New Rural Funding! Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Overdose Response

The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) – Overdose Response is a one-year program supporting improved health care in rural areas by addressing their immediate and short-term needs related to the provision of substance use disorder services. RCORP – Overdose Response aims to reduce and prevent the risk of overdoses in rural areas.

The RCORP-Overdose Response Program will support specific, short-term substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery activities, as well as work related to capacity building, supportive services, and special populations. Allowable activities are defined in the notice of funding opportunity.

Eligible organizations include all domestic public or private, non-profit, or for-profit entities.

FORHP will hold a webinar for applicants on Thursday January 30, 2025 at 3:00 pm Eastern. Log-information is below:

A technical assistance webinar via Zoom will be held for applicants on Thursday January 30, at 2:00 pm Eastern.

Approximately 20 awards of up to $300,000 each will be made. Apply by March 10, 2025.

For more information about this funding opportunity, contact the Program Coordinator, Diana Wang, at ru*****************@**sa.gov.

Click here for additional information and the application package.

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