Northern Border Rural Workforce

RCORP–Northern Border Rural Workforce (RCORP-Northern Border) aims to improve health care in rural areas within the Northern Border Regional Commission’s service area (Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont) by enhancing behavioral health workforce capacity. Grantees receive up to $400,000 per year, over a 4-year POP, to implement activities aligned with the following, overarching program goals:  

• Form a network of local organizations to develop and implement innovative, evidence-based training programs focused on addressing the rural behavioral health workforce needs in rural northern border areas. 

• Ensure that individuals completing RCORP-Northern Border funded training are placed and retained in supportive, well-compensated employment within the target rural service area, where they will utilize their behavioral health training and have opportunities for continued growth. 

• Develop innovative, multi-sectoral approaches to ensure the continued availability of RCORP-Northern Border supported services in the target rural service area post federal funding. 

Visit HRSA Norther Border Rural Workforce Program for more information about these grant programs.