Policy Areas
Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA)
The Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA) is a provision in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 that aims to support outcomes-based financing and provide funding for social impact partnerships, including pay for success (PFS) projects.
Pay for success and health
Health care spending in the United States has become exponentially large, reaching $3.3 trillion in 2016, or 17.9 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).
Pay for success and education
The ideal pay for success (PFS) project yields societal returns beyond the scope of one single project. And what better way to have a lasting impact than through education?
Pay for success and housing
In an era of tight federal budgets, pay for success has emerged as a potential financing option for states and local governments to address not only the challenge of finding housing for the homelessness, but the underlying issues that drive chronic homelessness in particular.
Pay for success and criminal justice
The origin story of pay for success (PFS) is rooted in the criminal justice system.