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2 | Program Name | Program Type | Location or State | City(ies) | Multi-site? | Description | Eligibility Criteria | Income Requirment | Excluded from federal services | Unhoused/transitioning/housing insecure | Targets Youth | Be a caregiver for children/eldery | Women Participants only | Male Participants only | HH w Children Only | No. of Participants | Transfer Amount USD | Duration of Benefits in Months | Start Year | End Year | Active | Pilot | Funding Source | COVID Related? | Conditionality | |
3 | Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend | UCT | Alaska | Alaska (all) | Yes | The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) is an annual payment to residents of the State of Alaska. The State of Alaska funds the payment with interest on oil revenue earned by the State. Individuals are eligible to receive the payment if they reside in the State of Alaska for the entire year prior to applying for the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). Amount fluctuates based on oil revenues. | a) Alaskan resident b) 18 years of age or over | All Alaskan residents | varies | perpituity | 1982 | NA | Yes | No | Public | No | No | |||||||||
4 | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Dividend | UCT | North Carolina | Cherokee | No | In the late 1990s, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in rural North Carolina introduced a casino on the reservation. Fifty percent of the revenue is distributed to tribe members through a per capita dividend payment program and use the rest for various tribal programs (akin to public sector spending) through a general fund (IGRA, 1988). Since 1996, per capita payments to EBCI have averaged >$3,000 per year. | a) be a members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina | All members of the EBCI | varies | Perpituity | 1996 | NA | Yes | No | Public | No | No | |||||||||
5 | Opportunity NYC - Family Rewards | CCT | New York | New York | No | Opportunity NYC-Family Rewards (“Family Rewards”) ran from 2007 to 2010. The program was available to 2,400 families over the three years. Families could earn up to 22 different types of awards, ranging in value from $20 to $600 each. Awards fell into three categories: education-focused, health-focused, and workforce-focused. Over the three years, families earned $8,700 on average. | a) be residents of New York City to be eligible for the program, b) have a household income below 130% of the federal poverty level, c) household includes at least one child below the age of 18. | 2,400 households | varies | 36 | 2007 | 2010 | No | Yes | PPP | No | Yes Children's education, Family preventative healthcare, Parents' work and training. | |||||||||
6 | Family Rewards 2.0 | CCT | New York, Tennessee | Bronx, Memphis | Yes | Family Rewards 2.0 was launched in July 2011 in the Bronx, New York, and Memphis, Tennessee. While still offering rewards in the areas of children’s education, family health, and parents’ work, Family Rewards 2.0 offered fewer rewards in each domain, offered the education rewards only to high school students, made the rewards more timely by paying them each month, and included personalized family guidance. The addition of guidance from staff members, who actively helped families develop strategies to earn rewards, represented the biggest change to the original model. | a) be a resident of New York or Memphis, b) household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty line, c) household includes at least one child between the ages of 12 and 18. | 2,400 households | varies | 36 | 2011 | 2014 | No | Yes | PPP | No | Yes Children's education, Family preventative healthcare, Parents' work and training. | |||||||||
7 | NYC UCT for Low-Income Mothers Pilot | UCT | New York | New York | No | This unconditional cash transfers were distributed monthly on debit cards to two groups of low-income parents in New York City during the first 12 months of their newborns’ lives. Mothers were randomized to receive either $100 per month or $20 per month. The UCT—delivery through a debit card, initiation in the birth hospital, and the connection to one’s identity as a mother and the birthdate of their baby—may | a) report family income below the poverty line in the calendar year preceding the birth of the newborn child, b)18 years or older, c) have a Social Security Number (SSN) or Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), d) speak English or Spanish fluently, e) live in or near NYC. | 30 individuals | varies | 12 | 2014 | 2015 | No | Yes | Private | No | No | |||||||||
8 | Family Goal Fund | CCT | National | National | Yes | LIFT Family Goal Fund, an unrestricted cash transfer program designed to help parents build a small buffer from the stressors that come with living in poverty and accelerate their progress towards long-term goals. As parents persist through LIFT’s coaching program, they receive $150 every three months (regardless of documentation status) that they can spend in any way they see fit | a) Be a members of Lift coaching program b) be a parent. | 700 individuals | $50 | ND | 2018 | 2021 | Yes | No | Private | Yes | Yes Required to meet with coach at least once a month | |||||||||
9 | Magnolia Mother's Trust Program | GIT | Mississippi | Jackson | No | The Magnolia Mother's Trust (MMT) program, launched by Springboard to Opportunities (STO) in 2018, has run continuously and is the most wellestablished guaranteed income pilot program in the nation. The MMT program was the first of its kind and serves as an exemplar. STO started the MMT program by providing $1,000 in unconditional guaranteed income for a year to 20 low-income single Black mothers selected via lottery from across the four subsidized housing communities where STO was working. | 1) Black mother with a child age 18 or under, 2) age 21 to 45 Currently 3) residing in 1 of the 4 subsidized housing communities STO serves 4) be In good standing at the housing community (i.e. not in process of being evicted) 5) have at least one prior interaction with the STO | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 110 individuals | $1,000 | 12 | 2018 | 2022 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
10 | Baby’s First Years (BFY) | UCT | New York, Louisiana, Nebraska, Minnesota | New York City, New Orleans, the greater Omaha metropolitan area, Minneapolis and St. Paul | Yes | Baby’s First Years (BFY) is a large-scale multi-site longitudinal unconditional cash transfer randomized controlled trial, the first of its kind in the U.S. Mothers in the treatment group (termed the “high-cash-gift group”) receive monthly gifts of $333 ($3,996/year), while mothers in the low-cash-gift group receive a $20 monthly gift ($220/year). per mothers’ self-reports, 39% identify as Black, 42% Latina, <1% Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.5% Native American, 11% white, non-Hispanic, and 7% multiple races/other. | a) be a mother of a newborn, b) have a self-reported income in the previous calendar year below the federal poverty line, c) reside in one of the target communities. | 1000 individuals | varies | 42 | 2018 | 2022 | No | No | PPP | No | No | |||||||||
11 | Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration | GIT | California | Stockton | No | The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) is the nation’s first mayor led guaranteed income demonstration. Launched in February 2019 by former Mayor Michael D. Tubbs, SEED gave 125 randomly selected residents $500/month for 24 months. The cash was completely unconditional, with no strings attached and no work requirements. | a) Be 18 or older, b) reside in Stockton and live in a neighborhood with a median income at or below 46,033 USD ( the city's median income) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 125 individuals | $500 | 24 | 2019 | 2021 | No | Yes | Private | No | No | |
12 | Basic Income Program Young Adults Transitioning Out of Foster Care | GIT | California | Santa Clara | No | The innovative “Universal Basic Income” initiative was the first in the nation to specifically benefit those exiting the foster system when it was approved by the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors in June 2020. Under the pilot program, 72 young adults aging out of the foster care system began receiving a monthly stipend of $1,000 for 12 months, with the first payments going out last July. | a) be between the ages of 12 and 24, b) be aging out of foster care | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 72 individuals | $1,000 | 18 | 2020 | 2021 | No | Yes | Public | No | No | |
13 | Compton Pledge | GIT | California | Compton | No | Launched in December 2020 with the support and administration of the Fund for Guaranteed Income (F4GI) and the Compton Community Development Corporation (CCDC), the Compton Pledge has already disbursed $1 million to support over 1770 recipients, including dependents. A total of $9.1 million will be distributed in recurring payments over the next two years. | a) Compton residents, b) prioritizes populations that are ineligible for other social benefits (formerly incarcerated and the undocumented) | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 800 households | varies | 24 | 2020 | 2022 | No | Yes | Private | No | No | |
