Pathways

RCORP-Pathways strives to create innovative new youth-focused behavioral health care support programs, while also offering behavioral health care career pathway opportunities in rural communities. Award recipients will establish and work within a network of organizations to engage youth in developing and implementing behavioral health care support programming. Through these efforts, RCORP-Pathways will improve behavioral health care in rural areas. Grantees receive up to $400,000 per year, over a 3-year POP, to implement activities aligned with the following, overarching program goals:  

• Establish pathway programs to introduce youth to behavioral health careers and facilitate admittance into formalized training programs. 

• Engage youth to develop and implement peer-driven behavioral health programming in rural communities. 

• Develop innovative, multi-sectoral approaches to ensure the continued availability of RCORP-Pathways supported activities in the target rural service area. 

Visit HRSA Pathways Program for more information about these grant programs.