Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 23 038
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Overdose Response grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It is designed to help high-risk rural communities respond quickly and effectively to the opioid crisis and other substance use disorders (SUD), with a strong focus on reducing illness and deaths related to opioid use disorder (OUD) and related overdoses. This particular RCORP funding track concentrates on immediate, practical actions that can be put in place and show progress within a one-year period of performance.
At its core, the program supports rural communities in strengthening the full continuum of SUD services: prevention, treatment, and recovery. Funded recipients are expected to improve access to services, expand local capacity to deliver those services, and build sustainability so that efforts can continue beyond the short project window. Rather than allowing applicants to propose any activities they choose, HRSA requires applicants to select from a defined list of allowable activities described in the program requirements. This structure signals that the program is meant to fund evidence-informed, ready-to-implement approaches that directly address overdose response and related service gaps, especially in places where rural distance, workforce shortages, limited treatment infrastructure, and fragmented systems make it harder for people to get timely help.
A notable emphasis of the opportunity is equity within rural settings. Applicants are encouraged to prioritize and tailor interventions for rural groups that have historically experienced worse health outcomes or persistent disparities, even compared to other rural residents. The notice specifically highlights populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, pregnant people, adolescents and youth, LGBTQIA individuals, veterans, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, older adults, and people with disabilities. In practice, this means proposals are expected to show awareness of who is being left behind locally and to design overdose prevention, treatment access, and recovery supports in ways that are culturally appropriate, reachable, and responsive to barriers like transportation, stigma, lack of broadband, or limited clinical providers.
Eligibility is broad and intentionally cross-sector, reflecting the reality that rural overdose response often requires coordination among public health, health care, behavioral health, emergency services, education, and community organizations. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Tribal governments; other Tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions). The listing also includes an "others" category with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. The program is cataloged under CFDA 93.912.
Key administrative details included in the notice are the funding opportunity number HRSA-23-038, an expected 40 awards, a posting date of October 21, 2022, and an original application closing date of January 19, 2023. The award ceiling is listed as 0 in the source data, which typically indicates that the maximum award amount was not specified in that field and would need to be confirmed in the full funding announcement or related HRSA materials. Overall, the opportunity is positioned as a one-year, action-oriented investment to help rural communities rapidly strengthen overdose response and build more durable prevention, treatment, and recovery systems for SUD.Apply for HRSA 23 038
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Overdose Response" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.912.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 21, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 19, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 40 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: 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), 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, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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