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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) today announced that the Health Resources and Services Administration's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded $24 million for the second round of Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) planning grants including $200,000 for Judiciary Courts of the State of Indiana in Vincennes and the United Way of The Wabash Valley Inc. in Terre Haute.

“These grants are a vital component in battling the opioid epidemic that continues ravage our rural communities. We are fortunate to have clinics and programs in Southwest Indiana that are working tirelessly to help our friends, family members, and neighbors recover from addiction.”  

Background

Recipients across 40 states will receive $200,000 for one year to formalize partnerships with local stakeholders, conduct needs assessments, and develop plans to implement and sustain substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), prevention, treatment, and recovery interventions.

To review a complete list of all grant recipients 

www.hrsa.gov/rural-health/rcorp/planning/awards.

For more information about the RCORP initiative, please contact 

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

To learn more about how HRSA is addressing the opioid epidemic, visit

https://www.hrsa.gov/opioids.