000 or fewer and who spend 30% or more of their patient care on large animal veterinary care.

Administered annually by the N.C. Agricultural Finance Authority. Submit the program Application (see the Application, FAQs, and Eligible Counties Map linked on the page). No specific application-window date is stated on the page; applications were most recently announced as opening in December.