Rural Response to the Opioid Crisis – Funding & Opportunities

Comprehensive Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Program Inactive
Grants to support state, local, and tribal drug take-back efforts, including purchasing storage and disposal equipment and other innovative approaches.

Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs (SPF Rx) Inactive
Grants to help prevent and address prescription drug misuse within a state, tribe, or locality. The program is designed to raise awareness about the dangers of sharing medications, the risks of fake or counterfeit pills purchased over social media or other unknown sources, and to work with pharmaceutical and medical communities on the risks of overprescribing.

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Behavioral Health Care Support Inactive
Funding to improve access to and quality of substance use disorder and other behavioral healthcare services in rural communities including utilization of prevention, treatment, and recovery services to improve the care for those affected by behavioral health conditions.

Targeted Capacity Expansion: Special Projects Inactive
Funding to develop and implement evidence-based, targeted strategies for substance use disorder treatment to address a specific population or area of focus identified by a community.

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Behavioral Health Care Technical Assistance (RCORP-BHCTA) Inactive
Funding for a single entity to provide technical assistance to HRSA's Rural Communities Opioid Response Program grantees working to improve access to and quality of behavioral health care services, including substance use disorder and opioid use disorder services, in rural areas.

Harm Reduction Program Grant Inactive
Grants to support community-based, trauma-informed overdose prevention programs, syringe services programs, and other harm reduction services. Priority populations include rural communities, LGBTQ+, and/or racial and ethnic minorities.

Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities Inactive
Offers funding to states to develop and implement programs that address the dental workforce needs of designated Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Implementation Inactive
Grants to strengthen and expand substance use disorder/opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery service delivery in high-risk rural communities.

Graduate Psychology Education Program Inactive
Grants to support doctoral-level psychology education and training programs to prepare psychologists to address the behavioral health needs, including opioid use and substance use, in high-need underserved and rural populations.

Engaging and Empowering Vulnerable Families and Communities to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Inactive
Grants for projects to develop, adapt, and/or evaluate promising evidence-based models of family and community based prevention for opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose for children and families, especially those at highest risk.