Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Planning
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HRSA-26-036
- Agency
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $100,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Special District Governments
- Small Businesses
- City/Township Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- State Governments
- Independent School Districts
- County Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- For Profit Organizations
- Unrestricted
- 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 (RCORP)-Planning, a planning-stage grant program supporting rural communities to build partnerships and foundational capacity for substance use disorder services, with applications due July 8, 2026. Funds may not be used for direct service delivery; the program is limited to planning activities only.
Eligible applicants include domestic public and private nonprofit and for-profit organizations, state and local governments, Native American tribal entities, faith-based organizations, and institutions of higher education. Activities must serve HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts exclusively.
HRSA expects to make 40 grants at $100,000 per award, totaling $200,000 over a two-year period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028. The program carries no mandatory cost share requirement.
Applicants must establish partnerships with at least four organizations, 50% of which must be physically located in the target rural service area. Core requirements include conducting comprehensive community assessments of substance use disorder–related needs, developing multi-stakeholder action plans, and preparing service providers for substance use disorder service delivery. Applications must address three core objectives: building network partnerships, assessing local needs and developing action plans, and preparing providers for service delivery.
Merit review evaluates applications on need, response, performance reporting and evaluation, impact, resources and capabilities, and support requested, scored to 100 points total. Applicants currently or previously funded by RCORP receive funding priority points.
Post-award requirements include annual progress reports, submission of a strategic action plan before period of performance ends, participation in a learning collaborative, and compliance with federal regulations and HRSA's strategic priorities.
Assistance Listing 93.690.
Synopsis
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Planning supports organizations in rural communities to build the partnerships and foundational capacity needed to develop, implement and sustain a comprehensive system of substance use disorder (SUD) and related services. RCORP"s focus is on opioid misuse and its impact on rural America. However, HRSA recognizes that people who misuse opioids often struggle with other substances as well, including alcohol. Individuals struggling with SUD, including opioid use disorder (OUD), need a continuum of mental, behavioral, and related social supports. RCORP-Planning helps address these needs in a comprehensive way.This program is intended for rural communities that may find the logistics or requirements of larger, more complex federal grant programs to be barriers to accessing start-up support. Funding will serve as a critical first step to creating SUD service systems that make care easy to access, strengthen the behavioral health workforce, and have strong community buy-in. It will help prepare communities to provide sustainable prevention, treatment, recovery, and other supportive services that:reduce substance use initiation and misuse,address the mental, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of people who use illicit substances or misuse alcohol, or are in recovery from substance use problems, andreduce disease and death related to substance use problems, including OUD, in high-risk rural communities.The intent of this program is to fund planning activities only. Funds may not be used for direct service delivery.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| HRSA-26-036_FAQs.pdf | ||
| TA Webinar Announcement HRSA-26-036 (Pre-recorded).pdf | ||
| HRSA-26-036 FINAL.pdf |
Posting history
| Listing | Posted | Applications due |
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