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HRSA-23-038: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Overdose Response

Closed Closed January 19, 2023 Opportunity HRSA-23-038

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response (HRSA-27-040). Status: Expected deadline March 10, 2027. It is in our archive of Health Resources and Services Administration notices from 2022.

Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 40 awards worth $12.0 million in total. Applications closed on January 19, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed October 21, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Health Resources and Services Administration has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
HRSA-27-040August 21, 2026Expected deadline March 10, 2027Forecast
HRSA-25-010December 20, 2024Closed March 10, 2025Closed

Key dates

PostedOctober 21, 2022
DeadlineJanuary 19, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

All 11 applicant types the notice lists

Eligible applicants include all domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities, including community-based organizations, federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, state, local and territorial governments, and institutions of higher education.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Overdose Response program. The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) is a multi-year HRSA initiative aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in high-risk rural communities. This funding opportunity, RCORP-Overdose Response, will advance RCORP’s overall goal by supporting immediate responses to the opioid crisis in rural areas. Over the course of a one-year period of performance, RCORP-Overdose Response recipients will address immediate needs in rural areas through improving access to, capacity for, and sustainability of prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use disorder (SUD). To achieve the purpose of the RCORP-Overdose Response program, applicants must select from a list of allowable activities. Please see Program Requirements and Expectations for additional information. Applicants are encouraged to give special consideration to the needs of rural populations that have historically suffered from poorer health outcomes or health disparities, as compared to the rest of the rural population. Examples of these rural populations include, but are not limited to: racial and ethnic minorities, people who are pregnant, adolescents and youth, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.

Category: Health.

Who has won Rural Healthcare Services Programs grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Rural Healthcare Services Programs (93.912) awarded $727 million across 1,490 grant awards, an average of $487,643 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Rural Health Resource CenterMinnesota3$58.6 million
University of North DakotaNorth Dakota3$10.3 million
JBS International, Inc.Maryland1$10.1 million
Arkansas Rural Health PartnershipArkansas6$8.3 million
Rural Health Redesign Center Organization, Inc.Pennsylvania3$7.9 million

Top states: Minnesota ($78.7 million), Missouri ($44.2 million), Arkansas ($32.6 million), Kentucky ($28.2 million), Georgia ($26.1 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HRSA-27-040, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is HRSA-23-038 still open?

No. It closed on January 19, 2023. A newer notice is forecast: HRSA-27-040, expected deadline March 10, 2027.

Who can apply for Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Overdose Response?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Overdose Response?

Closed January 19, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $12.0 million in total across about 40 awards.

Who has won Rural Healthcare Services Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Rural Health Resource Center, University of North Dakota, JBS International, Inc. The program made 1,490 awards worth $727 million in that time.

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