For programmatic or technical questions:
Monica Rousseau
301.945.0928
ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
James Padgett
301.443.0207
jpadgett@hrsa.gov

This program (Short title: RCORP-NAS) provides grants for projects designed to reduce the incidence and impact of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in rural communities by improving systems of care, family supports, and social determinants of health. RCORP is an initiative with the goal of reducing the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in high-risk rural communities.

Grantees will be required to implement a set of SUD/OUD prevention, treatment, and recovery strategies that best address the needs identified in their service areas and target populations. These strategies are outlined in Section IV.2. of the application instructions.

Eligible applicants are all domestic public and private entities, including:

• Nonprofit organizations
• For-profit entities
• Academic institutions
• Faith-based and community-based organizations
• Tribes
• Tribal organizations

The target population is pregnant women, mothers, and women of childbearing age who have a history of, or who are at risk for, SUD/OUD and their children, families, and caregivers who reside in HRSA-designated rural areas.

Award ceiling: $500,000 for the entire project period
Project period: 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 30
Estimated total program funding: $15,000,000

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

Applicant webinar recording:
Playback number: 800.388.9075
Passcode: 62320