State Demonstration and Policy

A State Public Health Coordinating Center for Autism, funded by a $250,000 cooperative agreement to the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, will develop and implement a strategy for defining, supporting, and monitoring the role of State public health agencies in assuring that children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders receive early and appropriate identification, diagnosis and intervention.

In addition, nine states received grants totaling almost $2.7 million to improve access to health care and related services for children and youth with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. Grantees will implement existing state plans to improve services for these young people.

State Implementation Grants for Improving Services for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders FY 2009 Grantees
Organization	City	State
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services	Anchorage	AK
The Hope School	Springfield	IL
The Curators of the University of Missouri	Columbia	MO
Utah Department of Health	Salt Lake City	UT
Washington Department of Health	Olympia	WA
Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services	Madison	WI
Rhode Island Department of Health	Providence	RI
Health Research, Inc./New York State Department of Health	Rensselaer	NY
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center	Albuquerque	NM