14 | Saint Paul People's Prosperity Pilot (PPP) | GIT | Minnesota | Saint Paul | No | The City of Saint Paul launched the People’s Prosperity Guaranteed Income Pilot in October 2020. The People’s Prosperity Pilot was offered to families participating in CollegeBound Saint Paul, the City’s college savings initiative, which is providing every child born to a Saint Paul resident on or after January 1, 2020 with a college savings account and a $50 seed deposit. $500 a month. | a) Be a St. Paul resident with a child with a CollegeBound Saint Paul college savings account, b) have been impacted financially by COVID-19. | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 150 households | $500 | 18 | 2020 | 2022 | No | Yes | PPP | Yes | No | |
15 | HudsonUp | GIT | New York | Hudson | No | With HudsonUP, The Spark of Hudson & Humanity Forward aim to partner with the Hudson community to test this simple concept by providing $500 each month to 25 randomly-selected Hudson residents for five years. | a) Reside of the City of Hudson, b) be above the age of 18 and, c) earn less than the median annual income of the city of Hudson | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 25 individuals | $500 | 60 | 2020 | 2025 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
16 | Returning Home Career Grant Pilot | GIT | California | Alameda COUNTY | Yes | The Returning Home Career Grant this month to support at least fifteen justice-involved adults in Alameda County. The first component of the project is providing direct monetary and mentorship support to those re-entering the workforce following incarceration. Participants selected for the pilot will receive a $1500 monthly stipend for 9-18 months. This model represents a larger monthly investment over a longer period of time than other regional stipend programs aimed at providing a guaranteed basic income, representing a total investment of up to $27,000 per participant in stipends alone. | a) Be referred from elgible Community Based Organization, b) Be a justice-involved adult above the age of 18 c) Reside in Alameda County | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 15 individuals | $1,500 | varies | 2020 | TBD | Yes | Yes | PPP | No | No | |
17 | Richmond Resilience Initiative | GIT | Virginia | Richmond | No | The Richmond Resilience Initiative (RRI), Mayor Levar Stoney’s guaranteed income pilot was, established in 2020 to support residents in Richmond, Virginia, impacted by the ‘cliff effect.’ RRI, now in its second cohort, strives to help residents thrive and not merely survive by offering a supplement to their income for $500 monthly for 24 months. | 1) Currently reside in the city of Richmond, Virginia; 2) employed and earning over $12.71 per hour (the full-time wage federal benefits threshold); 3) have children under the age of 18 living in the household; 4) not be receiving federal benefits, including housing vouchers or assistance. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 64 households | $500 | 24 | 2020 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | PPP | Yes | No | |
18 | 4-CT Card Undocumented Assistance Program | UCT | Conneticut | Statewide | Yes | The Undocumented Assistance Program, our first direct cash aid program, set the blueprint for future 4-CT Card programs. An estimated 120,000 – 140,000 Connecticut residents were reported undocumented as of 2020, often working in high risk frontline jobs providing essential services and contributing significantly to our state’s economy. This population was impacted disproportionately by COVID-19 and remained ineligible for much of the state and federal relief efforts during the early onset of COVID-19. The Undocumented Support Program was designed to mitigate both financial and medical impacts of COVID-19 on the undocumented population in CT. | a) Be undocumented, b) be a resident of Conneticut, c) Be impacted by COVID-19 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 4,857 households | varies | 1 | 2020 | 2021 | No | No | Private | Yes | No | |
19 | California Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants Project | UCT | California | Statewide | Yes | The California Department of Social Services has selected twelve immigrant-serving nonprofit organizations to help individuals apply for and receive this disaster relief assistance in their region. An undocumented adult who qualifies can receive $500 in direct assistance, with a maximum of $1000 in assistance per household. | a) are an undocumented adult (person over the age of 18); b) are not eligible for federal COVID-19-related assistance, like the CARES Act tax stimulus payments or pandemic unemployment benefits; and, c) have experienced hardship as a result of COVID-19 | 150000 individuals | varies | one time | 2020 | 2020 | No | No | Public | Yes | No | |||||||||
20 | Chelsea Eats Guaranteed Income Pilot Program | UCT | Massachusetts | Chelsea | No | The City assembled enough resources to distribute Chelsea Eats cash cards to approximately 2,000 households and to replenish the cards on a monthly basis for a total of six months. The card amounts vary with household size. Most households are receiving $400 per month, but one- and two-person households receive $200 and $300, respectively. | a) Chelsea, MA residents | 2213 individuals | varies | 9 | 2020 | 2021 | No | Yes | PPP | Yes | No | |||||||||
21 | Harvard UCT Trial | UCT | National | National | Yes | We randomized over 5,000 US individuals in poverty to one of three conditions during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: receiving a one-time $500 unconditional cash transfer (UCT; half a month’s worth of total household income for the median participant; N = 1, 374), a $2,000 UCT (two months’ income; N = 699), or nothing (N = 3, 170). We measured the effects of the UCTs on participants’ financial well-being, psychological well-being, cognitive capacity, and physical health through surveys administered one week, six weeks, and 15 weeks after cash receipt. | a) be an individual in poverty | 5,243 individuals | varies | 1 | 2020 | 2021 | No | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |||||||||
22 | NYC COVID UCT Persons Impacted By COVID-19 | UCT | New York | New York | No | An unconditional cash transfer program for low-income New Yorkers affected by COVID-19. The $1000 cash transfers were designed to help people meet their most immediate health and social needs and were incorporated into healthcare delivery and contact tracing workflows as a response to the public health emergency. | a) New York City Resident, b) diagnosed or exposed with COVID-19, c) low-income (self reported), d) insurance through Medicaid, Emergency Medicaid, or uninsured) | 5000 individuals | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 | 2021 | No | No | PPP | Yes | No | |||||||||
23 | Project 100 + GiveDirectly’s U.S. COVID Cash Transfer 1 and 2 | UCT | National | National | Yes | In response to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in March of 2020, the charitable organization GiveDirectly (GD) began providing low-income individuals who were receiving or had recently received federal food assistance (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP – benefits) a one-time, lump-sum, unconditional cash transfer of $1,000. The goal of the program was to help mitigate the financial distress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a one-time transfer, the payment did not impact recipients’ eligibility for public assistance. | a) low income families with children, b) currently or had recently been on, SNAP (or Pandemic-EBT) | 13,692 individuals | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | No | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |||||||||
24 | Youth Cash Transfer Micro-Pilot New Orealns | UCT | Louisiana | New Orleans | No | Our Youth Cash Transfer Study was a first-of-its-kind partnership with local New Orleans high school Rooted School and the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania to provide $50 of cash directly to high school students every week for one year. | 1) be enrolled in one of the high schools working in the Rooted program | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | 20 individuals | $50 | 12 | 2020 | 2021 | No | Yes | Private | No | ||
25 | Students Experiencing Homelessness: A Conditional Cash Transfer Pilot | CCT | New Mexico | Cuba, West Las Vegas | Yes | In partnership with the LANL Foundation (LANLF), Cuba Independent School District (CISD), and West Las Vegas School District (WLVSD), New Mexico Appleseed designed, implemented and evaluated this intervention to provide educational and financial support to inadequately housed students. In light of the challenges even stably housed students faced during the 2020-2021 remote school year due to COVID19. | 1) be enrolled in either CISD or WLVSD high school 2) meet the definition of inadequately housed as defined by McKinney-Vento | 53 individuals | $500 | 8 | 2021 | 2022 | No | Yes | PPP | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
