The purpose of the LEND program is to improve the health of individuals who have, or are at a higher liklihood for developing, autism or related developmental disabilites by providing graduate-level training in maternal and child health interdisciplinary leadership education in neurodevelopmental and related disabilities programs.
The Autism CARES effort included funding to several LEND projects. For more information please visit the Autism CARES web site.
Autism CARES Projects: https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs-impact/autism
Project Officer(s): Kaitlin Bagley, MPH , Karla Brewer, M.Ed. , Rita Maldonado, MPH , Robyn Schulhof, MA
Funded Projects:
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Grant Title: Rose F. Kennedy Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (RFK LEND)
Location: Bronx, NY
Region: 2 - Boston Children's Hospital
Grant Title: Boston Children's Hospital LEND Program
Location: Boston, MA
Region: 1 - Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Grant Title: California-Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (CA-LEND) Training Program
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Region: 9 - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Grant Title: CHOP Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND)
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Region: 3 - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Grant Title: University of Pittsburgh LEND Center (LEND-Pitt)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Region: 3 - Children's National Hospital
Grant Title: LEND CN
Location: Washington, DC
Region: 3 - Georgetown University
Grant Title: GULEND
Location: Washington, DC
Region: 3 - Georgia State University
Grant Title: Georgia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (GaLEND)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Region: 4 - Indiana University
Grant Title: Interdisciplinary Leadership Education - Indiana LEND
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Region: 5 - Kennedy Krieger Institute
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities
Location: Baltimore, MD
Region: 3 - Louisiana State University HSC
Grant Title: Louisiana Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LA LEND)
Location: New Orleans, LA
Region: 6 - Medical University of South Carolina
Grant Title: South Carolina LEND (SC LEND)
Location: Charleston, SC
Region: 4 - Ohio State University
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities
Location: Columbus, OH
Region: 5 - Oregon Health & Science University
Grant Title: Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND)
Location: Portland, OR
Region: 10 - Research Foundation for SUNY Stony Brook University
Grant Title: Stony Brook University LEND
Location: Stony Brook, NY
Region: 2 - Research Foundation for the State University of New York
Grant Title: Bridging the Gap and Integrating the Pieces: Enhancing Autism Services Across the Lifespan in Brooklyn
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Region: 2 - Rhode Island Hospital
Grant Title: Rhode Island Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities - RI LEND
Location: Providence, RI
Region: 1 - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Grant Title: NJLEND
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Region: 2 - The University of Texas at Austin
Grant Title: Autism Consortium of Texas LEND (ACT LEND)
Location: Austin, TX
Region: 6 - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Grant Title: UAB Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities
Location: Birmingham, AL
Region: 4 - University of Alaska at Anchorage
Grant Title: Alaska LEND Without Walls
Location: Anchorage, AK
Region: 10 - University of Arizona
Grant Title: The University of Arizona Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Maternal and Child Health Training Program (ArizonaLEND)
Location: Tucson, AZ
Region: 9 - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Grant Title: Arkansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND)
Location: Little Rock, AR
Region: 6 - University of California, Davis
Grant Title: Leadership Training in Autism Spectrum Disorders and other Developmental Disorders: The Northern California LEND Project
Location: Davis, CA
Region: 9 - University of California, Los Angeles
Grant Title: UC-LEND Program
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Region: 9 - University of California, San Diego
Grant Title: San Diego Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (SD LEND)
Location: La Jolla, CA
Region: 9 - University of Cincinnati
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Training Program Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati (CCHMC/UC)
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Region: 5 - University of Colorado Denver
Grant Title: JFK Partners LEND Program
Location: Aurora, CO
Region: 8 - University of Connecticut Health Center
Grant Title: Connecticut LEND (CT LEND) Program
Location: Farmington, CT
Region: 1 - University of Delaware
Grant Title: Delaware LEND Program 2021-2026
Location: Newark, DE
Region: 3 - University of Hawaii
Grant Title: MCH Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Honolulu, HI
Region: 9 - University of Illinois at Chicago
Grant Title: University of Illinois MCH LEND Program (IL LEND)
Location: Chicago, IL
Region: 5 - University of Iowa
Grant Title: Iowa Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (ILEND)
Location: Iowa City, IA
Region: 7 - University of Kansas Medical Center
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND)
Location: Kansas City, KS
Region: 7 - University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Grant Title: Kentucky Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Related Disabilities
Location: Lexington, KY
Region: 4 - University of Massachusetts Medical School
Grant Title: The UMMS-Shriver Center Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program
Location: Worcester, MA
Region: 1 - University of Miami School of Medicine
Grant Title: Disability and Diversity: Training Tomorrow's Leaders
Location: Miami, FL
Region: 4 - University of Minnesota
Grant Title: MN LEND
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Region: 5 - University of Missouri
Grant Title: Missouri LEND
Location: Columbia, MO
Region: 7 - University of Nebraska
Grant Title: Nebraska LEND Program
Location: Omaha, NE
Region: 7 - University of Nevada, Reno
Grant Title: NvLEND 2021-2026
Location: Reno, NV
Region: 9 - University of New England
Grant Title: The UNE Maine LEND Program
Location: Biddeford, ME
Region: 1 - University of New Hampshire
Grant Title: New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Durham, NH
Region: 1 - University of New Mexico
Grant Title: New Mexico LEND (NMLEND)
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Region: 6 - University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Grant Title: North Carolina LEND (NC-LEND)
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Region: 4 - University of Oklahoma
Grant Title: OKLEND: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Region: 6 - University of Rochester
Grant Title: UR LEND at Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities University of Rochester
Location: Rochester, NY
Region: 2 - University of South Dakota
Grant Title: South Dakota Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Region: 8 - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities
Location: Memphis, TN
Region: 4 - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Grant Title: LoneStar LEND Training Program
Location: Houston, TX
Region: 6 - University of Utah
Grant Title: Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (URLEND)
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Region: 8 - University of Vermont
Grant Title: Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (VT LEND)
Location: Burlington, VT
Region: 1 - University of Virginia
Grant Title: Blue Ridge Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (Blue Ridge LEND)
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Region: 3 - University of Washington
Grant Title: Excellence in Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Leadership Education: Preparing Future Leaders in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Seattle, WA
Region: 10 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Grant Title: WI LEND PROGRAM
Location: Madison, WI
Region: 5 - Vanderbilt University
Grant Title: Vanderbilt Consortium LEND
Location: Nashville, TN
Region: 4 - Virginia Commonwealth University
Grant Title: Virginia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Other Related Disabilities
Location: Richmond, VA
Region: 3 - Wayne State University
Grant Title: Michigan Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities
Location: Detroit, MI
Region: 5 - West Virginia University
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Location: Morgantown, WV
Region: 3 - Westchester Institute for Human Development
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program (LEND)
Location: Valhalla, NY
Region: 2
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