Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Pathways

For program and eligibility questions:
Caitlin Dunn
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The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Pathways (RCORP-Pathways) program will provide grants to create innovative new youth-focused, peer-driven behavioral healthcare support programs while also offering career pathway opportunities in rural communities.

Awardees will establish and work within a network of organizations to engage youth in developing and implementing behavioral health support programming. The first year of the program may be used for planning activities and to formalize a network, and the remaining 2 years must be dedicated to implementation.

The target population for RCORP-Pathways is middle school- and high school-aged youth living in rural communities.

Program goals:

1. Pathway - Establish pathway programs to introduce youth to behavioral health careers and facilitate admittance into formalized training programs
2. Engagement - Engage youth to develop and implement peer-driven behavioral health programming in rural communities
3. Sustainability - Develop innovative, multi-sectoral approaches to ensure the continued availability of RCORP-Pathways supported activities in the target rural service area

Detailed lists of required activities and project examples by goal are provided in the application instructions.

Eligible applicants:

• Public institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status
• For-profit organizations, including small businesses
• State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and freely associated states
• Independent school districts
• Native American tribal governments
• Native American tribal organizations

Criteria:

• Specify a target rural service area that contains only counties and/or census tracts that are designated rural per the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer
• Include letters of commitment from at least 3 additional potential network members
• Ensure that at least 50% of proposed network members are located within the target rural service area

Award ceiling: $400,000 per year
Project period: 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 12
Estimated total program funding: $4,800,000

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