Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response

The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. The opportunity number is HRSA-27-040, and the Assistance Listing is 93.690, Rural Communities Opioid Response Programs. The program is categorized as a discretionary grant in the Health funding activity category. HRSA states that the purpose is to support improved health care in rural areas by addressing immediate and short-term needs related to the provision of substance use disorder services. The program aims to reduce and prevent the risk of overdoses in rural areas. The forecast identifies estimated total program funding of $10,500,000 and an expected 35 awards. Both the award floor and award ceiling are $300,000, indicating a stated award amount of $300,000 per award in the current forecast. The source does not provide additional detail on allowable cost categories, indirect cost limits, subaward limits, or a period of performance. It explicitly states that cost sharing or matching is not required. Eligibility is broad by organization type but restricted by the rural service area requirement. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education, small businesses, and other for-profit organizations. The additional eligibility text states that domestic public or private, nonprofit or for-profit entities may apply. Domestic includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, 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. RCORP-Overdose Response services and activities may only support HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts. This opportunity is currently a forecast rather than an open notice. The forecasted date and last updated date are August 21, 2026. HRSA estimates that the opportunity will be posted on January 11, 2027. The estimated application due date is March 10, 2027, and electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on that date. The source does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide application questions, required uploads, narrative components, evaluation criteria, review priorities, or other submission mechanics beyond the electronic submission deadline. The estimated award date is August 1, 2027, and the estimated project start date is September 1, 2027. The fiscal year is 2027, and the archive date is April 9, 2027. No recurring schedule, annual cycle, rolling application process, or future-cycle cadence is stated in the forecast, so no recurrence is established from the provided material. Because the opportunity is forecasted, dates and other details may be updated when the full notice is posted. The listed grantor contact is Lynlee Tanner Stapleton at 301-443-5764 and ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov. The source also provides an HRSA Rural Health opioid response webpage for additional information. No direct PDF URL for a NOFO, RFA, guidelines document, or application document is provided in the supplied source.