California Level One Establishment Grant Narrative

California applied for the Level One grant June 30, 2011 and was awarded $39,421,383 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on August 12, 2011. Among other activities, the state expects to use the funding toward:

• Planning, research and early implementation as appropriate in all 11 core areas identifed in the HHS application;
• Developing policy goals for the Exchange;
• Securing staff consultants and expert resources;
• Actively engaging stakeholders to inform and support Exchange planning, and implementation activities; and
• Providing the information, data and consideration of options to support applying to the Level Two Establishment grant

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