AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC) Cooperative Agreement | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC) Cooperative Agreement (HRSA-15-033) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funding opportunity designed to support the national infrastructure behind the AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) Program. Through this cooperative agreement, HRSA intended to fund a single organization to function as the central, nationwide coordinating hub for HIV education, training, and technical assistance activities that serve clinicians and other health care professionals. The NCRC is positioned as a backbone organization for the broader AETC network, with a particular emphasis on strengthening and supporting the work of the Regional AETCs and aligning training efforts with major federal priorities such as the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, the HIV Care Continuum Initiative, the Affordable Care Act environment, and the Minority AIDS Initiative.

At its core, the NCRC role is built around four main responsibilities. First, it coordinates the development and dissemination of national HIV curricula for health care professionals, meaning standardized, high-quality educational content that can be used across regions and professional disciplines, including interprofessional care teams working with people living with HIV (PLWH) and people at risk for HIV. Second, it supports the technical assistance work of the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) and all AETC grantees, helping ensure that training and capacity-building activities are consistent, current, and effective. Third, it serves as the central repository for AETC-developed training and capacity development materials, effectively acting as the program-wide library and distribution point for tools, curricula, and other educational products. Fourth, it disseminates technical assistance trainings and capacity development products nationally through both virtual channels and in-person meetings and conferences, extending the reach of best practices and clinical updates to providers across the country.

The opportunity is tightly linked to workforce and care continuum outcomes. While the NCRC itself is not described as the direct provider of all regional training, it is designed to amplify the effectiveness of the Regional AETCs, whose goals include expanding and upskilling the HIV clinical workforce (both experienced and new providers), improving performance along the HIV Care Continuum (diagnosis, linkage to care, retention in care, and viral suppression), and ultimately reducing HIV incidence by improving rates of sustained viral load suppression among PLWH. In practice, this means the NCRC is expected to help the AETC network keep pace with evolving HIV treatment guidance, emerging service delivery models, and the needs of a demographically diverse population impacted by HIV.

The announcement lays out several strategies the NCRC is expected to use to accomplish these aims. Beyond curriculum coordination, it emphasizes technical assistance for practice transformation and change management, reflecting an expectation that the center will support not only knowledge transfer but also real-world clinical implementation and systems improvement. The NCRC is also tasked with building and promoting a national AETC Program brand, so that providers and partner organizations recognize AETCs as a go-to, credible source for HIV education and training. A major operational focus is the use of web-based technologies to reach the network efficiently, including managing knowledge centers, working groups, and communities of practice that connect AETC grantees, subgrantees, and regional partners. The center is expected to concentrate much of its network-facing work on experienced HIV clinicians and trainers who then extend training capacity outward.

Another key expectation is leadership in coordinating national training events for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) grantees and providers, using both in-person and virtual formats. The NCRC is expected to work closely with HAB and its provider network to make sure the latest clinical advances and service delivery strategies are shared broadly and translated into practice. Relatedly, the NCRC is expected to provide expertise in distance-based learning and new media, supporting modern training delivery approaches that can scale nationally. The cooperative agreement also highlights the need for sustained collaboration across federal, state, and national organizations, positioning the NCRC as a connector that can align HIV training and technical assistance resources across systems.

Accountability and impact measurement are explicit parts of the role. The NCRC is expected to evaluate the quality of its work and demonstrate impact in ways that align with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and HIV Care Continuum priorities. While the summary text does not list specific required metrics, the clear intent is that the center must show that its coordination, repository functions, and dissemination efforts are not just active but effective in supporting improved workforce capacity and continuum outcomes.

From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary HRSA opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning HRSA likely anticipated substantial federal involvement and ongoing collaboration during project implementation (more than a typical grant). The program CFDA number is 93.145 (AIDS Education and Training Centers). HRSA expected to make one award, with an estimated total funding level of $1,500,000. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants were broad and included public and private entities, schools and academic health science centers, and explicitly included faith-based and community-based organizations as well as Tribes and tribal organizations. The opportunity was posted January 5, 2015, with an application closing date of March 6, 2015, and it was later archived April 12, 2015. Contact for access issues and program questions was routed through HRSA (including the email AETCmovingforward@hrsa.gov).

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