Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / Health Resources and Services Administration

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response

Forecast Expected deadline March 10, 2027 Opportunity HRSA-27-040

• Award ceiling$300,000
• Award floor$300,000
• Expected awards35
• Total funding$10.5 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

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Who can apply

This opportunity is open to any type of organization.

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

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.

Category: Health.

How to apply

1. Read the full notice and attachments on Grants.gov and the agency's announcement. The notice is the official source for deadlines and requirements.
2. Make sure your organization has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID; registration can take several weeks.
3. Register on Grants.gov and submit through Workspace before the deadline and time given in the notice. Our application guide walks through each step.

Questions go to Lynlee Tanner Stapleton, ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov, 301-443-5764.

Open the official notice