26 | Abundant Birth Project (ABP) | GIT | California | San Fransisco | No | ABP provides unconditional cash supplements to communities experiencing disproportionately high rates of adverse outcomes as a strategy to reduce preterm birth and improve economic outcomes for our communities. The first pregnancy income supplement program in the US. he Abundant Birth Project began in June 2021 to serve pregnant Black and Pacific Islander people. The program provided $1,000 monthly payments over 12 months to 150 recipients, beginning in early pregnancy, to reduce the racial birth disparities by easing economic stress | a) be pregnant, b) be Black and Pacific Islanders, c) be a San Fransisco residents | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 150 individuals | varies | 12 | 2021 | 2022 | No | Yes | PPP | No | No | |
27 | Columbia Life Improvement Monetary Boost (CLIMB) | GIT | South Carolina | Columbia | No | Columbia Life Improvement Monetary Boost (CLIMB) was launched to determine the effectiveness of regular monthly payments to strengthen fathers and families. | a) Be a father b) reside in Columbia c) be currently or recently enrolled in a program with the Midland Fathers Coalition residing in Columbia and currently or recently enrolled in a program with the Midland Fathers Coalition | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 100 individuals | $500 | 12 | 2021 | 2022 | No | Yes | Private | No | No | |
28 | Community Love Fund | GIT | Massachusetts | Boston | No | To alleviate the economic pressure price gouging exerts on incarcerated loved ones and their family members, The National Council will combat extortive penal practices with a guaranteed income. Twenty one system-impacted women—four of them currently incarcerated in state and federal prisons in the United States—will be provided a guaranteed income of $500 a month for a year. | a) Be a recently formerly incarcerated women, b) have served sentence in 1 of 4 prisons targetted in MA | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | 21 individuals | $500 | 12 | 2021 | 2022 | No | No | Private | No | No | |
29 | Financial Assistance for Phoenix Families Program | GIT | Arizona | Pheonix | No | Phoenix City Council approved allocating $12 million for the Family Assistance Resource Program, formerly known as the Financial Assistance for Phoenix Families Pilot Program. Under this 12 month pilot program, 1,000 Phoenix families with children will be selected to receive a $1,000 stipend to use on household expenses, such as childcare, groceries, rent/utility bills, transportation, etc. | a) Be a family with children who have applied for Emergency Rental Assistance, b) reside in city-owned public housing, or have a Section 8 voucher. | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 1000 households | $1,000 | 12 | 2021 | 2022 | No | Yes | Public | No | No | |
30 | Growing Resilience in Tacoma | GIT | Washington | Tacoma | No | The Growing Resilience In Tacoma (GRIT) demonstration is a collaborative effort between United Way of Pierce County and the City of Tacoma. GRIT is a 12-month guaranteed income program that gifts 110 Tacoma families $500 a month in unconditional and unrestricted cash. All 110 participants are employed and are anywhere between 100 and 200% of the federal poverty level, single income earner households with children, and reside in certain geographic areas in the city. | a) Be at least 18 years of age b) reside in Tacoma neighborhoods of Eastside, Hilltop, South Tacoma or the South End; c) member of a single-income household with children living in the home up to age 17 or children with disabilities up to age 21; d) have an annual income between 100% and 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 110 households | $500 | 12 | 2021 | 2022 | No | Yes | Private | No | No | |
31 | Guaranteed Income Pilot for Artists | GIT | Minnesota | Saint Paul | No | Springboard’s Guaranteed Income Pilot for Artists is supporting 25 artists, culture bearers, and creative workers in Saint Paul’s Rondo/Frogtown neighborhoods with $500/month for 18 months. In addition to this artist-focused pilot, the City of Saint Paul and Springboard have partnered on a narrative change project | a) be an artist in one of the targeted neighborhoods, b) have received support from Coronavirus Personal Emergency Relief Fund | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 25 individuals | $500 | 18 | 2021 | 2022 | No | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |
32 | Guaranteed Income Validation Effort or G.I.V.E | GIT | Indiana | Gary | No | The city of Gary, one of the poorest in Indiana, is now one of the latest places in the U.S. to have a guaranteed income pilot program. One hundred and twenty five residents are now receiving an extra $500 a month with no strings attached. City leaders hope it will be a valuable tool in fighting the poverty that has gripped the city for decades | No elgibility criteria. | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown | No | Unknown | 125 individuals | $500 | 12 | 2021 | 2022 | No | Yes | Private | No | No | |
33 | Multnomah Mothers' Trust | GIT | Oregon | Multnomah COUNTY | Yes | The Multnomah Mothers' Trust Project (MMTP) - with a focus on those living east of 82nd avenue - will work with approximately 100 Black female-headed households with children currently receiving services from one of two community based programs. Families will receive an unconditional monthly basic income, and be invited to serve as participant researchers in an equity and human centered collaborative design process to explore and plan for future implementation of Baby Bonds!, debt reduction, homeownership, and other asset building initiatives. | a) Black female-headed households with children, b) current participants with two community-based, culturally specific organizations, c) priority given to those living east of 82nd avenue. | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 100 households | $500 | 12 | 2021 | 2022 | No | Yes | Public | Yes | No | |
34 | Paterson Guaranteed Income Pilot Program | GIT | New Jersey | Paterson | No | The Paterson Guaranteed Income Pilot Program provides $400 a month for 12 months to 110 residents. Participants will receive $400 a month by direct deposit into a prepaid card. | a) Reside in Paterson, b) be 18 years or older, c) have an income of $30,000 or less for individuals and $88,000 or less for the family. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 110 individuals | $400 | 12 | 2021 | 2024 | No | Yes | Private | No | No | |
35 | Project Resilience | GIT | New York | Ulster COUNTY | Yes | Ulster County will be providing 100 qualifying households with direct relief payments of $500 a month for an entire year, all funded through the generosity of community donations. | a) Be a Ulster County resident | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 100 households | $500 | 12 | 2021 | 2022 | No | Yes | Private | No | No | |
36 | San Fransisco Guaranteed Income for Arist | GIT | California | San Fransisco | No | The SF Guaranteed Income Pilot for Artists (SF-GIPA), powered by YBCA, makes no-strings-attached monthly cash payments to 130 artists who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. SF-GIPA was designed and launched in May 2021 in partnership with the City of San Francisco. SF-GIPA provides monthly cash payments of $1,000 to 130 artists for 18 months, beginning May 2021. | a) Be an artist, b) impacted by COVID. | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 130 individuals | $1,000 | 18 | 2021 | 2023 | No | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |
37 | Santa Fe LEAP | GIT | New Mexico | Santa Fe | No | The goal of SF LEAP is to assist young parents attain their educational goals so that they are able to provide a stable income for themselves and their families in the future. The funding supports one hundred young parents making less than 200% of the federal poverty level (about $34,000 for a family of two or $52,000 for a family of four) enrolled in a certificate or degree program at the Santa Fe Community College (SFCC). Randomly selected students who qualify for assistance receive a monthly income of $400 for a year. | a) Belong to the Students from the Expanding Opportunities for Young Families (EOYF) program, b) Be age 30 or under, c) be the primary caretaker to at least one child (under 18), d) have an income of less than 200% of the federal poverty line, e) be enrolled in a degree or certificate program (or have taken at least one class prior to Fall 2021) at Santa Fe Community College. | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 100 individuals | $400 | 12 | 2021 | 2022 | No | Yes | Private | No | No | |
38 | South San Francisco Guaranteed Income Program | GIT | California | San Fransisco | No | The South San Francisco Guaranteed Income program goals are two-fold: 1. To provide immediate and direct income to vulnerable households recovering from COVID-19 2. To provide tools and resources to help our residents become upwardly mobile economically. The South San Francisco guaranteed income program provides $500 a month for 12 months to approximately 160 eligible families. The program requires case management at intake and incentivizes data collection throughout the process. Participants will be offered financial resources and tools throughout the course of the program. | a) applicants who are Foster Youth transitioning out of care, b) single head of household c) families with minor aged children and d) those residing in our lowest income census tracts. | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | 135 individuals | $500 | 12 | 2021 | 2022 | No | No | PPP | Yes | No | |
