Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Evaluation
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- HRSA-27-041
- Agency
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- $5,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Small Businesses
- For Profit Organizations
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Special District Governments
- Independent School Districts
- City/Township Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Unrestricted
- State Governments
- County Governments
- Points of contact
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- Lea Carroll ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov (301) 443-3799
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Health Resources and Services Administration is soliciting applications for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program–Evaluation cooperative agreement to evaluate the impact of rural behavioral health strategies under RCORP initiatives and develop evaluation tools and resources for rural communities, with a forecast posting date of August 14, 2026.
Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, nonprofit or for-profit entities, small businesses, tribal organizations and governments (federally recognized and not federally recognized), state and local governments, higher education institutions, and special district or independent school district governments. "Domestic" encompasses the 50 states, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau. RCORP-Evaluation activities may only support HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts. Preapplication coordination is required.
The program funds evaluation activities and the development of evaluation tools supporting the eight active RCORP grant programs and pilot initiatives. Evaluation criteria include project need, innovation, realistic and measurable goals and objectives, clearly defined roles of network members, strength of management plan, community involvement, level of local commitment, costs, and program evaluation plan. Applicants must comply with 2 CFR Subpart F audit requirements; entities expending $1 million or more in federal awards annually require a single or program-specific audit.
The Assistance Listing number is 93.690 under the Rural Communities Opioid Response Programs. After initial award, projects are eligible for non-competitive renewal contingent on satisfactory performance and fund availability. The program operates under Executive Order 12372 and may require state intergovernmental review.
Forecast synopsis
The purpose of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) - Evaluation is to evaluate the impact of rural behavioral health strategies and methods employed under the RCORP initiative, and to develop evaluation tools and resources for use in rural communities to inform future community-led rural health initiatives
Eligibility
You can apply if you are a domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entity. "Domestic" means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.RCORP-Evaluation activities may only support HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts.
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