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Access Social Benefits

Explore 84 projects in the Access Social Benefits category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

84 projects

Alluma

We work with government agencies, nonprofits, and communities to shape a social opportunity system that supports and propels the 100 million economically insecure people in the US

Digital Identity in Public Benefits Research

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Digital Benefits Network (DBN) at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University, and the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) are collaborating on a two-year-long collaborative research and development project to adapt NIST’s digital identity guidelines to better support the implementation of public benefits policy and delivery while balancing security, privacy, equity, and usability.

The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
2024
Good health and well-being

MediKey

MediKey is an AI-powered platform that helps healthcare organizations identify eligible patients, automate Medicaid enrollment and recertification, and prevent coverage loss while reducing uncompensated care.

Providence, RI

Code for America and Anthropic Partnership

Code for America, the leading civic tech nonprofit that’s making public services easier to navigate through technology, today announced a new partnership with Anthropic to improve public benefits administration through the responsible use of AI.

San Francisco
2026

CiviForm

CiviForm, an open-source platform designed to simplify access to public benefit programs,

San Francisco
2020

Forage Payments

Forage is a USDA approved third-party payment processor (TPP) and a PIN provider that authenticates and processes EBT transactions.

San Francisco
food, Zero hunger

Digital Benefits Conference (BenCon)

The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

Propel

We build software for low-income Americans who are often overlooked by traditional tech innovation.

New York City