Propel
Propel makes a free app for people who get government benefits. It shows their EBT balance and deposits, and it runs cash relief with GiveDirectly for people in the app. You do not apply to Propel on the web: eligible people get a message in the app.
Taking applications
Works in 51 states. Each place has its own rules.
Thanksgiving SNAP Bridge Fund
Taking applications
A one-time $100 for Propel users who missed the SNAP deposit they expected in October 2026.
Enrollment opened November 4, 2026, in the Propel app only. Payments go out the week of November 9.
With GiveDirectly
Closed (3)
SNAP shutdown relief fund (2025)
Closed
A one-time $50 for families who missed a SNAP deposit during the 2025 federal shutdown.
Closed once SNAP was funded again.
With GiveDirectly
L.A. wildfire relief (2025)
ClosedLos Angeles County
Cash for low-income Propel users in the parts of Los Angeles County hit hardest by the January 2025 wildfires.
Low-income Propel users in hard-hit areas of Los Angeles County.
With GiveDirectly
Hurricanes Helene and Milton relief (2024)
ClosedFlorida, North Carolina
$1,000 for low-income survivors of Hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida and North Carolina.
Low-income survivors in Florida and North Carolina.
With GiveDirectly
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