Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 19 083
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Evaluation (RCORP-Evaluation), funding opportunity number HRSA 19 083, is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Its core aim is not to deliver direct opioid treatment services, but to rigorously evaluate how well the broader RCORP portfolio is working in rural areas and to translate what is learned into practical evaluation tools and resources that rural communities can use going forward. The opportunity is tied to CFDA 93.155 and was posted March 6, 2019 with an original closing date of May 6, 2019.
The program is designed to assess the impact of RCORP initiatives that were already underway at the time, specifically RCORP-Planning, RCORP-Implementation, and RCORP-Technical Assistance (RCORP-TA). In practical terms, the awardee would function as the central evaluator across the RCORP landscape, working with all RCORP award recipients rather than focusing on a single community or region. Because this is a cooperative agreement, it typically implies substantial involvement from HRSA in shaping the evaluation approach, priorities, and deliverables, with the awardee collaborating closely with the agency rather than operating fully independently.
The anticipated work centers on building a structured, evidence-driven understanding of what RCORP-funded efforts are achieving in rural communities and why. Key activities include collecting and analyzing data reported by RCORP award recipients, establishing and applying impact indicators that can measure outcomes and effectiveness, and assessing how well technical assistance supports grantee performance. A major emphasis is placed on defining meaningful indicators that go beyond simple activity counts and instead help explain changes attributable to program strategies, such as improvements in prevention, treatment access, recovery supports, and community capacity, depending on what individual RCORP projects are implementing.
Another major component is identifying and documenting best practices emerging from the RCORP portfolio. This is done in coordination with the RCORP-TA provider, suggesting the evaluator would work alongside the technical assistance entity to determine which approaches are consistently associated with positive results, how those approaches were implemented, and what contextual factors in rural settings helped or hindered success. The evaluator is also expected to use overall findings to surface research gaps and future learning needs, essentially turning on-the-ground program experience into a clearer agenda for what should be studied, tested, or strengthened next in rural opioid response work.
The expected outputs include actionable recommendations to improve current RCORP activities and to inform future rural health initiatives more broadly. In addition to reporting findings, the program explicitly calls for the development of RCORP-based evaluation tools and resources, meaning templates, measurement frameworks, guidance documents, or other practical materials that rural communities can apply to evaluate opioid response efforts even outside of RCORP funding. The overall intent is to ensure that lessons learned from RCORP investments are captured consistently, evaluated with credible methods, and converted into reusable resources that strengthen rural public health and health care responses over time.
Eligibility is listed as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the full notice under additional eligibility information, and the opportunity anticipated a single award. The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data provided, which usually indicates that the ceiling was not specified in that field rather than implying no funding, and would typically require checking the full funding notice for the actual budget guidance and expectations.Apply for HRSA 19 083
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Evaluation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.155.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 06, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 06, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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RCORP-Evaluation (HRSA 19-083) FAQs
1) What is the RCORP-Evaluation (RCORP-Evaluation) funding opportunity?
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Evaluation (RCORP-Evaluation) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It focuses on evaluating how well the broader RCORP portfolio is performing in rural areas and turning those findings into practical evaluation tools and resources for rural communities.
2) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is HRSA 19 083 (commonly written as HRSA-19-083).
3) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is tied to CFDA 93.155.
4) When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on March 6, 2019, with an original closing date of May 6, 2019.
5) What is the main purpose of RCORP-Evaluation?
The core purpose is to rigorously evaluate the impact and effectiveness of RCORP-funded efforts in rural communities and translate evaluation findings into usable tools, resources, and recommendations that can strengthen rural opioid response work over time.
6) Is this grant intended to deliver direct opioid treatment services?
No. The stated aim is not to deliver direct opioid treatment services. The primary role is evaluation across the RCORP portfolio and development of evaluation-related resources.
7) What parts of RCORP does this program evaluate?
It is designed to assess the impact of RCORP initiatives that were already underway at the time, specifically:
- RCORP-Planning
- RCORP-Implementation
- RCORP-Technical Assistance (RCORP-TA)
8) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement typically indicates substantial involvement from HRSA in shaping the evaluation approach, priorities, and deliverables. The awardee would generally collaborate closely with HRSA rather than operating fully independently.
9) What is the expected role of the awardee?
The awardee is expected to function as a central evaluator across the RCORP landscape, working with all RCORP award recipients rather than focusing on a single community or region.
10) Will the evaluator work with multiple RCORP grantees?
Yes. The description indicates the evaluator would work across all RCORP award recipients, serving as a portfolio-wide evaluator.
11) What types of activities are anticipated under this award?
Anticipated work includes collecting and analyzing data reported by RCORP award recipients, establishing and applying impact indicators to measure outcomes and effectiveness, and assessing how well technical assistance supports grantee performance.
12) What kinds of indicators does the program emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes defining meaningful impact indicators that go beyond simple activity counts. The intention is to support measurement that helps explain changes attributable to program strategies, such as improvements related to prevention, treatment access, recovery supports, and community capacity, depending on what individual RCORP projects are implementing.
13) Does the program include evaluating technical assistance provided to RCORP grantees?
Yes. A stated activity is assessing how well technical assistance supports grantee performance, and the evaluator is expected to coordinate with the RCORP-TA provider.
14) What is meant by identifying "best practices" in this opportunity?
The evaluator is expected to identify and document best practices emerging across the RCORP portfolio. This includes determining which approaches are consistently associated with positive results, how those approaches were implemented, and what rural contextual factors helped or hindered success.
15) Is coordination with the RCORP-TA provider expected?
Yes. The evaluator is expected to identify and document best practices in coordination with the RCORP-TA provider, indicating collaboration between evaluation and technical assistance functions.
16) What is the purpose of documenting rural context and implementation factors?
The program highlights understanding not only whether outcomes occurred, but why and under what conditions. Documenting rural context helps explain what factors supported success or created barriers so lessons can be applied more effectively in other rural settings.
17) What is meant by "research gaps and future learning needs"?
The evaluator is expected to use overall findings to surface research gaps and future learning needs, turning on-the-ground program experience into a clearer agenda for what should be studied, tested, or strengthened next in rural opioid response work.
18) What kinds of outputs are expected from the RCORP-Evaluation award?
Expected outputs include actionable recommendations to improve current RCORP activities and to inform future rural health initiatives. The opportunity also explicitly calls for developing RCORP-based evaluation tools and resources (for example, templates, measurement frameworks, and guidance documents) that rural communities can use going forward.
19) Are evaluation tools and resources a required part of the work?
Yes. Beyond reporting findings, the program explicitly calls for development of RCORP-based evaluation tools and resources intended to be reusable by rural communities.
20) What is the overall intent of the program?
The overall intent is to ensure lessons learned from RCORP investments are captured consistently, evaluated with credible methods, and converted into reusable resources that strengthen rural public health and health care responses over time.
21) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full notice under the additional eligibility information section. The summary provided does not specify which entities qualify, so the full funding notice would need to be consulted for the exact eligibility rules.
22) How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
23) What is the award ceiling for this opportunity?
The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data provided. This typically indicates the ceiling was not specified in that field rather than implying no funding. The full funding notice would usually provide actual budget guidance and expectations.
24) Does the provided summary include the full budget details?
No. Based on the information provided, the ceiling value appears unspecified in the source field, and the summary indicates that the full funding notice would be needed to confirm budget guidance and expectations.
25) Does the evaluator focus on a single rural community or region?
No. The awardee is described as the central evaluator across the RCORP portfolio, working with all RCORP award recipients rather than a single locality.
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