Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Impact
Funds rural communities and their partners to expand integrated substance use disorder prevention, treatment, recovery, workforce, and coordination services, including opioid use disorder, in rural areas.
⚑ No cost share stated in the notice. · Primarily a service-delivery/community implementation program, not a research grant. · Domestic entities only; foreign entities are not eligible.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 54 partial | portfolio topic: public_health (primary); signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds service delivery, not research (capped); biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped); capped at 54 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds service delivery (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)–Impact funds rural communities to drive measurable improvements in access to integrated, coordinated treatment and recovery services for substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD). Its long-term aim is to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with SUD and enable sustained recovery and well-being.The program supports:New or expanded evidence-based SUD prevention, treatment, and recovery services in rural areas;Coordination across health and supportive social services to enable sustained, long-term recovery;A larger, more responsive workforce to address SUD-related needs; andMulti-sector community networks to strengthen and sustain local service delivery.The focus of RCORP-Impact is on reducing the impact of opioid misuse on rural America. However, HRSA recognizes that people who misuse opioids often struggle with other substances as well, including alcohol. Therefore, RCORP-Impact supports a comprehensive approach to address all SUD, including OUD, within a continuum of mental, behavioral, and related social supports.
Eligibility
All domestic public or private, non-profit, and for-profit, entities are eligible to apply."Domestic" means the fifty 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, or the Republic of Palau.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Health Resources and Services Administration <ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov>
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Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
45/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a public-health service delivery grant focused on rural opioid/substance-use treatment and recovery, with some community coordination and workforce development. IPPRA could potentially contribute through evaluation, survey research, or behavioral/communication components, but the opportunity is primarily for implementation rather than research, so it is only a partial fit. Public universities are eligible, which keeps it within reach, but the fit is below core because the main activity is service expansion, not a research program.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 45 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a public-health service delivery grant focused on rural opioid/substance-use treatment and recovery, with some community coordination and workforce development. IPPRA could potentially contribute through evaluation, survey research, or behavioral/communication components, but the opportunity is primarily for implementation rather than research, so it is only a partial fit. Public universities are eligible, which keeps it within reach, but the fit is below core because the main activity is service expansion, not a research program. |
| 2026-07-06 | 55 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a strong public-health/community health fit because it targets rural substance use disorder prevention, treatment, recovery, and service coordination, all of which align with IPPRA’s behavioral research, program evaluation, and community-based collaboration strengths. The opportunity is primarily implementation-oriented rather than a broad research call, so IPPRA would be best positioned as an evaluator, survey/needs-assessment partner, or behavioral/social-science component lead. Eligibility is broad and includes domestic public universities, so OU/IPPRA is eligible. |