39 | Arlington's Guarantee: Unconditional Cash for Families in Need | GIT | Virginia | Arlington | No | Arlington’s Guarantee is a new guaranteed income pilot that aims to provide cash relief of $500 to 200 low income working families in Arlington every month for 18 months. 25 undocumented households and 25 individuals who are returning to the community after incarceration. | a) Be a family receiving a housing grant or be selected by partner organizations b) have an income under 30 percent, of the area median income , c) Have a household member under the age of 18. | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 200 individuals | $500 | 18 | 2021 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
40 | Bridge Project - New York | GIT | New York | New York | No | The Bridge Project is New York City's first guaranteed income program. Launched in June 2021 by The Monarch Foundation, The Bridge Project is designed to support low-income mothers in New York City during the first 1,000 days of their children’s lives by providing them with consistent, unconditional cash on a biweekly basis. The Bridge Project currently serves mothers across the New York City neighborhoods of Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood, the South Bronx, and Central Bronx. | a) Have at least one child up to 1 year old or currently pregnant, b) live in an eligible zip code, c) have an annual household income under $52,000. | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 600 individuals | varies | 36 | 2021 | 2025 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
41 | Cambridge Recurring Income for Success + Empowerment (RISE), MA | GIT | Massachusetts | Cambridge | No | City of Cambridge will allocate $22 million of American Rescue Plan funding to build on the work of Cambridge RISE. This allocation will make Cambridge the only city in the country to provide cash assistance to all families in poverty, with children at or under 21 years of age, under 250% of the federal poverty level. Cambridge RISE aims to: 1) Advocate for financial stability and income equity of households in Cambridge; 2) Determine the impact on residents receiving $500 monthly payments compared to those who did not receive the funds; and 3) Contribute to the national conversation around guaranteed income as a solution to poverty. | a) be a single (unmarried) caregiver of at least one child under the age of 18, b) be a resident of Cambridge, c) have an income below 80% of the area median income. | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 130 households | $500 | 18 | 2021 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |
42 | Chicago Future Fund | GIT | Illinois | Chicago | No | Together with EAT, we are eradicating financial barriers for a cohort of 100 formerly incarcerated residents this year on top of the previous selected recipients (2022 Program) who will receive $500 in monthly payments for 18 months. | a) Be a recently formerly incarcerated man, b) Be a resident of Chicago | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | 130 individuals | $500 | 18 | 2021 | 2023 | Yes | No | Private | No | No | |
43 | Direct Investment Program in Sacramento (DIPS) | GIT | California | Sacramento | No | The first of its kind in the Capital Region, our Guaranteed Income Program promotes economic security, helps residents remain housed and pays for necessities like food and childcare. Since June 1, 2021, 100 families in Sacramento County have been receiving $300 of unconditional income every month. Starting July 1, 2023, another round of guaranteed income will begin in partnership with funding from the City of Sacramento. Households selected for this next phase will receive $500 guaranteed income for exactly one year. | a) Have a residential address within the City of Sacramento city limits, b) Income at or below program-established limits. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 100 households | varies | 12 | 2021 | 2024 | Yes | No | PPP | No | No | |
44 | Immigrant Families Recovery Program - National | GIT | National | National | Yes | The first guaranteed income program designed specifically for immigrant families, paired with financial services and resources to build back faster. Each family enrolled in the program receives $400 per month for up to two years. Families can use this however they choose — no strings attached. | a) Have previously received an Immigrant Families Grant from MAF, b) Be an immigrant family with young children who have been excluded from federal relief. | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 3000 households | $400 | 24 | 2021 | 2023 | Yes | No | Private | Yes | No | |
45 | Marin MOMentum | GIT | California | Marin COUNTY | Yes | This pilot is designed to give Moms an opportunity for greater independence over their lives, their finances, and the future for them and their children. 125 Moms with children under the age of 18 will participate in the pilot. They will receive $1,000 per month over the course of two years | a) Be a mother of color with a child, or children, under the age of 18, b) live in a household with an income that falls below that prescribed by the California Family Needs Calculator (aka Self-Sufficiency Standard) | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 125 individuals | $1,000 | 24 | 2021 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
46 | Newark Movement for Economic Equity (NMEE) | GIT | New Jersey | Newark | No | A unique feature of NMEE is the frequency at which individuals will receive disbursements: $6,000 per year for two years, with 50 percent receiving the payments on a bi-weekly basis and 50 percent receiving the payments twice yearly. This approach, along with Newark’s focus on housing insecure individuals and unique approach to selecting recipients, will add significantly to the national body of research on how best to structure an unconditional cash policy on the state and federal level. | a) Be 18 years old and above, b) reside in Newark, c) have an income below 200% of the federal poverty line, d) be impacted by COVID-19. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 400 | $500 | 24 | 2021 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |
47 | Oakland Resilient Families | GIT | California | Oakland | No | Oakland Resilient Families is providing 600 randomly selected Oakland families (with an intentional focus on groups with the greatest wealth disparities per the Oakland Equity Index) with low incomes and at least 1 child under 18 a guaranteed income of $500 per month for 18 months. Oakland Resilient Families is 100% funded through philanthropic donations and run by a collaboration of local community-based organizations. | Cohort 1: Residents in a one square mile area of East Oakland with income below 50% of the Area Median Income and at least one child under 18. Cohort 2: Oakland households living below 138% of the federal poverty level with at least one child under 18. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 600 households | $500 | 18 | 2021 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
48 | PHLHousing+ | GIT | Pennsylvania | Philedelphia | No | Three hundred renter households were selected from Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher and public housing waitlist to receive a direct cash payment on a prepaid debit card every month for 2.5 years to cover a portion of the household’s housing costs. The monthly payment amount is calculated to close the gap between the housing costs they can afford – generally 30% of the household’s income – and their actual housing costs. | a) Earn no more than 50% of Area Median Income at the time of enrollment b) have a child at or under the age of 15 in the household. | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 300 households | varies | 30 | 2021 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Public | Yes | No | |
49 | West Oakland Universal Basic Mobility Pilot | GIT | California | Oakland | No | In the West Oakland Pilot, up to 1,000 West Oaklanders will be eligible to receive up to $320 thanks to grant funding from the Alameda County Transportation Commission. The East Oakland Pilot ended in Winter 2021, but prepaid cards can still be activated. If you were randomly selected to receive a prepaid card, then you should have received your card loaded with $150 in the mail in early December. | a) Reside in Oakland | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1000 individuals | $320 | 18 | 2021 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Public | No | No | |
50 | Child Tax Credit temporary expansion | UCT | National | National | Yes | In 2021 a temporary expansion to the CTC increased the size of payments, extended payments to families with low or no earnings, and distributed payments monthly instead of annually. | a) be a member of a low or middle income household with children | Unknown | varies | 6 | 2021 | 2021 | No | No | Public | Yes | No | |||||||||
