Project Grant GA139540

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program (CFDA 93.912), awarded a $300,000 project grant to the County of Rio Arriba, New Mexico. The grant, effective from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, aims to collaborate with first responders to connect individuals experiencing opioid overdose to needed resources, increasing the number of overdose survivors...

The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Pathways (AROUTE-P) initiative, awarded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, will receive $399,998 to address behavioral health workforce shortages in six rural North Arkansas counties. Led by the Arkansas Behavioral Health Integration Network (ABHIN), the project aims to establish structured programs to introduce rural youth to behavioral health careers, empower youth to lead peer-driven behavioral health initiatives, and develop...

The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Pathways, awarded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under CFDA 93.912, will provide $400,000 over 3 years to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to implement innovative youth-focused, peer-driven behavioral health programs and offer career pathways in behavioral health in Carroll and Madison counties, Arkansas. The project aims to: 1) establish pathway programs to introduce youth to behavioral health careers and...

This $299,598 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Overdose Response (CFDA 93.912) award to Greater Impact, Inc. will fund the Gallatin Recovery Expansion, Treatment and Overdose Prevention (GREAT-OP) project in Gallatin County, Montana over a 12-month period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. The project aims to reduce overdose risks, expand access to care, and strengthen recovery support services for individuals impacted by substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $300,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Overdose Response (RCORP-OD) grant to Richland Medical Center Inc. dba Central Ozarks Medical Center (COMC) in Richland, Missouri. The grant aims to reduce morbidity and mortality from substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in high-risk rural communities through activities that improve access to, capacity...

This federal Project Grant award for $399,314.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912), supports initiatives to enhance healthcare delivery, access, and quality in rural communities affected by the opioid crisis. The funding will enable Medical Care Development Inc.,...

The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a $300,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Overdose Response grant to Bethany Christian Services of Western Pennsylvania. The project, titled "Renewed Hope," expands the organization's existing RENEW (Recovering Mothers with Newborns) program to provide substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) services to mothers with children up to 12 years old in...

This $300,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) - Overdose Response grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under CFDA 93.912, will enable the Mountaineer Community Health Center (MCHC) to address substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) needs in Morgan and Hampshire counties, West Virginia. Specifically, the grant funding will allow MCHC to: 1) Purchase and distribute naloxone,...

The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma (ITO) was awarded a $300,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Overdose Response grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to expand evidence-based strategies addressing opioid and stimulant use disorder within Payne, Lincoln, and Logan counties in Oklahoma. Key project activities include: 1) Expanding access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) by introducing Vivitrol, increasing rural...

This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) will support a collaborative rural opioid response initiative led by Mercy Hospital Lebanon in Missouri. The project will provide immediate access to evidence-based opioid use disorder (OUD) care, including...