ForecastedOpportunity HRSA-27-040

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response

Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency's forecast estimates an application due date of March 10, 2027; forecast dates can change. Individual awards are listed as $300K, with about 35 awards expected and $10.5M in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.690 (Rural Communities Opioid Response Programs).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Aug 21, 2026Forecast posted
Jan 11, 2027 (est.)Full notice expectednext date
Mar 10, 2027 (est.)Application deadline
Aug 1, 2027 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Aug 21, 2026
Est. close date: Mar 10, 2027
Est. award date: Aug 1, 2027
Award floor: $300,000
Award ceiling: $300,000
Est. total funding: $10,500,000
Expected awards: 35
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Fiscal year: FY2027

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Small businesses
Unrestricted (any entity type)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

You can apply if you are a domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entity. "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.RCORP-Overdose Response services and activities may only support HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The purpose of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) - Overdose Response is to support improving 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.

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How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Watch for the full noticeThe agency estimates posting it around January 11, 2027. Save this grant to track changes.
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyLynlee Tanner Stapleton · ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov Open ↗
Submit before March 10, 2027Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.690Rural Communities Opioid Response ProgramsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.690

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$134M

FY25

$140M

FY26

$56.1M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.690. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 93.690

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 3 grant awards had funding actions under Rural Communities Opioid Response Programs. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE$3.33M
FLETCHER GROUP INC$3.33M
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$3.33M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Lynlee Tanner Stapleton
ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov
301-443-5764

Quick answers

Is “Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response” open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. The agency estimates posting the full notice around January 11, 2027. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for “Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through “Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $300k, total estimated program funding is $10,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 35 awards.

How do I apply for “Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-27-040), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.690