51 | Family Health Project | UCT | Massachusetts | Lynn, Roxbury | Yes | The Family Health Project supports new mothers with a guaranteed income during their children's first three years. The program provides new moms with $400 a month for 36 months, as well as social service support from partnered agencies. The first cohort of 15 families started receiving payments in May 2021. Another group of 15 families from the town of Roxbury were also selected to participate in a second direct giving pilot program, in partnership with Whittier Street Health Center | a) Be a mother, b) be a mother with a child under 3 years old, Be referred to the program by a federally qualified community health center in partnership with the project. | 30 individuals | $400 | 36 months | 2021 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |||||||||
52 | Osage ARP Cash Assistance | UCT | Oklahoma | Osage Nation | No | The Osage Nation American Rescue Plan (ARP) Cash Assistance Program was a program for Osages who had not already received cash from the program and had experienced a negative economic impact due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Support up to $2,000. | a) Osage tribal member | 15,500 individuals | varies | 1 | 2021 | 2022 | No | No | Public | Yes | No | |||||||||
53 | Respond, Recover, Rebuild - Cherokee Nation | UCT | National | National | Yes | Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner’s proposed spending plan for the funds will provide every Cherokee citizen with a total of $2,000 in direct relief assistance. The Cherokee Nation will begin launching applications for its Respond, Recover and Rebuild COVID-19 assistance using FRF funds through the tribe’s online Gadugi Portal. Applications for direct assistance are expected to be online in June | a) Be a member of the Cherokee nation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown | $2,000 | one time | 2021 | 2022 | No | No | Public | Yes | No | |
54 | Creative Communities Coalition, a guaranteed income initiative (CCCGI) | GIT | California | San Fransisco | No | The Creative Communities Coalition, a guaranteed income initiative (CCCGI), is designed and implemented in collaboration with six San-Francisco based organizations. Funded by YBCA, this guaranteed income demonstration makes monthly unconditional cash payments to 60 artists based in San Francisco. CCCGI is an 18 month guaranteed income demonstration disbursing $1,000 monthly payments to 60 San Francisco artists. | a) Identify as an artist, b) reside in San Fransisco. | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 60 individuals | $1,000 | 18 | 2022 | 2023 | No | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |
55 | Durham's Guaranteed Income Pilot (Excel) | GIT | South Carolina | Durham | No | Launched in March 2022, Durham's Guaranteed Income Pilot or Excel, provides 109 formerly incarcerated individuals with $600 per month for one year. Excel is a partnership between the City of Durham and StepUp Durham, a workforce development agency | a) Be released from prison (NC State prison, a prison in another state, or federal prison) within the last 60 months (5 yrs) prior to application, b) be returning to a Durham address (City or County), c) have an income below 60% 2021 Durham-Chapel Hill AMI. | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 109 individuals | $600 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | No | Yes | PPP | No | No | |
56 | Just Income GNV | GIT | Florida | Alachua COUNTY | Yes | Just Income GNV is a guaranteed income project in Alachua County, Florida, providing temporary, unconditional monthly payments directly to people who have been impacted by the justice system. This pilot is designed and administered by formerly incarcerated people. We believe a guaranteed income can mitigate known barriers to successful reentry and unlock the inherent potential of our justice-impacted neighbors. 115 justice-impacted people were randomly selected from our applicant pool to receive $1,000 in the first month, followed by $600 a month for the next eleven months. | a) Reside in Alachua County, b) be within six months of their release from federal/Florida state prison, c) be released from jail with a felony or beginning felony probation. | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 115 | $600 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | No | Yes | Private | No | No | |
57 | New Mexico Immigrant Guaranteed Basic Income Project | GIT | New Mexico | Statewide | Yes | Undocumented or mixed-status immigrant families, often excluded from traditional benefits and relief programs, will be eligible to participate in a guaranteed basic income pilot program in which they will receive $500 a month for 12 months, starting in March. The program is being sponsored by the New Mexico Economic Relief Working Group, a coalition of community-based organizations, and funded by philanthropic groups and donors. The working group will select 330 families from 13 counties, and at the end of the 12-month period evaluate how the unrestricted payments altered family finances, mental health, education and employment decisions, and other factor | a) Be undocumented or a member mixed immigration status family, b) household has at least one child under the age of 18 or being the legal guardian of an adult with a disability. | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | 330 households | $500 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | No | Yes | Private | No | No | |
58 | Shreveport Guaranteed Income Program | GIT | Louisiana | Shrevport | No | Researchers are looking at the impact of this supplemental income on participants' economic volatility, employment status, mental well-being, and education outcomes. Participants were selected by lottery by our research partners. The initial six months were funded entirely by private donations and the remaining 6 months are funded entirely by the Caddo Parish Commission | a) Be a single parent with school-age children, b) 18 years or older, c) reside in Shreveport resident whose income is at or below 120% of the federal poverty line. | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 110 individuals | $660 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | No | Yes | PPP | No | No | |
59 | Austin Annual Guaranteed Income Pilot Program | GIT | Texas | Austin | No | The pilot, focused on housing stability, will provide $1,000 per month for 12 months to a total of 85 households facing or at risk of eviction and individuals experiencing homelessness. Each participant will have complete discretion as to how to spend the money | 1) households facing or at risk of eviction 2) unhoused individuals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 85 households | $1,000 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
60 | Baltimore Young Families Success Fund (BYFSF) | GIT | Maryland | Baltimore | No | Baltimore Young Families Success Fund (BYFSF) will combat the economic fallout from COVID-19 by providing payments to young parents who have been hit hardest by the crisis with schools and daycare closing, experiences of unemployment, and housing or food insecurity. | a) be between18-24 years old, b) be a Baltimore city resident, c) be biological or adoptive parents, guardians, or have full or partial caretaking responsibilities, d) have an income at or below 300% of the federal poverty line, based on household size. | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 200 individuals | $1,000 | 24 | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | PPP | Yes | No | |
61 | Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot (LEAP) | GIT | California | Los Angeles | No | Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot is providing approximately 3,200 individuals with $1,000 per month for 12 months. These are unconditional, regular, and direct cash payments to individual participants that supplement existing welfare programs. This means there are no restrictions on how the money can be spent and no requirements for the participants. | a) be a resident of LA, b) be 18 years or older c) have at least one dependent child (younger than 18 or a student younger than 24) or are pregnant d) have an income at or below the federal poverty level. | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | 3200 individuals | $1,000 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Public | No | No | |
62 | Breathe: LA County's Guaranteed Income Program, CA | GIT | California | Los Angeles COUNTY | Yes | Los Angeles County launched Breathe to provide its residents the chance to “breathe” easier knowing they are more financially secure. Breathe is a guaranteed income pilot project providing 1,000 eligible residents with $1,000 per month for three years | a) be over the age of 18, b) be a resident in a neighborhood identified as being at or below LA County’s Area Median Income (AMI); c) be in a single-person household that falls at or below AMI or in a household with two or more persons that falls at or below 120% AMI, d) have been financially negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, e) not concurrently participating in another guaranteed income program | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1000 individuals | $1,000 | 36 | 2022 | 2025 | Yes | Yes | PPP | Yes | No | |
