LEND
Trains future leaders in a variety of disciplines to improve the health of children who have or are at risk of developing neurodevelopmental disabilities or other similar conditions such as autism and intellectual disabilities.
The Combating Autism effort, HRSA's implementation of the Combating Autism Act of 2006, included funding to several LEND projects. To view a list of these funded projects please visit the Combating Autism web site.
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Combating Autism Projects: http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/autism/
Project Officer(s): Robyn Schulhof, MA, Denise Sofka, RD, MPH
Grantee Network Web Site: http://www.aucd.org/template/page.cfm?id=6
Funded Projects:
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Grant Title: Maternal & Child Health Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental & Related Disabilities (LEND)
Location: Bronx, NY
Region: 2 - Children's Hospital of Boston
Grant Title: Children’s Hospital Boston LEND Program
Location: Boston, MA
Region: 1 - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Region: 3 - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Grant Title: The LEND Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Region: 3 - Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Grant Title: New Hampshire Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Lebanon, NH
Region: 1 - Georgia State University
Grant Title: Developing a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program for Georgia (GA-LEND)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Region: 4 - Indiana University
Grant Title: Interdisciplinary Leadership Education RCDC LEND
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Region: 5 - Kennedy Krieger Institute
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Related Disabilities (LEND)
Location: Baltimore, MD
Region: 3 - Medical University of South Carolina
Grant Title: South Carolina LEND (SC LEND)
Location: Charleston, SC
Region: 4 - New York Medical College
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Valhalla, NY
Region: 2 - Ohio State University
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Columbus, OH
Region: 5 - Oregon Health & Sciences University
Grant Title: Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND)
Location: Portland, OR
Region: 10 - Regents of the University of Minnesota
Grant Title: University of Minnesota Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND).
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Region: 5 - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Grant Title: MCH Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental 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: AZLEND
Location: Tucson, AZ
Region: 9 - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Grant Title: Arkansas Regional Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Project
Location: Little Rock, AR
Region: 6 - University of Cincinnati
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Region: 5 - University of Colorado Denver
Grant Title: Colorado LEND (CO LEND) Program
Location: Aurora, CO
Region: 8 - University of Hawaii
Grant Title: Hawaii MCH Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (HIMCHLEND)
Location: Honolulu, HI
Region: 9 - University of Illinois at Chicago
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders Training Program
Location: Chicago, IL
Region: 5 - University of Iowa
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Iowa City, IA
Region: 7 - University of Kansas Medical Center
Grant Title: Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Location: Kansas City, KS
Region: 7 - University of Massachusetts Medical School
Grant Title: The UMMS-Shriver Center Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program
Location: Waltham, MA
Region: 1 - University of Miami School of Medicine
Grant Title: Training Tomorrow’s Leaders in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Location: Miami, FL
Region: 4 - University of Missouri
Grant Title: Missouri LEND
Location: Columbia, MO
Region: 7 - University of Nebraska
Grant Title: MMI-LEND Program
Location: Omaha, NE
Region: 7 - University of Nevada, Reno
Grant Title: NvLEND Planning Project
Location: Reno, NV
Region: 9 - University of New Mexico
Grant Title: New Mexico LEND
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Region: 6 - University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Grant Title: North Carolina LEND (NC-LEND)
Location: Carrboro, 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: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
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 Southern California at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Grant Title: USC California LEND (CA-LEND) at CHLA
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Region: 9 - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Memphis, TN
Region: 4 - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Grant Title: The LoneStar LEND 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: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Burlington, VT
Region: 1 - University of Washington
Grant Title: Excellence in Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Leadership Education: Preparing Future Leaders in Maternal Child Health.
Location: Seattle, WA
Region: 10 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Grant Title: WI LEND PROGRAM
Location: Madison, WI
Region: 5 - Vanderbilt University
Grant Title: Vanderbilt Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Location: Nashville, TN
Region: 4 - Virginia Commonwealth University
Grant Title: Virginia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Location: Richmond, VA
Region: 3 - West Virginia University
Grant Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Location: Morgantown, WV
Region: 3