UBI Programs

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SEED was the nation's first mayor-led guaranteed income demonstration, giving 125 randomly selected low-income residents of Stockton, California $500/month, unconditional cash for 24 months (February 2019 to early 2021). It targeted adults living in neighborhoods at or below the city's median household income, using a randomized controlled trial design against a 200-person control group. The program was funded through private philanthropy, led by the Reinvent Stockton Foundation in partnership with the Office of the Mayor and the Economic Security Project, with research conducted by academic partners and funded separately by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Evidence for Action program.

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Strong Families, Strong Futures DC (SFSF) is an unconditional direct cash assistance pilot for new and expectant mothers in Washington DC's Wards 5, 7, and 8, launched in February 2022 by the DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) and administered by the nonprofit Martha's Table. The initial $1.5 million cohort provided 132 mothers a total of $10,800 each, paid either as 12 monthly installments of $900 or as a single lump sum, per each participant's own choice (about 75% chose the lump sum). The program also connected participants to wraparound supports such as free groceries and clothing, financial empowerment workshops, and early childhood education enrollment help. DC funded additional cohorts in FY2024/FY2025 (e.g., 118 mothers beginning April 2024), but as of 2025-2026 advocacy groups are pushing DC to "restore" the program, indicating a funding lapse/pause.

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New Mexico Appleseed, a child-poverty nonprofit, designed and ran a conditional cash transfer pilot in the 2020-21 school year for high school students experiencing homelessness in Cuba Independent School District and West Las Vegas School District. 53 students received $500 monthly stipends for about eight months, conditioned on 90% school attendance, 90% completed classwork, and weekly tutoring/check-in participation. The pilot was funded by the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation, which gave roughly $120,000 to each district to cover family stipends, tutoring, and staff costs. New Mexico Appleseed published a June 2022 evaluation report and later used the pilot's results (a 93% graduation rate among seniors) to advocate successfully for a larger, state-funded expansion ("GPA") beginning in 2025.

Egypt

Takaful ("Solidarity") is the conditional cash transfer component of Egypt's Takaful and Karama Program, run by the Ministry of Social Solidarity since January 2015 to support poor families with children. Eligible households receive a monthly cash transfer loaded onto a Meeza debit card, conditioned on children maintaining at least 80 percent school attendance and mothers/children attending required health checkups. Beneficiaries are identified through geographic targeting of high-poverty governorates plus a Proxy Means Test cross-checked against Egypt's Unified National Registry. As of mid-2026 roughly 2.53 million households are enrolled in Takaful specifically (out of about 4.6 million households across the combined Takaful and Karama program), with about 75 percent of registered household representatives being women. The program is funded primarily by the Egyptian government (about 90 percent of costs) with co-financing from World Bank (IBRD) loans totaling $900 million plus smaller UK and Nordic Trust Fund contributions.

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Baltimore THAP is a homelessness-prevention program launched in 2026 by the New York-based nonprofit Point Source Youth (PSY) in partnership with Thread, a Baltimore youth mentorship organization. It provides up to 50 young people (ages roughly 17-27) enrolled with Thread and at imminent risk of losing housing with a one-time, tailored cash payment after they co-create a 'Housing Action Plan' with a trained provider. Recipients also receive optional supportive services such as financial coaching and mentorship. The program is part of PSY's national Targeted Housing Assistance Program network and is funded by private philanthropy, including the Sherman Family Foundation and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.

Morocco

Tayssir is Morocco's national conditional cash transfer program, launched in 2008 by the Ministry of National Education, that pays a quarterly stipend to low-income families to keep children enrolled in rural primary schools and in lower-secondary (collège) schools nationwide. Eligibility is based on residing in a zone covered by the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) or the guardian holding a valid RAMED/AMO Tadamon poverty card, increasingly verified through Morocco's Unified Social Registry (RSU). Payments (60-140 MAD per child per month depending on grade level) are conditioned on regular school attendance and limited grade repetition. The program is funded by the Moroccan government and operationally administered by CDG Prévoyance/CNRA.