63 | Camp Harbor View Guaranteed Income Pilot | GIT | Massachusetts | Boston | No | It has been just over a year since two nonprofits, Camp Harbor View and UpTogether, teamed up to launch a privately funded $800,000 guaranteed income pilot program. The program provides 50 Boston households $7,000/year for two years, distributed in monthly payments of $583. These families are able to use the funds however they choose and do not need to pay it back. | a) Have been part of Camp Harbor View's summer programming | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 50 households | $583 | 24 | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |
64 | Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot (CRCP) | GIT | Illinois | Chicago | No | The Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot is a $31.5 million dollar commitment from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the City of Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services as part of her effort to tackle poverty and put residents at the center of the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. 5,000 Chicagoans will be selected through an open application and a citywide lottery to receive $500 per month for twelve months, with no strings attached. | a) Reside in the City of Chicago, b) be 18 years of age or older, c) have experienced economic hardship related to COVID-19, d) have a household income level falls at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 5000 individuals | $500 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Public | Yes | No | |
65 | Coachella's UBI Recovery Program - Immigrant Families Recovery Program | GIT | California | Coachella | No | The program will support 140 low-income immigrant families with young children who remain excluded from federal support. | a) Reside in Riverside County, b) be 18 years or older, c) ave current government-issued ID, d) have at least one child age 17 and under in HH, e) earn less than 75k or 150k hh, d) have been excluded from receiving federal COVID-19 relief. | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 140 households | $400 | 24 | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | No | Private | Yes | No | |
66 | Cook County Promise Pilot Program | GIT | Illinois | Cook COUNTY | Yes | The Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot provides unconditional $500 monthly cash payments to 3,250 low-to-moderate income families in Cook County for a period of two years. The County held an open application period in October 2022 and participants were selected by lottery in November 2022. First payments began in December 2022 and payments will continue through December 2024. | a) reside in Cook County, b) have a low to moderate family income | Unknown | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 3250 households | $500 | 24 | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Public | Yes | No | |
67 | Denver Basic Income Project | GIT | Colorado | Denver | No | The program's initial $5.5 million budget was funded entirely through private donations and philanthropic support. It staggered varying payments over the course of one year: 260 people received $1,000 a month, another 260 received an initial $6,500 payment followed by $500 every month, and a third group of 300 participants received $50 every month. | a) Be connected to a community-based organization participating in the Denver Basic Income Project, b) be an individual experiencing homelessness, c) Do not have severe and unaddressed mental health or substance use needs, d) be 18 years or older. | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 820 individuals | varies | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | PPP | No | No | |
68 | Elevate MV the Guaranteed Income Pilot Program | GIT | California | Mountain View | No | The Mountain View Elevate MV pilot program gives direct cash payments of $500 per month to166 randomly selected eligible extremely low income Mountain View residents that will elevate their basic income to provide more financial security. CGIR will provide the City of Mountain View with a final report of all findings from the Elevate MV pilot 12 months after the final collection round, which occurs six months after the final disbursement in December of 2024 | a) Be an extremely low-income Mountain View resident below 30% Area Median Income (AMI); b) be pregnant or the caregiver for at least one child under the age of 18 at the time of application | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 166 individuals | $500 | 24 | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | PPP | No | No | |
69 | Embrace Mothers - Birmingham | GIT | Alabama | Birmingham | No | This randomized control trial was launched earlier in February 2022 by the City of Birmingham in partnership with Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI), a network of mayors advocating to give Americans an income floor. Through this program, 110 Birmingham residents are receiving $375 a month for a 12-month period via random drawing by a third party and with no strings attached. | a) Be 18 years or older, b) Be a female identifying as single head of a family with children in the household under 18 years of age | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 110 individuals | $375 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
70 | Houstin Equity Fund | GIT | Texas | Houston | No | Through a randomized selection process, the Mayor’s Guaranteed Income Pilot Program (MGI) anticipates completing the selection and begin the distribution of the monthly stipend of $375 for one year. Notifications are slated to begin in August. | a) Be a Houston resident, b) be at least 18 years old, c) have a household income at or below the federal poverty level. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 110 individuals | $375 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
71 | In Her Hands | GIT | Georgia | Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, Southwest Georgia’s Clay-Randolph-Terrell county cluster, City of College Park | Yes | Formed through direct community input, In Her Hands will provide an average of $850 per month for 24 months to 650 women in three communities in Georgia. CEOs led door-to-door canvassing, in-person community outreach, assisted community members with the application, and later conducted enrollment. | a) Be a Black woman, b) Reside in 1 of the 3 target areas, | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | 650 | varies | 24 | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
72 | International Institute of Minnesota's Guaranteed Income Program for Refugees | GIT | Minnesota | Saint Paul | No | The project, developed in consultation with the City of St. Paul, enrolled 25 households with barriers to employment, with each household receiving $750 per month for 12 months. Twelve of the 25 enrolled households are Afghan Humanitarian Parolees. | a) Single-parent households with children under the age of 15, b) families with four or more children, with one working parent and one parent with obstacles to employment, c) single adults with physical or mental illness limiting their ability to work or obtain employment, d) families or single adults unable to work due to delays in paperwork processing or other barriers beyond their control. | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 25 households | $750 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | No | Private | No | No | |
73 | Ithaca Guaranteed Income | GIT | New York | Ithaca | No | Ithaca Guaranteed Income (IGI) is a research pilot that asks the question: how does a guaranteed income effect the housing stability and overall wellness of our city's care-givers. Cash is the currency of urgency, and guaranteed income works more effectively when it’s direct and unconditional. | a) Serve as the primary unpaid caregivers to children and aging or disabled adults that reside in Ithaca, b) have an income at or below 80% Area Median Income. | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 110 | $450 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |
74 | Let's Go DMV | GIT | Washington DC | Washington DC | No | Let’s GO DMV! raised $1M in grants and donations from local and national funders, and cash payments started in March 2022. | a) Be a hospitality workers from the greater DC area, b) have lost job due to COVID. | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 75 individuals | $1,000 | 60 | 2022 | 2027 | Yes | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |
75 | Level Up MGI Pilot Program | GIT | New York | Mount Vernon | No | Level Up is a guaranteed income project that will provide 200 eligible Mount Vernon residents with $500 per month for one year. 200 participants will be randomly selected from the pool of eligible applicants by the research team, ABT Associates. | a) Be residents of Mount Vernon, b) be over the age of 18 at the time of the application deadline, c) cave an income no more than 80% of 2022 CDBG Annual Income Limit. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 200 | $500 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
