In 2014, the Social Innovation Fund launched a new program to support the expansion of Pay for Success models in the United States. In its inaugural year, the Pay for Success (PFS) program awarded eight organizations grants to either assess the feasibility of launching Pay for Success projects, or support the transaction structuring of Pay for Success projects, in three issue areas: economic opportunity, healthy futures, and youth development.

The Social Innovation Fund commissioned Abt Associates to develop the following reports and special topic briefs to provide practical insights on specific aspects of Pay for Success programming and assist stakeholders in making informed decisions as they explore and implement projects.

  • Special Topics Brief: Using Pay for Success in Health Care - 2016

  • Special Topics Brief: Pay for Success as an Impact Investment - 2016

  • State of the Pay for Success Field II: Emerging Literature, Updates, and Tools - 2016

  • Special Topics Brief: Pay for Success Financial Mechanisms - 2015

  • Special Topics Brief: Service Provider Capacity Building for a Pay for Success Project - 2015

  • Stakeholder Perspectives on the Current State of the Pay for Success Field - 2015

  • State of the Pay for Success Field: Opportunities, Trends and Recommendations - 2015

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Further information

Program/Intervention
SIF Pay for Success
Intermediary(s)

Corporation for National and Community Service

AmeriCorps Program(s)
Social Innovation Fund
Focus Population(s)/Community(s)
Non-profits
Outcome Category
Nonprofit development
Improving AmeriCorps
Study Type(s)
Case Study or Descriptive
Study Design(s)
Non-Experimental
Researcher/Evaluator
Abt Associates