(a) Each fiscal year an application deadline will be posted on the program web page.(b) If there are not sufficient funds to offer loan repayment assistance for all eligible providers, applications shall be prioritized as follows:(1) Applications from eligible providers from practice specialties described in §23.96(a)(3)(A) - (G) of this subchapter (relating to Applicant Eligibility), ranked by the following criteria:(A) renewal applications;(B) applications from providers who sign SLRP contracts;(C) applications from providers whose employers are located in an MPHSA, prioritizing higher MHPSA scores. If a provider works for an agency located in an MHPSA that has satellite clinics and the provider works in more than one of the clinics, the highest MHPSA score where the provider works shall apply. If a provider travels to make home visits, the provider's agency base location and its MHPSA score shall apply. If a provider works for different employers in multiple MHPSAs having different degrees of shortage, the location having the highest MHPSA score shall apply;(D) applications from providers in state hospitals;(E) applications from providers whose employers are located in counties with a population of less than 50,000 persons. In the case of providers serving at multiple sites, at least 75 percent of their work hours are spent serving in counties with a population of less than 50,000 persons; and(F) applications received on the earliest dates; and(2) Applications from eligible providers from the practice specialty described in §23.96(a)(3)(H) of this subchapter, ranked by the following criteria:(A) renewal applications; and(B) applications received on the earliest dates.(c) If state funds are not sufficient to allow for maximum loan repayment assistance amounts stated in §23.100 of this subchapter (relating to Amount of Repayment Assistance) for all eligible applicants described by subparagraph (b)(1)(A) of this section, the Coordinating Board shall adjust in an equitable manner the state-funded distribution amounts for a fiscal year, in accordance with Texas Education Code, §61.607(d).