76 | Madison Forward Fund (MFF) | GIT | Wisconsin | Madison | No | The Madison Forward Fund (MFF) is a year-long guaranteed income program, providing $500 monthly payments to 155 Madison residents. he program is a partnership of the City of Madison, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, TASC, the Institute for Research on Poverty at University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania. The direct cash assistance is funded entirely by private donors and philanthropic organizations. | a) Reside in Madison, b) be 18 and older, c) have a household income less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Line, d) have a child under 18 years old living at home. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 155 | $500 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
77 | Minneapolis Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot | GIT | Minnesota | Minneapolis | No | The city will provide 200 families with $500 a month for the next two years to spend however they choose. Brinda says they initially received 13,000 applications, but not everyone qualified. Once they identified applicants who met the criteria, they narrowed it down to 200 using a randomization process. Requires COVID-19 impact to be eligible. | a) Impacted by COVID-19, b) Residents for 9 of the city's zip codes, c) have an annual income at or below 50% of the area median income for Minneapolis | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 200 individuals | $500 | 24 | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Public | Yes | No | |
78 | Mobility Program for Atlanta Community Transformation (I.M.P.A.C.T) | GIT | Georgia | Atlanta | No | The IMPACT Program serves 300 residents of the City of Atlanta by providing them with unrestricted cash payments of $500.00/month for one year. Of the 300 participants in the IMPACT Program, 25 participants make up a non-evaluated cohort Storytelling Cohort with the remaining 275 participants making up an evaluated cohort who will also have the option of participating in research activities. | a) be 18 years old, b) be Atlanta city residents, c) have an income of 200% of the federal poverty line. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 300 individuals | $500 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Public | No | No | |
79 | New Orleans Guaranteed Income Program (Opportunity Youth) | GIT | Louisiana | New Orleans | No | The New Orleans Guaranteed Income Program serves young people in Orleans Parish who are disconnected from work and school between the ages of 16 and 24. The 125 chosen recipients are from a variety of backgrounds and represent segments of the New Orleans community, including those in the juvenile justice system and alternative high schools, pregnant people and new parents, unhoused youth, and immigrants. They will receive $350 per month for 10 months, and the first disbursements have already been issued. In addition, OYF partnered with United Way of Southeast Louisiana to provide benefits counseling to all participants | 1) Be between the ages of 16-24 years, 2) be disconnected from work and school. | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 125 individuals | $350 | 10 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
80 | Pathway to Income Equity | GIT | California | Healdsburg, Petaluma, Santa Rosa | Yes | A pilot program that will provide a guaranteed income to 305 families in Sonoma County will begin issuing $500 monthly payments today to applicants selected for the 24-month trial. | a) Have an income no more than 185 % of the federal poverty level, b) be pregnant and/or parenting a child under the age of 6, c) have experienced adverse economic impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic (loss of employment, income, child care or housing). | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 305 households | $500 | 24 | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | PPP | Yes | No | |
81 | Providence Guaranteed Income Program | GIT | Rhode Island | Providence | No | The city partnered with nonprofits Amos House( and Dorcas International, and the Center for Guaranteed Income Research (CGIR) selected the initial round of recipients. It will provide $500 a month to the 110 chosen Providence residents for 12 months. To be eligible, individuals must have an income at or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line. Payments began in Nov. 2021, and the program was extended for an additional six months using relief funds from the Providence Rescue Plan. | a) Providence resident, b) 18 years or older, c) have an income below 200% of the federal poverty level. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 110 individuals | $500 | 18 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | PPP | Yes | No | |
82 | San Diego for Every Child (SDEC) Guaranteed Income Project | GIT | California | San Diego | No | The San Diego for Every Child program was created by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and National City Mayor Alejandra Sotelo-Solis to address childhood poverty in San Diego. The guaranteed income pilot was announced in Nov. 2021 and is in partnership with the Jewish Family Service of San Diego. The pilot provides $500 a month for 24 months to 150 families, all of which have a child who is 12 years old or under. Only families living in these ZIP codes were eligible for the program: 92114 (Encanto), 92139 (Paradise Hills), 91950 (National City), and 92173 (San Ysidro). The pilot handed out its first monthly payments in March 2022 | a) Be 18 years old or older, b) have a child who is 12 yrs old or under in the household, c) live within the zip codes: 92114 (Encanto/San Diego), 92139 (Paradise Hills/San Diego), 91950 (National City), and 92173 (San Ysidro). | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 150 households | $500 | 24 | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |
83 | Silicon Valley Guaranteed Income Project | GIT | California | Santa Clara COUNTY | Yes | The Silicon Valley Guaranteed Income Project is a 2-year project designed to help participants achieve housing stability as well as greater independence over their lives, finances, and future. 150 Santa Clara County families who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness will receive $1,000/month in no-strings-attached income for 24 months. We also intentionally sought to center racial and gender equity, as people of color and women-led households are both over-represented in our target populations and disproportionately impacted by our region’s housing and affordability crisis. | a) Be homeless or unstably housed, b) be referred by County's Coordinated Entry System or East SJ Si Se Puede Collective | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 150 households | $1,000 | 24 | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | No | Private | No | No | |
84 | Strong Families, Strong Futures DC | GIT | Washington DC | Washington DC | No | Strong Families, Strong Futures DC is a direct cash assistance program supporting new and expecting mothers residing in DC Wards 5, 7 and 8 during the pivotal first year of their child’s life. This direct cash assistance will help families build a strong financial foundation that paves the way for lasting child and family success.$10,800 of direct cash assistance over one year – no strings attached. | a) Be a pregnant mother in your second or third trimester, b) or have a child under the age of 3, c) have household earnings for the 2021 year at 250% of the federal poverty line. | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 132 individuals | $900 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | PPP | No | No | |
85 | West Hollywood Pilot for GI | GIT | California | Hollywood | No | The City, in partnership with National Council of Jewish Women, Los Angeles, launched the first pilot in the country for older adults living on a low-income and based on state and local data: residents over the age of 50 are now the fastest growing population of homeless people in many parts of the state; and West Hollywood residents ages 55+ comprise 23% of the City’s population, but 44% of residents living in poverty. | a) Be over 50 years of age, b) be a housed or unhoused resident of West Hollywood, c) have an income of $41,400 or less. | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 25 individuals | $1,000 | 18 | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | PPP | No | No | |
86 | Young Adult Louisville Income for Transformation (YALift!) | GIT | Kentucky | Louisville | No | YALift! provides young adults with a one-year, no strings attached foundation of financial stability. The pilot is collaboratively administered by Louisville Metro Government, Metro United Way, Russell: A Place of Promise, and Mayors for Guaranteed Income (MGI), and is focused on young adults in three neighborhoods of concentrated poverty: Smoketown, Russell, and California. | a) Be between 18-24 years old, b) reside in the following neighborhoods: California, Russell, and Smoketown. | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 150 individuals | $500 | 12 | 2022 | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
87 | Targeted Eviction Prevention Program | UCT | Texas | Dallas | No | Earlier this year, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas launched an innovative new pilot program that seeks to address a long-standing problem. The Targeted Eviction Prevention Project (TEPP) provides direct cash investments and other resources for families in Southern Dallas with the goal of empowering them to stay in their homes so their children can stay in their schools. Supported up to 3 years. | a) Families with students at Billy Earl Dade Middle School, Joseph J. Rhoads Learning Center, Dr. Martin Luther King Learning Center, Elisha M. Pease Elementary School or J.N. Ervin Elementary School | 500 households | $250 | varies | 2022 | ND | Yes | No | Private | No | No | |||||||||
