RCORP-Planning Provides Two Years of Support to Build Rural Community Networks and SUD Service Action Plans

HRSA's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy offers $100,000 per year for two years to organizations in HRSA-designated rural areas that want to build the partnerships, assess the community needs, and develop the action plans needed to eventually establish or expand substance use disorder services. Applications are due July 8, 2026. Every funded organization receives the same fixed award amount; there is no ceiling variation. This is a capacity-building and planning grant, not a direct service delivery grant, and organizations may not use RCORP-Planning funds to provide clinical treatment, prevention, or recovery services to individuals.

Assistance Listing Number: 93.912
Opportunity Identification Number: HRSA-26-036
Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Rural Strategic Initiatives
Application Deadline: July 8, 2026Division

Eligible Institutional Structures and Geographic Priorities

All domestic public, private, nonprofit, and for-profit entities are eligible to apply. Individuals may not apply. The geographic constraint is firm: every activity must be confined to HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts as confirmed through the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer. Organizations in partially rural counties must restrict activities to the rural census tracts within those counties.

An organization may submit more than one application under the same UEI if each proposes a distinct project serving a different rural population. A parent organization may not apply on behalf of its satellite offices or clinics. At least two letters of support from proposed network partners must accompany the application, with at least one from an organization physically located in the target rural service area. Organizations that do not currently hold an active RCORP award receive two additional scoring priority points, and organizations that have never received an RCORP award receive an additional two points, creating a meaningful advantage for first-time RCORP applicants.

Financial Mechanics and Match Requirements

HRSA has committed $4 million and expects to fund 40 organizations at the fixed amount of $100,000 per year for two budget years from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028. All eligible funded applications receive this same amount regardless of service area size or organization size. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Equipment and supply purchases and minor facility renovations may only be budgeted in Year 2, require HRSA prior approval, and may not exceed 20 percent of the Year 2 budget.

Administrative Compliance and Post Award Oversight

Awards operate under 2 CFR Part 200. The individual award total of $200,000 over two years is well below the single audit threshold on its own; aggregate organizational federal spending from all sources determines the trigger. Grantees must participate in a bimonthly RCORP-Planning learning collaborative and attend monthly calls with HRSA staff and the RCORP technical assistance provider. A strategic action plan must be submitted to HRSA before the end of the period of performance. Annual performance measures reporting covers the number of network partners engaged, action plan items in progress or completed, and provider trainings completed.

Three core objectives must all be addressed: building and formalizing a network of partners from multiple sectors; conducting a comprehensive community assessment and developing a multi-stakeholder action plan to expand SUD services; and preparing local providers and organizations to deliver SUD services when the planning phase is complete.