Grants to USA IHEs, Nonprofits, For-Profits, and Agencies for Behavioral Health Programming in Rural Communities

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Pathways

Agency

Federal

GrantWatch ID#

218687

Funding Source

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

CFDA Number: 93.912

Funding or PIN Number: HRSA-25-093

Geographic Focus

All USA
USA Territories: American Samoa (USA); Guam (USA); Puerto Rico (USA); Virgin Islands (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA);
USA Compact Free Associations:The Federated States of Micronesia (USA) Marshall Islands (USA) Republic of Palau (USA)

Important Dates

Deadline: 04/14/25 11:59 PM ET

Grant Description

Grants to USA and territories IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and agencies for behavioral health programming in rural communities. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for a variety of programs that will improve rural behavioral health care.

The purpose of RCORP-Pathways is to create innovative new youth-focused behavioral health care support programs, while also offering behavioral health care career pathway opportunities in rural communities. Award recipients will establish and work within a network of organizations to engage youth in developing and implementing behavioral health care support programming. Through these efforts, RCORP-Pathways will improve behavioral health care in rural areas.

Goal 1: Pathway. Establish pathway programs to introduce youth to behavioral health careers and facilitate admittance into formalized training programs.

Goal 2: Engagement. Engage youth to develop and implement peer-driven behavioral health programming in rural communities.

Goal 3: Sustainability. Develop innovative, multi-sectoral approaches to ensure the continued availability of RCORP-Pathways supported activities in the target rural service area.

For additional details, see https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00290042-instructions.pdf#page=8.

Recipient

Eligibility

City or township governments
County governments
Independent school districts
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)
Special district governments
State governments

Additional Eligibility Criteria

You can apply if you are a domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit, entity.

These types of domestic* organizations may apply:
• Public institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Non-profits with or without a 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

* “Domestic” means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

Other eligibility criteria: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00290042-instructions.pdf#page=6

Ineligible

Individuals are not eligible applicants under this NOFO.

HRSA will not consider an application that:
• Is from an organization that does not meet all eligibility criteria.
• Requests funding above the award ceiling shown in the funding range.
• Is submitted after the deadline.
• Is missing any required attachments and narrative sections, or required attachments and narrative sections are not complete.

Pre-Application Information

Timeline:
• NOFO issue date: January 14, 2025
• Application deadline: April 14, 2025
• Expected award date is by: August 1, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time

You must submit your application through Grants.gov.

Required Registrations:
Applicants must have an active System for Award (SAM) registration (https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration) which provides a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and Grants.gov account to apply. Creating a Grants.gov account can be completed online in minutes (https://www.grants.gov/register), but SAM registration may take several weeks. Therefore, an applicant’s registration should be done in sufficient time to ensure it does not impact the entity’s ability to meet required application submission deadlines.

You may submit more than one application under the same Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) if each applicant organization is located in a different rural area, serving a different population, and proposes a distinct project.

General FAQs: https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply-for-a-grant/understand-the-grants-process

Grants.gov opportunity page: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358167

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$4,800,000.00

Number of Grants

Up to 12 grants

Estimated Size of Grant

Up to $400,000 per year

Term of Contract

HRSA plans to fund awards in three 12-month budget periods for a total 3-year period of performance from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028.

Contact Information

Program and eligibility contact:
Caitlin Dunn
Program Coordinator, Rural Strategic Initiatives Division
Attn: RCORP-Pathways
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Health Resources and Services Administration
Email your questions to: ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov
Call: 301-480-9743

Financial and budget contact:
Lissette Young
Grants Management Specialist
Division of Grants Management Operations, OFAAM
Health Resources and Services Administration
Email your questions to: lyoung@hrsa.gov
Call: 301-287-9864

HRSA Contact Center
Open Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, except for federal holidays.
Call: 877-464-4772 / 877-Go4-HRSA
TTY: 877-897-9910
Electronic Handbooks Contact Center: https://hrsacm.my.salesforce-sites.com/EHBExternalForm

Grants.gov provides 24/7 support. You can call 1-800-518-4726, search the Grants.gov Knowledge Base at https://gditshared.servicenowservices.com/hhs_grants?pt=Grants, or email support@grants.gov. Hold on to your ticket number.

RFP & Supporting Documents

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates / changes / addendums / conferences / LOIs.

https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00290042-instructions.pdf

Grants to USA IHEs, Nonprofits, For-Profits, and Agencies for Behavioral Health Programming in Rural Communities

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Pathways

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