88 | ARISE, the Guaranteed Income Pilot | GIT | Virginia | Alexandria | No | Alexandria City Council voted on July 6, 2021 to support a Guaranteed Income Pilot (GIP) by allocating $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The GIP will provide direct, recurring cash payments of $500 a month, with no restrictions on use, to 170 Alexandria households for two years. The payment is unconditional, with no requirements and no restrictions on how it is to be spe | a) be a resident of the City of Alexandria, b)18 years and older, c) have a household income at or below 50% of Area Median Income (AMI) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 170 households | $500 | 24 | 2023 | 2025 | Yes | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |
89 | Black Resilience Fund (BRF) - Portland | GIT | Oregon | Portland | No | As of January 2023 the Black Resilience Fund is providing 25 households in Multnomah county with a 3 year guaranteed basic income (GBI). The members of our Village Building Cohort are working toward their goals of home ownership, entrepreneurship, furthering their education and securing financial stability. Over the next 3 years we will be measuring our program outcomes of building social, spiritual and economic capacity. | a) Be Black or African American b) Portland resident | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 25 households | varies | 36 | 2023 | 2025 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
90 | Elm City Reentry Pilot | GIT | Conneticut | New Haven | No | Twenty New Haven area residents will receive $500/month for one year on an Elm City Resident Card + prepaid Mastercard. Participants were selected by Project M.O.R.E. Reentry Welcome Center and are currently receiving services related to their transition back to the community. Participants will take part in quarterly surveys and interviews with 4-CT to help evaluate the impact of the pilot. Twenty New Haven area residents will receive $500/month for one year on an Elm City Resident Card + prepaid Mastercard. Participants were selected by Project M.O.R.E. Reentry Welcome Center and are currently receiving services related to their transition back to the community. Participants will take part in quarterly surveys and interviews with 4-CT to help evaluate the impact of the pilot. | a) Be recently released from incarceration and receiving reentry services from Project M.O.R.E. | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 20 individuals | $500 | 12 | 2023 | 2024 | Yes | No | Private | No | No | |
91 | Guaranteed Income for Trans People (GIFT) Program | GIT | California | San Fransisco | No | The Guaranteed Income for Trans People (GIFT) Program will provide low-income transgender San Franciscans with $1,200 each month, up to 18 months to help address financial insecurity within trans communities. | a) be 18+ b) Live in the City and County of San Francisco, CA c) Earn less than $600/month d) Complete and submit the application and provide all supporting documents: release of information, photo ID, proof of residence, income verification. e) Be willing and able to complete a survey upon enrollment and every 3 months after | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 55 individuals | $1,200 | 18 | 2023 | 2025 | Yes | Yes | Public | No | No | |
92 | Long Beach Pledge | GIT | California | Long Beach | No | The City of Long Beach launched the application period for the Long Beach Pledge, the City’s guaranteed income pilot program. The program will provide $500 a month for 12 months to 250 families with children who live in the 90813 zip code, are below 100% of the federal poverty line and have one income earner for their household. | a) Be a member of a family with children who live in the 90813 zip code, b) are below 100% of the federal poverty line, c) have one income earner in the household. | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 250 | $500 | 12 | 2023 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Private | Yes | No | |
93 | Montgomery County Guaranteed Income Program | GIT | Maryland | Montgomery COUNTY | Yes | The Guaranteed Income Program offers a direct, recurring cash payment of $800 per month for a 24 month period for a total of 300 individuals and/or households. At least one third of the participants are people from households who are transitioning from homelessness. 100 households recently served by the Montgomery County Homeless Continuum of Care and 200 participants with at least one child/dependent who had previously sought assistance from the County during the COVID 19 pandemic were selected through a randomized application process | a) Households recently served by the Montgomery County Homeless Continuum of Care, b) households with at least one child/dependent who previously sought assistance from the County during the COVID-19 pandemic. | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 300 individuals | $800 | 24 | 2023 | 2025 | Yes | Yes | PPP | Yes | No | |
94 | Guaranteed Income Pilot Project (Boulder, CO) | GIT | Colorado | Boulder | No | In March 2022, Boulder City Council approved an initial expenditure of $250,000 for the design and administration of a GI pilot as part of the city’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. Boulder has also joined Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, which provides access to resources, best practices and research results from existing GI pilot projects. n November 2022 the city selected Impact Charitable as the project management consultant. On December 1, 2022, city council affirmed an additional $2.75 million in ARPA funding for the project, which can be formally approved in March 2023 when staff provide an update on project details. | TBD | Unknown | Unknown | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2023 | TBD | Upcoming | Yes | Public | Yes | No | |||||||
95 | UpLift – The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot | GIT | Iowa | Central Iowa | Yes | UpLift – The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot is the first cross-sector collaborative basic income initiative to take place in the state of Iowa. This community learning opportunity will study the impacts of an unrestricted no-strings-attached, basic income for 24 months. There are no limitations on how income payments are spent. Selected individuals are free to use the money to best meet their needs. If selected, individuals will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will receive the $500 monthly income payments and the other will not. Both groups will provide researchers with important information about their life experiences and community needs. | a) Are 18 years or older AND b) Are a resident of Polk, Warren, or Dallas County AND c) Live with at least one dependent up to the age of 25 years old AND d) Have a household income at or below 60% Area Median Income (AMI) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 110 individuals | $500 | 24 | 2023 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
96 | Yale New Haven Hospital Violence Intervention Pilot | UCT | Conneticut | New Haven | No | 4-CT is partnering with the Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) and the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) to determine the effectiveness of direct cash assistance to promote positive outcomes for victims of violence, particularly in their post-injury recovery, or to assist families of victims of homicide. For a 12-month period, approximately 100 YNHH HVIP patients will receive one-time cash payments of $500 via prepaid Mastercard. Next of kin of victims of homicide enrolled in YNHH HVIP will receive one-time cash payments of $1,000. | a) Be a victim of violence treated at the Yale New Haven Hospital | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 100 individuals | varies | 1 | 2023 | 2024 | Yes | Yes | Private | No | No | |
97 | Preserving Our Diversity (POD)-Santa Monica | UCT | California | Santa Monica | No | The Preserving Our Diversity (POD) program provides cash-based assistance in the form of a debit card , funded monthly, to low-income, long-term Santa Monica residents in rent-controlled apartments in Santa Monica to help achieve a minimum monthly after-rent income of $747 for a one-person household or $1,306 for a two-person household | a) Be a senior aged 65 or older; and b) Have occupied your current Santa Monica rent-controlled apartment since before January 1, 2000; c) Have an annual household income equal to or less than Very Low Income (50% Area Median Income) for Los Angeles County, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development d) You do not already participate in a housing assistance program or live in an affordable housing property ; e) Your “after-rent” income is less than $747 for a one-person household or less than $1,306 for a two-person household . | Unknown | varies | Yes | No | No | ||||||||||||||
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