Paraguay

Tekoporã ("living well" in Guaraní) is Paraguay's flagship national conditional cash transfer program, run by the Ministry of Social Development (MDS, successor to the Secretaría de Acción Social), serving poor and extremely poor households — prioritizing families with children/adolescents aged 0-18, pregnant women, people with disabilities, elderly members, and indigenous communities. It pairs socio-familial accompaniment (home-visiting "Guías Familiares") with a direct monthly cash transfer conditioned on school attendance and health check-ups. In August 2023 the government relaunched it as "Tekoporã Mbarete" ("strong Tekoporã"), raising benefit amounts by 25% and expanding coverage toward 200,000 families. It is funded entirely through the Paraguayan national government budget.

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Direct Cash Detroit (THAP Detroit) is a planned one-time cash assistance program for youth at imminent risk of homelessness, designed by Point Source Youth (PSY) in collaboration with the McGregor Foundation and the Homeless Action Network of Detroit (HAND). As of mid-2026 the program is still in its launch phase: PSY issued an RFP (due April 30, 2026) seeking a Detroit-based nonprofit or public entity to serve as the lead implementing community-based organization (CBO), and no lead partner had been publicly announced as of this research. It is part of PSY's broader national Targeted Housing Assistance Program (THAP) network, funded philanthropically and modeled on Washington State's Homelessness Prevention and Diversion Fund. The seed listing's identification of Detroit Phoenix Center as managing organization could not be confirmed.

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AYA Youth Collective, a Grand Rapids nonprofit serving youth ages 14-24 facing homelessness, partners with national nonprofit Point Source Youth to deliver the Targeted Housing Assistance Program (THAP), a one-time cash payment paired with supportive services to prevent youth homelessness. Up to 50 young people ages 18-24 experiencing a housing crisis in the Grand Rapids/Kent County area are eligible for the current cohort, which began recruiting in March 2026. The program is funded and coordinated by Point Source Youth and evaluated by Johns Hopkins University as part of a broader multi-state THAP network.

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THAP Oregon is the foster-youth-focused chapter of Point Source Youth's national Targeted Housing Assistance Program, delivered by Jackson Street Youth Services in partnership with the Oregon Department of Human Services (Child Welfare's Youth Transitions/Family First programs and the Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program). It provides a one-time, individualized cash payment (averaging $2,500) to at least 60 young adults ages 18-23 with current or former foster care experience who are at risk of losing housing, alongside optional supportive services. The program is state-funded (public) and began identifying and distributing funds to youth statewide as of March 2026. It builds on a 2024 Lane County THAP pilot and is evaluated as part of Point Source Youth's national 7-state THAP research led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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The Bridge Project Boston ("Bridge Boston") is the Boston chapter of The Bridge Project, a national 501(c)(3) unconditional cash program supporting low-income pregnant individuals and new mothers. Launched in June 2025 with local philanthropic partners including the Imago Dei Fund and the Boston Women's Fund, it provides 250 eligible participants with tiered cash payments spanning pregnancy through their child's first 1,000 days. The Boston launch secured over $5 million in private philanthropic commitments in a short period. This is the third Bridge Project city-level chapter identified in this database, following Connecticut and Indianapolis's BIRTH Fund, all using an identical tiered payment structure.

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The Bridge Project Connecticut is the Connecticut chapter of The Bridge Project, a New York City-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides unconditional cash assistance to pregnant and postpartum mothers. Launched in late September/early October 2024, the CT program provides 500 low-income pregnant individuals with biweekly cash payments for up to three years, covering a child's first 1,000 days of life. The program is privately/philanthropically funded and is listed among Connecticut's state-approved Direct Cash Transfer Pilot Initiative programs, meaning its payments do not count against participants' SNAP, Medicaid, or TFA eligibility. It operates under the same national umbrella and payment model as, but as a distinct chapter from, the original Bridge Project program and other state chapters (New York, Wisconsin/Milwaukee, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Arkansas, Maryland, and others).

