Rural Communities Opioid Response Programs

The initiatives included in this assistance listing are: Various Rural Communities Opioid Response Programs (RCORP) include: RCORP-Implementation reduces the morbidity and mortality from substance abuse disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), by strengthening and expanding prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. RCORP-Behavioral Health Care Technical Assistance provides TA for rural communities engaging in activities to combat OUD. RCORP-Psychostimulant Support strengthens and expands prevention, treatment, and recovery services for rural individuals. RCORP-Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome advances RCORP’s overall goal of reducing incidence and impact of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in rural communities. RCORP-Behavioral Health Care Support (RCORP-BHS) improves access to and quality of SUD and other behavioral health care services in rural communities. RCORP-Medication Assisted Treatment Access establishes new MAT access points and increase capacity for sustainable MAT service provision in rural areas. RCORP-Overdose Response supports rapid, gap-filling activities that enable rural communities to respond to the ongoing overdose crisis. RCORP-Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health strengthens and expands access to behavioral health care services across care continuum for rural youth and adolescents at risk for, or diagnosed with, SUD and/or a co-occurring mental disorder. RCORP–Impact improves access to treatment and recovery services for SUD, including OUD. RCORP– Pathways creates innovative new youth behavioral health support and career pathway programs in rural communities. The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Evaluation cooperative agreement evaluates the impact of RCORP initiatives, which currently include eight active RCORP grant programs and pilot programs. The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program- Rural Centers of Excellence on Substance Use Disorder builds the evidence base for what prevention, treatment, and recovery interventions are effective and sustainable in communities and disseminates this information to strengthen the substance use disorders (SUD) services.

For applicant eligibility information related to the programs in this assistance listing, refer to the applicable Notice of Funding Opportunity on grants.gov.

Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Health Professional, Local, Rural

Medically underserved populations in rural areas will receive expanded services in rural communities where they did not previously exist.

All qualified applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee. Based on the advice of the objective review committee, the HRSA program official with delegated authority is responsible for final selection and funding decisions. Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Award.

Criteria are based on the need of the project, innovation, realistic and measurable goals and objectives, clearly defined roles of each network member, strength of applicant's management plan, community involvement, level of local commitment, costs, and program evaluation plan. Specific criteria will be included in the guidance for each program.