Maryland Level One Establishment Grant Narrative

Maryland applied for the Level One grant June 30, 2011 and was awarded $27,186,749 from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on August 12, 2011. Among other activities, the state expects to use the funding to:

• Conduct policy development and detailed planning to build on the work of Maryland's Exchange Planning Grant and Maryland's Innovator Grant;
• Conduct intensive policy analysis that will shape the technical and operational infrastructure of the exchange; and
• Implentation of the exchange IT platform, including product licensing, system integration, and independent verification and validation.

Maryland Level One Establishment Grant narrative