Opportunity
Federal Register #HRSA-22-064
HRSA Awards $10M Extension for Rural Behavioral Health Technical Assistance Services
Posted
April 23, 2026
Identifier
HRSA-22-064
NAICS
541618
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a one-year, $10 million funding extension for technical assistance services supporting rural behavioral health care: - Government Buyer: - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Rural Strategic Initiatives Division - Award Recipient (Vendor): - JBS International, Inc. - Products/Services Requested: - Technical assistance services for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Behavioral Health Care Technical Assistance (RCORP-TA) - Includes trainings, webinars, peer networking, coaching, site visits, learning collaboratives, and an annual in-person grantee meeting - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Focus on supporting rural organizations to improve access to and quality of behavioral health and substance use disorder services - Emphasis on multi-sector consortia and capacity-building activities - OEMs: - No product OEMs are involved; the award is for professional services - Place of Performance: - Activities centered in North Bethesda and Bethesda, MD, including federal facilities at the National Institutes of Health
Description
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program--Behavioral Health Care Technical Assistance (RCORP-TA) provides technical assistance to rural organizations to develop multi-sector consortia that plan, implement, and sustain programs improving access to and quality of behavioral health care services, including substance use disorder/opioid use disorder services. This notice announces a one-time 1-year funding extension for the current cooperative agreement award recipient from cohort fiscal year 2022, HRSA-22-064. The extension period is from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, continuing the work of JBS International, Inc., which was originally funded for a 4-year period ending August 31, 2026. The extension will support activities such as trainings, webinars, peer networking, coaching, site visits, learning collaboratives, and an annual in-person grantee meeting.