ForecastAtlas Opportunity Score 96/100
HRSA FY 2027 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program — Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
HRSA forecasts $9 million for nine rural child and adolescent behavioral-health awards of up to $1 million each, with schools, healthcare organizations, governments and other rural-serving entities among the potentially eligible applicants.
Funding$9,000,000 total forecasted program funding; 9 expected awards; award ceiling up to $1,000,000; no cost share or match required in the current forecast.
DeadlineForecasted NOFO posting January 22, 2027; estimated application due March 23, 2027; estimated project start September 1, 2027. Final timing will be controlled by the posted NOFO.
Last verifiedSeptember 2, 2026
Required next actionValidate the proposed service area against HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts; identify child and adolescent mental-health, substance-use, pediatric, school and community partners; document unmet rural behavioral-health access needs and current referral/service gaps; and monitor HRSA-27-043 for the final NOFO expected January 22, 2027. Do not finalize an N9+ or QC Healthcare budget until the final NOFO establishes allowable clinical-technology and contracted-service costs.
Broad Eligibility
The current federal forecast allows domestic public or private, nonprofit or for-profit entities, including state, county and local governments, Tribal governments and organizations, public housing authorities, independent school districts, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits, small businesses and other for-profit organizations. RCORP Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health services and activities may only support HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts; the final NOFO will control.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100. This is an unusually strong rural pediatric and school-adjacent behavioral-health pipeline opportunity because HRSA is forecasting up to $1 million per award specifically to establish or expand mental-health and substance-use-disorder services for rural children and adolescents, and independent school districts are explicitly within the forecasted applicant universe. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 25/100 at forecast stage: remote clinical access could become relevant inside an eligible rural care model, but the forecast does not establish telehealth, connected examination equipment, platform licensing or other N9+ costs as allowable. Atlas should preserve the opportunity now, build applicant and partner readiness, and wait for the final NOFO before asserting a technology procurement pathway.
The Health Resources and Services Administration has forecast a new FY 2027 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) funding track focused specifically on rural children and adolescents. The forecast says the program will support rural communities in establishing and expanding behavioral health care services, including mental health and substance use disorder services, for children and adolescents.
HRSA currently forecasts $9 million in total program funding, nine expected awards and an award ceiling of $1 million, with no cost-share requirement. The estimated NOFO posting date is January 22, 2027, the estimated application due date is March 23, 2027, and the anticipated project start is September 1, 2027. These dates, award terms and application requirements remain forecast information until HRSA posts the final NOFO.
Eligibility is broad across domestic public and private, nonprofit and for-profit entities, including state and local governments, Tribal governments and organizations, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, nonprofits and businesses. Program services and activities may only support HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts.
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Source verificationOfficial government source · www.grants.govAtlas last verified this record September 2, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