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The Bridge Project is a direct-cash program for pregnant and new mothers that launched in June 2021 in New York City as an initiative of The Monarch Foundation, making it the founding/flagship chapter of the now-national Bridge Project network. In Spring 2022 the program spun off from the Monarch Foundation into its own independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, now legally named "Bridge Project" (EIN 88-1293144), which continues to run the NYC program alongside chapters in over a dozen other states. The NYC program provides eligible low-income pregnant/new mothers across all five boroughs, plus Rochester and Buffalo, with unconditional biweekly cash for up to 36 months. Funding combines private philanthropy (including its founding funder, the Monarch Foundation), New York City Council public funds, and a research partnership with the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Guaranteed Income Research.

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The California Abundant Birth Project (CA ABP) is a guaranteed income program giving pregnant individuals at highest risk of preterm birth unconditional monthly cash gifts, starting in the 1st or 2nd trimester for 12-18 months. Operated by Expecting Justice (fiscally sponsored by Heluna Health), it expanded the original San Francisco pilot into Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties beginning 2024. Monthly amounts range $616-$1,000 by county, delivered via reloadable debit card. Enrolled 850 participants across four counties as of May 2025; funded by CA Dept of Social Services, SF/LA county governments, and philanthropic foundations. Eligibility based on income limits and preterm-birth risk factors (Black race, sickle cell anemia, hypertension, diabetes, prior preterm birth).

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The Changemaker Fund: A Power Building Initiative is a three-year (36-month) guaranteed income pilot for 120 low-income resident 'Changemakers' organizing and building community power in Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven, Connecticut. It is administered by the Connecticut Urban Opportunity Collaborative (CUOC) — a partnership of Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven — in partnership with UpTogether, which distributes the funds. The initiative was co-designed with a 15-person resident Community Advisory Council convened in 2023. It is funded entirely by private philanthropy, with over $1.4 million raised toward an $1.8 million+ goal as of late 2024.

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The Harriet Tubman Fellowship for Labor Trafficking Survivors is a two-year leadership-development fellowship run by the Human Trafficking Legal Center, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit legal advocacy organization for trafficking survivors. Each cohort of survivor-leaders receives a monthly living stipend, an annual tuition grant, and access to mentoring, career coaching, and in-person policy advocacy training in Washington, DC. The program is privately funded through donations and partner support (e.g., Humanity United, King & Spalding). Launched in February 2024, it has run an inaugural 2024-2026 cohort of 7 fellows and a second 2026-2028 cohort of 5 fellows.

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An unconditional basic income pilot providing homeless individuals in Maricopa County with monthly cash payments to support a return to stable housing. The Logical Foundation partners with local service providers, A New Leaf and Tempe Community Action Agency, to randomly select participants, who receive $100–$300 per month for 6 months with no strings attached.

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A guaranteed income pilot built by former foster youth, for former foster youth — combining unconditional cash payments with an optional support network (case management, financial literacy, mentoring) to help young people transition out of extended foster care with real financial footing. Run by Bay Area Community Services (BACS) in partnership with Alameda County Social Services Agency, the program paired direct cash with matching savings incentives to help participants build stability that outlasts the pilot itself.

