Rural Communities Opioid Response Programs

Objective

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.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Local
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Nonprofit Organization

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

Who Benefits

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Nonprofit Organization

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.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

forhp@hrsa.gov
3014430835