GovBenefits.gov is a Partnership of 10 Federal Agencies and State and Local Organizations (50X)
- Federal Partnership: (50Y)
- U.S. Departments of Labor (managing partner), Agriculture, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, State, and Veteran Affairs (50Z)
- Other Partners: (510)
- Content providing partners from all 50 states, including the District of Columbia, as well as several government-sponsored foundations (511)
GovBenefits.gov Fast Facts: (512)
- Launched two connected websites, GovLoans.gov and GovBenefits En Español, on April 29, 2004 (513)
- Every citizen-focused federal benefit program is available on the site (514)
- GovBenefits.gov to feature 1,000 federal and state administered benefit programs by early 2005 (515)
- Recently acquired 502 new state-administered benefit programs (516)
- All states currently participate (link and feature a program) with GovBenefits.gov (517)
- GovBenefits.gov has attracted more than 15 million site visits to date (518)
- GovBenefits.gov has generated nearly 3 million citizen referrals to benefit programs (519)
GovBenefits.gov State / Local Goals & Activities (51A)
- Continue Expanding State Program Content (51B)
- Feature all state-administered, citizen-focused benefit programs (51C)
- Strengthen partnerships with state and local agencies and associations (51D)
- Assist Case Workers in Serving Citizens (51E)
- Develop GovBenefits.gov user’s guide to assist case workers in identifying benefit programs for their clients (51F)
- Partner to Develop Data Standards (51G)
- Facilitate information sharing and data exchange across benefits community (51H)