Project 100+ Unconditional Cash Transfer was a one-time unconditional cash payment of $1,000 provided to low-income families with children in twelve states to alleviate financial distress associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. The program provided unrestricted, lump sum cash transfer delivered via a Hyperwallet account that could be used for any type of expense. There were no requirements for families to participate in any other services or meet work-related conditions.

Eligible families received the one-time payment in May 2020. 

SNAP Time Limits for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) applied to people who are age 18-49 years, live in households without children, are not pregnant, and are not identified as unfit for work and implemented a restriction of 3 months of SNAP participation within a 36 month period for ABAWD who do not work or participating in a workfare program for at least 20 hours per week.

The Pell for Very Short-Term Programs pilot expanded Pell Grant eligibility to allow eligible students to get funding for very short-term occupational programs that were previously ineligible. The program waived the requirement that Pell eligible programs include a minimum of 600 clock hours over 15 weeks. 

Primary services consisted of tuition assistance and financial aid for very short occupational training programs (8 to 15 weeks) leading to certificate or credential aligned with local or regional workforce needs. 

The Pell for Short-Term Programs for Post-Bachelor's Students pilot waived the federal prohibition on Pell Grants for students with a Bachelor’s degree who otherwise met the income requirements. The waiver applied to short-term occupational programs leading to a certificate or credential aligned with local or regional workforce needs.  

Funding supported programs that lasted up to 1 year (or up to 2 years if students were enrolled part-time).

Head Start provided free childcare, preschool, and related services to disadvantaged families with the aim of increasing children's school readiness and supporting parental well-being. The program provided home and center based care and education as well as wellness visits, parenting classes, and networking opportunities. Head Start also served as a bridge to additional public services such as health care, nutrition, and housing assistance. 

Emergency Financial Assistance was provided on a one-time basis for rent or utilities through a homelessness prevention call center referring eligible individuals to government or private entities that had funds immediately available. One-time assistance typically was about $900-1,000. Eligibility rules varied by funding agency, with the call center triaging callers according to rules and funding availability.

Emergency Financial Assistance was evaluated in Chicago, IL.

Empowering Lives through Education, Vocational Assessment, Training, and Employment (ELEVATE) provided individualized case management, employment, parenting, and child support services to noncustodial parents who were unemployed or underemployed to improve their workforce participation and child support compliance. Services included individualized assessments for employment, parenting, and other needs and case management to provide monitoring and referrals to additional services as needed.

The Work Opportunity Networks to Develop Employment Readiness (WONDER) program provided industry-specific training and subsidized employment in one of four service tracks (construction, culinary arts, manufacturing, job placement services) in addition to job placement assistance, job readiness assistance, intensive case management, support services and existing state SNAP employment and training services. Participants first met with an outreach specialist for an intensive intake and assessment process to develop an individualized career plan and select one of the four program tracks.

SNAP Works 2.0 offered access to job search training and assistance, career planning and case management, support services, financial incentives, and access to education and occupational skills training opportunities for SNAP participants who were able-bodied adults without dependents. Enhanced job search training and assistance services included weekly one-on-one meetings and a series of group-based workshops held by agency case managers over a 4-to-6 week period. Case managers monitored and coordinated service delivery and also provided refers to service providers.