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Autism CARES Act

The Autism CARES Act was last passed in 2019 and must be reauthorized by September 30, 2024. The CARES Act coordinates the response of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the rising number of children diagnosed with autism. The CARES Act provides training, research, and data. The CARES Act includes the LEND programs. AUCD is working with national partners and AUCD’s members to ensure the CARES Act is reauthorized. Learn more about the CARES Act, so you can educate policymakers about this important bill. 

View the Autism CARES Act Brief for Educating

Programs and Activities Funded through the Autism CARES Act – Listed by Agency

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  • National Autism Coordinator
  • Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)

  • Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC)
  • Autism Centers of Excellence (ACEs)
  • ASD investigator-initiated and targeted research
  • Support for IACC publications and activities

  • The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM)
  • Centers for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (CADDRE)
  • The Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)
  • The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
  • Learn the Signs. Act Early. (LTSAE)

  • Autism Research Networks Program
  • Autism Single Investigator Innovation Program (Autism SIIP)
  • The R41 Autism Field–Initiated Intervention Research (Autism FIRST)
  • The R41 Autism Secondary Data Analysis Research (Autism SDAR)
  • Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Training Program
  • Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) Training Progra
  • Interdisciplinary Training Resource Center (ITAC)
  • State Systems Program
  • State Public Health
  • Autism Resource Center (SPHARC)

History of the CARES Legislation

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