Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Centers (ROTA)

For program and eligibility questions:
Twyla Adams
240.276.0576
ROTA@samhsa.hhs.gov

For financial and budget questions:
240.276.1400
NOFOBudget.CSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grant review process and application status questions contact:
Erin Kurzinger
Erin.Kurzinger@samhsa.hhs.gov

Grants.gov contact center:
800.518.4726
support@grants.gov
Self-service knowledge base

System for award management (SAM):
866.606.8220
Federal service desk

This program will provide funding to implement 10 regional centers of excellence and 1 national coordinating office to develop and disseminate training and technical assistance addressing opioid and stimulant misuse affecting rural communities.

Required activities include:

• Identify and promote the adoption of relevant, evidence-based and evidence-informed practices and communicate relevant research findings in the areas of prevention, including overdose prevention, treatment and recovery support services for substance misuse and mental disorders that co-occur with opioid use disorder (OUD) and/or stimulant use disorder in rural healthcare settings
• Develop, update, and disseminate resources and information on prevention, including overdose prevention, treatment, and recovery from opioid and stimulant misuse and use disorders for individuals, families, communities, and practitioners focused on the needs of rural communities
• Provide high-quality training and technical assistance that emphasizes the needs of rural communities and integration of prevention, including overdose prevention, screening, treatment, and recovery support services in rural healthcare settings
• Collaborate and coordinate with other relevant state, regional, and national initiatives

A detailed list of program requirements and expectations under each track is provided in the application instructions.

Eligible applicants include:

• Public and nonprofit entities, including faith-based organizations
• States and territories
• Political subdivisions of states
• Tribes
• Tribal organizations
• Health facilities or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service

Award ceiling: $650,000 per year
Project period: Up to 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 11
Estimated total program funding: $7,150,000

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