State LRAPs
Created and administered by bar associations, bar foundations, independent nonprofit organizations and state education administrations, 17 states offer loan repayment assistance programs. Equal Justice Works thanks Kelly Carmody of Carmody and Associates and the American Bar Association for this state LRAP information. Find comprehensive state LRAP information at www.abanet.org/legalservices/lrap/home.html
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|
State |
Year Created |
Number of Recipients |
Income Cap |
Eligible Loans |
Maximum Annual Assistance |
Funds Awarded |
|
Arizona |
1990 |
14 (2005) |
$50,000 |
Undergraduate, graduate, law, bar study |
$6,000 |
$31,800 (2006) |
|
District of Columbia |
2006 |
Begins in 2007 |
$65,000 |
Undergraduate, graduate, law, bar study |
$12,000 |
Begins in 2007 |
|
Florida |
2002 |
74 (2006) |
$40,000+ |
Law |
$6,000 |
$292,904 (2006) |
|
Indiana |
2005/2006 |
Begins in 2007 |
$50,000 |
Undergraduate, graduate, law, bar study |
$5,000 |
Begins in 2007 |
|
Kentucky |
2005/06 |
44 (2006) |
None |
Law |
$10,000 |
$1,200,000 (2006) |
|
Maine |
2003 |
9 (FY'06) |
None |
Law |
$5,000 |
$23,600 (FY'06) |
|
Maryland |
1988 |
52 (2006) |
$60,000 |
Undergraduate, graduate, law, bar study |
$7,500 |
$180,651 (2006) |
|
Massachusetts |
2001 |
27 (FY'05) |
Set by local programs |
Set by local programs |
Set by local programs |
$84,354 (FY'05) |
|
Minnesota |
1991 |
46 (FY'06) |
$42,528 |
Undergraduate, graduate, law, bar study |
Individual formula (average $4,269) |
$132,429 (2004) |
|
Missouri |
2005 |
10 (2005) |
$46,000 |
Graduate*, law, bar study |
$4,000 |
$40,000 (FY'06) |
|
Montana |
2006 |
6 (2006) |
$40,000 |
Law |
$2,500 |
$25,000 (2006) |
|
New Hampshire |
1999 |
16 (FY'06) |
None |
Law |
None set |
$70,000 (FY'06) |
|
New Mexico |
2006 |
Will select in late 2006 |
$45,000 |
Law, bar study |
$7,200 |
$300,000 (FY'06) |
|
New York |
2003 |
5 (2006) |
$60,000 |
Graduate*, law |
$5,000 |
$25,000 (2006) |
|
North Carolina |
1989 |
94 (FY'05) |
$46,000 |
Law, bar study |
$7,000 |
$300,000 (FY'06) |
|
Texas |
2003 |
25 (FY'06) |
$45,000 |
Undergraduate, graduate, law, bar study |
$3,600 |
$100,000 (FY'06) |
|
Washington |
2005/06 |
5 (2006) |
$50,500 |
Undergraduate, graduate, law, bar study |
$5,000 |
$30,000 (2005) |
*Graduate loans must be for joint legal/graduate degrees.