Notice of Single Source Award to the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Technical Assistance, 55164 [2019-22434]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Notice of Single Source Award to the
Rural Communities Opioid Response
Program—Technical Assistance
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Rural Communities
Opioid Response Program—Technical
Assistance (RCORP-TA), program
supports rural consortiums and opioid
recipients that provide treatment for and
prevention of substance use disorder
with a focus on opioid use disorder. The
TA efforts will enhance the
organizational and infrastructural
capacity of multi-sector consortiums at
the community, county, state, and/or
regional levels. The overall goal is the
reduction of morbidity and mortality
associated with opioid overdoses in
high-risk rural communities. The
RCORP-TA award recipient provides
resources and expertise in support of
the execution of the following focus
areas: (1) Prevention—reducing the
occurrence of opioid use disorder (OUD)
among new and at-risk users as well as
fatal opioid-related overdoses through
community and provider education and
harm reduction measures including the
strategic placement of overdose
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reversing devices, such as naloxone; (2)
treatment—implementing or expanding
access to evidence-based practices for
opioid addiction/OUD treatment such as
medication-assisted treatment,
including developing strategies to
eliminate or reduce treatment costs to
uninsured and underinsured patients;
and (3) recovery—expanding peer
recovery and treatment options to help
people start and stay in recovery.
The RCORP-TA initiative is part of a
multi-year, opioid focused effort by
HRSA that will include: Improving
access to and recruitment of new
substance use disorder providers;
building sustainable treatment
resources; increasing the use of
telehealth; establishing cross-sector
community partnerships; implementing
new models of care, including
integrated behavioral health; and
providing technical assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award: JBS
International, Inc. (U6BRH32364).
Amount of Award: $3,000,000.
Project Period: September 30, 2019–
September 29, 2020.
CFDA Number: 93.912.
Authority: Public Health Service Act,
Section 330A (f) (42 U.S.C. 254c (f)), as
amended.
Justificaton: Additional funding will
be awarded annually through FY 2022
contingent on satisfactory performance
of the recipient, and continued
availability of funds.
The RCORP-TA program was
announced under HRSA–18–124. In FY
2018, HRSA funded this program at up
to $3,000,000 per year to one awardee,
JBS International, Inc., for a period of
performance for up to 4 years. RCORPTA program was competed in late FY
2018. At the time of the award, RCORPTA recipient was expected to provide
technical assistance to 75 opioid award
recipients. The current RCORP-TA
recipient is expected to support
approximately 318 opioid award
recipients. As a result of this increase in
opioid award recipients, the RCORP-TA
recipient will need additional funds to
expand its capacity to provide TA
services. Supplemental funding is
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required for the current RCOPR-TA
award recipient to provide TA services
to the additional 243 opioid award
recipients. These additional funds will
enable the current recipient to provide
high quality TA.
Further information on the Telehealth
Focused Rural Health Research Center is
available at: https://www.hrsa.gov/
ruralhealth/programopportunities/
fundingopportunities/
default.aspx?id=482de32c-8b8d-4960bb86-caad8c9d6905
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marcia Colburn, Program Coordinator,
RCORP-TA, (301) 443–3261, MColburn@
hrsa.gov.
Dated: October 4, 2019.
Thomas J. Engels,
Acting Administrator.
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DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
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2019.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Notice of Single Source Award to the Rural Communities Opioid
Response Program--Technical Assistance
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program--Technical
Assistance (RCORP-TA), program supports rural consortiums and opioid
recipients that provide treatment for and prevention of substance use
disorder with a focus on opioid use disorder. The TA efforts will
enhance the organizational and infrastructural capacity of multi-sector
consortiums at the community, county, state, and/or regional levels.
The overall goal is the reduction of morbidity and mortality associated
with opioid overdoses in high-risk rural communities. The RCORP-TA
award recipient provides resources and expertise in support of the
execution of the following focus areas: (1) Prevention--reducing the
occurrence of opioid use disorder (OUD) among new and at-risk users as
well as fatal opioid-related overdoses through community and provider
education and harm reduction measures including the strategic placement
of overdose reversing devices, such as naloxone; (2) treatment--
implementing or expanding access to evidence-based practices for opioid
addiction/OUD treatment such as medication-assisted treatment,
including developing strategies to eliminate or reduce treatment costs
to uninsured and underinsured patients; and (3) recovery--expanding
peer recovery and treatment options to help people start and stay in
recovery.
The RCORP-TA initiative is part of a multi-year, opioid focused
effort by HRSA that will include: Improving access to and recruitment
of new substance use disorder providers; building sustainable treatment
resources; increasing the use of telehealth; establishing cross-sector
community partnerships; implementing new models of care, including
integrated behavioral health; and providing technical assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award: JBS International, Inc.
(U6BRH32364).
Amount of Award: $3,000,000.
Project Period: September 30, 2019-September 29, 2020.
CFDA Number: 93.912.
Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 330A (f) (42
U.S.C. 254c (f)), as amended.
Justificaton: Additional funding will be awarded annually through
FY 2022 contingent on satisfactory performance of the recipient, and
continued availability of funds.
The RCORP-TA program was announced under HRSA-18-124. In FY 2018,
HRSA funded this program at up to $3,000,000 per year to one awardee,
JBS International, Inc., for a period of performance for up to 4 years.
RCORP-TA program was competed in late FY 2018. At the time of the
award, RCORP-TA recipient was expected to provide technical assistance
to 75 opioid award recipients. The current RCORP-TA recipient is
expected to support approximately 318 opioid award recipients. As a
result of this increase in opioid award recipients, the RCORP-TA
recipient will need additional funds to expand its capacity to provide
TA services. Supplemental funding is required for the current RCOPR-TA
award recipient to provide TA services to the additional 243 opioid
award recipients. These additional funds will enable the current
recipient to provide high quality TA.
Further information on the Telehealth Focused Rural Health Research
Center is available at: https://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/programopportunities/fundingopportunities/default.aspx?id=482de32c-8b8d-4960-bb86-caad8c9d6905
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia Colburn, Program Coordinator,
RCORP-TA, (301) 443-3261, [email protected].
Dated: October 4, 2019.
Thomas J. Engels,
Acting Administrator.
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