Rural Communities Opioid Response Program–Pathways (RCORP–Pathways)

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program–Pathways (RCORP–Pathways) is sponsored by Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) – Pathways (HRSA-25-093) - Research Support Notice: this is an archived listing << Back to Limited Submissions HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) – Pathways (HRSA-25-093) Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Funding Type: Institutional, Program or Curriculum Development Opportunity ID: HRSA-25-093 Sponsor/Solicitation URL: Visit Sponsor Website Questions concerning the limited submissions process may be submitted to limitedsubs@psu.

edu . Note: As of January 31, this program is Open Until Filled. The first eligible Expression of Interest (EOI) received will be awarded the nomination spot.

Insititutions 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. There are no institutional limits; however, institutional coordination is required to ensure that projects address and serve distinct rural areas and populations.

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. The target population for RCORP-Pathways is middle school and high school aged youth living in rural communities. However, no individuals may be excluded from RCORP-Pathways activities on the basis of age.

You must collaborate with a network of at least four total organizations, including your organization and three additional organizations. At least 50% of the organizations in the network must have a physical location in the target rural service area. HRSA strongly encourages you to include community colleges and local middle/high schools in your network.

If necessary, you may use the first year of the award for planning purposes, including establishing partnerships, developing curriculum, and engaging youth. Implementation of your project must begin by year two of the award. If awarded, you will participate in the RCORP-Pathways Learning Collaborative, facilitated by the RCORP technical assistance provider.

Required staff roles include a project director, data coordinator, and learning collaborative point of contact. All awardees must conduct a financial resources assessment, to identify avenues for sustainability after the award.

Target rural service area requirements RCORP-Pathways supported activities may only be delivered in HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts, as defined by the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer. Within partially rural counties, activities supported by this award may only be delivered within HRSA-designated rural census tracts.

Other eligibility criteria To be reviewed and scored by HRSA, your application must: Specify a target rural service area that contains only counties and/or census tracts that are designated rural per the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer. Include letters of commitment from at least three additional potential network members. Ensure that at least 50% of proposed network members are located within the target rural service area.

Engaging youth in behavioral health care can be uniquely challenging in rural communities where such resources and services may be less available or separated by significant distances. Therefore, you must implement your RCORP-Pathways project as part of a network of organizations that represent different aspects of youth engagement and behavioral health.

If awarded, you must submit a single memorandum of understanding signed by each network member within the first year of the project. At least 50% of your network members must have a physical location (either a headquarters or a satellite site) within the target rural service area. Each member of your network must be fully integrated into the RCORP-Pathways project.

At a minimum, network members should commit to: Meeting regularly (at least once a quarter). Coordinating with other network members on RCORP-Impact activities. Sharing aggregate data for performance reporting to HRSA.

Sustaining services after the period of performance ends. We strongly encourage you to engage local community colleges or other institutions of higher education in your network. We strongly encourage you to engage local middle and high schools in your network.

This announcement provides only opportunity highlights. Please carefully review the program guidelines and the sponsor's website for any requirements and expectations related to eligibility, PI and Co-PI limits, budget, collaboration, priority research areas, letter of intent requirements, and review criteria before submitting to this internal competition.