ForecastAtlas Opportunity Score 94/100
HRSA FY 2027 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Community Systems Development
HRSA forecasts six awards of up to $500,000 for rural communities building regional behavioral-health systems for substance-use prevention, treatment and recovery.
Funding$3,000,000 total forecasted program funding; 6 expected awards with a $500,000 award ceiling
DeadlineForecasted NOFO posting February 5, 2027; estimated application due April 6, 2027; estimated project start September 1, 2027
Last verifiedAugust 29, 2026
Required next actionBegin validating the proposed service area against HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts, identify the regional behavioral-health and SUD partners needed for a formalized network, and monitor HRSA-27-042 for the final NOFO expected February 5, 2027. Reconfirm all eligibility, budget, consortium and submission requirements before filing.
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, small businesses and other for-profit organizations. RCORP Community Systems Development services and activities may only support HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts; the final NOFO will control.
Atlas Analysis
High-value rural behavioral-health pipeline opportunity because it is specifically designed to build formalized regional systems of care rather than a single isolated service. Strong future applicants should validate rural geography early, assemble credible prevention, treatment and recovery partners, document service gaps and referral breakdowns, define shared operating and data workflows, and show how the network will expand clinical capacity across a rural region.
The Health Resources and Services Administration has forecast FY 2027 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Community Systems Development funding to help rural communities develop or expand behavioral health systems of care through formalized regional networks. The program is designed to expand operational and clinical service capacity through coordinated implementation of evidence-based substance-use-disorder prevention, treatment, recovery and related services.
HRSA currently forecasts $3 million in total program funding, six expected awards and a $500,000 award ceiling. The estimated NOFO posting date is February 5, 2027, with an estimated application deadline of April 6, 2027 and estimated project start of September 1, 2027. These dates and terms remain forecast information until HRSA posts the final NOFO.
Eligibility is broad across domestic public, nonprofit and for-profit entities, including state and local governments, Tribal governments and organizations, independent school districts, institutions of higher education and businesses. Funded services and activities may only support HRSA-designated rural counties and rural census tracts.
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Source verificationOfficial government source · simpler.grants.govAtlas last verified this record August 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
