health · HHS-HRSA

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Technical Assistance

Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-26-038

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $10.0M

Total Program Funding

$10.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 27, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

HRSA is awarding one massive $10M grant for technical assistance to the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). This isn't a grant to provide direct services — it's a grant to SUPPORT other RCORP grantees. You'll be the TA hub connecting rural communities with resources, providing training, facilitating peer learning, and helping ~200+ existing RCORP grantees implement and sustain their behavioral health programs. Think of it as being the backbone organization for HRSA's entire rural opioid response portfolio.

Who Should Apply

Large nonprofits, universities, or consulting organizations with national reach in rural health, substance use disorder, and technical assistance delivery. Must have capacity to support 200+ grantees simultaneously across diverse rural communities.

Who Should NOT Apply

Direct service providers wanting to run their own opioid program (apply for RCORP direct grants instead), local organizations without national TA capacity, or anyone who can't demonstrate experience supporting multiple grantees at scale.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must be a domestic public or private entity (nonprofits, for-profits, universities all eligible)
•Must provide comprehensive technical assistance to RCORP grantees nationwide
•Must have capacity to support 200+ grantee organizations simultaneously
•Must address behavioral health including prevention, treatment, and recovery
•Must focus specifically on rural communities
•No cost-sharing required

💡 GrantQuick Tip

This is essentially a re-competition for the existing RCORP-TA center. The incumbent has deep relationships with all current RCORP grantees. To win, you'd need to either BE the incumbent or demonstrate dramatically superior TA capacity for rural behavioral health. If you're a large rural health organization (National Rural Health Association, university rural health centers) with existing federal TA experience, this could be viable. Everyone else should look at the direct RCORP service grants instead.

Competitiveness: Very high — single $10M award with likely incumbent advantage. Maybe 3-5 organizations nationally can credibly compete.

What This Grant Funds

The purpose of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Technical Assistance (RCORP-TA) is to connect rural communities with high-quality, comprehensive, and tailored resources and supports to implement and sustain behavioral health care, including prevention, treatment, and recovery services, to address the opioid epidemic and related substance use concerns in rural areas. RCORP-TA supports and complements other RCORP investments to address the crisis of substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder, in rural areas, prevent substance misuse and its impacts, and promote long-term, sustained well-being.

Attachments

PDF

HRSA-26-038 Final.pdf

HRSA-26-038_Final.pdf

PDF

HRSA-26-038 FAQs_7.20.26.pdf

HRSA-26-038_FAQs_7.20.26.pdf

Who Can Apply

You can apply if you are a domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entity.

Eligible Applicant Types

Unrestricted (open to all)For-Profit OrganizationsPublic And Indian Housing Authorities501(c)(3) NonprofitsNonprofits without 501(c)(3)Independent School DistrictsCity/Township GovernmentsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsSmall BusinessesCounty GovernmentsOther Tribal OrganizationsPrivate Colleges & UniversitiesSpecial District GovernmentsState GovernmentsPublic Colleges & Universities

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $10.0M
Total Program Funding: $10.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: June 25, 2026

Application Deadline: July 27, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Agency Contact

Lea Carroll ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov

ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov

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