The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program- Behavioral Health Care Technical Assistance (RCORP-BHCTA).
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration
Country: U.S., District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated State of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau
State: All States
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/09/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000,000
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to provide TA to rural consortiums engaging in activities to address behavioral health care issues, including substance use disorders (SUD). The TA will strengthen rural organizations’ capacity to develop multi-sector consortia that can plan, implement, and sustain programs that improve access to and quality of behavioral health care services, including substance use disorder (SUD)/opioid use disorder (OUD) services, in rural areas.
For the purposes of this cooperative agreement, improving rural behavioral health care service delivery includes increasing access to and utilization of prevention, treatment, and recovery services to improve health care for those affected by behavioral health conditions, which may include substance use and mental health disorders. Evidence-based prevention strategies improve health care in rural communities by reducing the strain on the rural health care system while also providing a cost-effective way of addressing and minimizing the individual and societal costs of behavioral health disorders.
This cooperative agreement will continue and enhance the TA efforts that began in 2018 for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP), a multi-year HRSA initiative aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality of SUD, including OUD, in high-risk rural communities through the provision of prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
Goals
The goals of RCORP-BHCTA, in collaboration with HRSA, are to:
- Provide TA to RCORP award recipients 2 and other rural stakeholders seeking guidance on how to improve access to and quality of behavioral health care services, including SUD/OUD services;
- Identify and/or develop, promote, and maintain tools and resources that support rural communities’ efforts to improve and sustain access to quality, equitable behavioral health care services, including SUD/OUD services;
- Develop and enhance meaningful partnerships with relevant stakeholders at the local, state, regional, and national level to promote exchange of information and promising practices that improve and sustain behavioral health care, including SUD/OUD services, in rural communities; and
- Identify and strengthen rural communities’ capacity to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to emerging behavioral health care issues, including SUD/OUD-related issues that would further negatively affect rural communities.
Funding Information
HRSA estimates approximately $10,000,000 to be available annually to fund one recipient. The actual amount available will not be determined until enactment of the final FY 2022 federal appropriation. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $10,000,000 total cost (includes both direct and indirect, facilities and administrative costs) per year. This program notice is subject to the appropriation of funds, and is a contingency action taken to ensure that, should funds become available for this purpose, HRSA can process applications and award funds appropriately.
The period of performance is September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026 (4 years). Funding beyond the first year is dependent on the availability of appropriated funds for RCORP-BHCTA in subsequent fiscal years, satisfactory recipient performance, and a decision that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal Government.
Eligible Applicants
- Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, non-profit and for-profit, entities. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply.
- In addition to the 50 U.S. states, only organizations in the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated State of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau may apply. If you are located outside the 50 states, you must still meet the eligibility requirements.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
