Who can apply:
Eligible applicants include all domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, tribal organizations, and organizations based in the territories and freely associated states. To be eligible, you must serve rural communities at the highest risk for substance use disorder, and meet the RCORP-Planning specifications for the Applicant Organization as described below.
Previous recipients or consortium members of RCORP-Planning, Implementation, and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion awards are eligible, but must clearly demonstrate that there is no duplication of effort between the proposed project and any previous RCORP project. If you previously received (or served as a consortium member for) a 2018 RCORP Planning grant, 2019 RCORP Planning grant, 2019 RCORP Implementation Grant, and/or 2019 RCORP MAT Expansion grant, you must include detailed information for each RCORP award in Attachment 6. It is recommended you provide the following information in a table format:
- Name of RCORP award (e.g., RCORP-Planning)
- Dates of award (e.g., September 30, 2018 to September 29, 2019)
- Indicate whether you serve/d as the applicant organization or consortium member
- Target rural service area for past or current RCORP award
o For fully rural counties, list the county and state
o For partially rural counties, list the county, state, and eligible rural census tract(s)
- Brief description of the purpose and activities for past or current RCORP award
- Target rural service area for proposed FY20 RCORP-Planning award
o For fully rural counties, list the county and state
o For partially rural counties, list the county, state, and eligible rural census tract(s)
- Detail how, if funded, activities performed under the FY20 RCORP-Planning grant will complement, and not duplicate in any way, activities performed under current or previous RCORP awards.
- Detail how, if funded, you will sustain efforts and progress achieved under your previous RCORP grant while also completing the proposed project.
Applicant Organization Specifications
Your organization may be located in an urban or rural area. However, all planned activities supported by this program must exclusively target populations residing in HRSA-designated rural counties or rural census tracts in urban counties.
Your organization should have the staffing and infrastructure necessary to, if selected for the award, immedi