Two advisory councils have been assembled to provide guidance for and expertise related the work of the project. The first council formed was a Technical Advisory Council (TAC). The TAC is composed of family representatives, health care providers, public and private health plans, and policy makers to provide technical guidance to the project team. Representatives from the American Association of Health Plans, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National Academy of State Health Policy also are on this council. A complete list of the agencies and professionals represented on the TAC is available upon request.

The second advisory council formed for the project is the Family Advisory Council (FAC). The FAC is composed of seven family representatives from national family organizations. These family representatives were identified from national organizations providing services or programs for children with special health care needs. The families represent diverse geographic locations and minority status and both physical and behavioral health conditions. The members of the FAC collaborate on each aspect of the project to ensure that the family perspective is present in the methodology, the interpretation of the findings and the dissemination of the products developed by the project team. A complete list of the agencies and professionals represented on the FAC is available upon request.

The National Center on Financing for CSHCN is located at the Institute for Child Health Policy at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. The Center receives funding from a cooperative agreement between the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), HRSA, DHHS and the University of Florida (#1 U93 MC 00179).