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The Resilience Fund is a survivor-led, trust-based direct cash assistance program run by Polaris, the national nonprofit best known for the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline. It provides unrestricted monthly payments of up to $500 (up to $9,000 total over 18 months) to adult survivors of human trafficking living in the U.S., alongside referral pathways addressing five core systemic barriers (mental health access, legal representation, debt/credit repair, financial inclusion, and social support). The inaugural cohort of 24 survivors, nominated by a survivor-led Advisory Council, began receiving payments in 2023 and continued through March 2025. A planned second cohort was delayed indefinitely as of Polaris's last public update. The program is funded through private philanthropic donations to Polaris, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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TEPP provides families in Southern/South Dallas whose children attend one of five target schools with a 12-month, unrestricted $250/month cash transfer ($3,000 total per family) delivered through UpTogether, paired with voluntary comprehensive case management. The goal is to help families facing high eviction risk stay housed so children avoid mid-year school moves. It is a philanthropically funded pilot led by United Way of Metropolitan Dallas with Child Poverty Action Lab, UpTogether, CitySquare, Dallas ISD, TR Hoover, Texas Women's Foundation, Carter's House, Harmony CDC and ForOakCliff.

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THRIVE East of the River was a COVID-19 emergency cash-relief pilot launched in June 2020 by a coalition of four Washington, DC nonprofits — Martha's Table, Bread for the City, 11th Street Bridge Park (Building Bridges Across the River), and the Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative — to support low-income families in Ward 8 whose economic stability was threatened by the pandemic. The program provided qualifying families five monthly cash payments of $1,100 ($5,500 total), plus weekly groceries, dry goods, and case-navigator support to help access unemployment insurance, tax credits, and other benefits. It was funded entirely through private philanthropy — foundations, corporations, and individual donors — and evaluated by the Urban Institute. The program continued enrolling families beyond its initial cohort and, as part of the broader multi-org THRIVE effort, eventually served nearly 600 households before formally concluding in 2022.

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The Thriving Community Fund (TCF) is a statewide guaranteed income pilot from Miracle Messages that provides $750 per month for 12 months to 110 people experiencing or at risk of homelessness across California. Unlike Miracle Messages' earlier direct-service Miracle Money pilots, TCF is delivered entirely through five independent community-based partner organizations in San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Cruz, and Orange counties, each selecting and supporting its own participant population. The fund is privately/philanthropically funded and is undergoing an independent evaluation by Gray Space Consulting.

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Thriving Families is a two-year guaranteed income-style fund in which the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) and United Way of Washtenaw County (UWWC) partnered with the national antipoverty nonprofit UpTogether to invest directly in 45 Washtenaw County families. Families were identified through seven local grassroots partner organizations rather than a public application process. Participants received $625 every quarter for two years, totaling $5,000 per family, deposited via UpTogether's member platform. The fund was privately financed by AAACF, UWWC, and their philanthropic partners, with final payments issued in April 2024.

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The Thriving Providers Project (TPP) is a guaranteed income pilot delivering unconditional monthly cash payments to home-based child care providers to reduce income volatility and stabilize the child care workforce. Colorado was the flagship implementation site, launched in 2022 by Home Grown (a national funders collaborative focused on home-based child care) in partnership with Colorado nonprofit Impact Charitable, which manages local direct cash assistance. About 100 Colorado providers received $500/month for 18 months, funded through philanthropic dollars raised by Home Grown and local partners. Home Grown has since replicated the TPP model with regional partners in Philadelphia, New York City, LA County, King County WA, and other sites.

Ethiopia

The Tigray Social Cash Transfer Pilot Programme (SCTPP) was an unconditional cash transfer piloted by Tigray's Bureau of Labour and Social Affairs (BoLSA), with support from UNICEF, in two woredas of Ethiopia's Tigray Region beginning in 2011. It provided labour-constrained, ultra-poor households -- those headed by elderly people or people with disabilities, or caring for orphans and vulnerable children -- with a base monthly transfer of ETB 155 plus categorical top-ups for additional dependents. Beneficiaries were identified through community-based targeting by local Community Care Coalitions and linked to complementary health, education, and welfare services. Funded by UNICEF, FAO, HelpAge International, and Irish Aid, the pilot reached roughly 3,767 households (6,716 people) and was rigorously evaluated by IFPRI, IDS, and Mekelle University between 2012 and 2014.