HRSA Awards $24 Million in Rural Opioid Response Planning Grants

The Health Resources and Services Administration recently awarded 120 organizations, including Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, $200,000 each to develop community partnerships and plans to prevent and reduce opioid use disorder in high-risk rural counties. HRSA also is accepting applications through June 10 for grants of up to $725,000 each to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid and other substance use disorders in high-risk rural communities.