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Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration

Assistance Listings: 93.690 -- Rural Communities Opioid Response Programs

Last Updated: August 21, 2026

Description

The purpose of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) - Overdose Response is to support improving health care in rural areas by addressing their immediate and short-term needs related to the provision of substance use disorder services. RCORP Overdose Response aims to reduce and prevent the risk of overdoses in rural areas.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Business

  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Small businesses

Government

  • City or township governments
  • State governments
  • County governments
  • Special district governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • Public and Indian housing authorities

Nonprofit

  • Other Native American tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Miscellaneous

  • Unrestricted

Education

  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Independent school districts
  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Additional information

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-Overdose Response services and activities may only support HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts.

Grantor contact information

Description

Lynlee Tanner Stapleton 301-443-5764

Email

ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov

ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://www.hrsa.gov/rural-health/opioid-response

Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

January 11, 2027

Estimated Application Due Date:

March 10, 2027

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

August 1, 2027

Estimated Project Start Date:

September 1, 2027

Fiscal Year:

2027

Application process

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Award

$10,500,000

Program Funding

35

Expected awards

$300,000

Award Minimum

$300,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HRSA-27-040

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

1

Forecast posted date:

August 21, 2026

Archive date:

April 9, 2027

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