Geographic spread
Where civic experiments are being run.
156 experiments across 28 countries. Bar length is proportional to experiment count. Click any country to see every entry from that place.
93
North America
2 countries
11
Latin America & Caribbean
6 countries
15
Europe
5 countries
8
Africa
1 country
10
Asia
4 countries
1
Oceania
1 country
2
Multi-region
1 country
16
Other
8 countries
North America · 2 countries
Latin America & Caribbean · 6 countries
Europe · 5 countries
Africa · 1 country
Asia · 4 countries
Oceania · 1 country
Multi-region · 1 country
All experiments by country
🇺🇸United States · 89 entries
- PositiveIRS Direct File Pilot2024 · Tax & Revenue
- PositiveFlexible SNAP Interview Scheduling2022 · Benefits Enrollment
- PositiveOwnership Framing for COVID-19 Booster Uptake2022 · Public Health
- PositiveStreamlined ACA Health Insurance Enrollment2021 · Benefits Enrollment
- NullCOVID-19 Vaccination SMS Reminders2021 · Public Health
- PositiveOnline Permit System Implementation2021 · Administrative Process
- PositiveUrban Tree Canopy and Heat Equity2021 · Parks & Public Space
- PositiveStockton SEED Guaranteed Income Pilot2021 · Cash Transfers
- MixedRanked Choice Voting — New York City 2021 Mayoral Primary2021 · Voter Engagement
- PositiveEmergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) — COVID-19 Response2021 · Housing
- PositiveChild Tax Credit 2021 Expansion (American Rescue Plan)2021 · Cash Transfers
- PositiveRental License Renewal — Behavioral Messaging2020 · Administrative Process
- PositiveLibrary Fine Elimination2019 · Libraries
- PositiveLibrary Fine Elimination — Return Rate Impact2019 · Libraries
- PositiveVoter Registration Postcards to Unregistered Eligible Citizens2019 · Voter Engagement
- PositiveBusiness Permit Processing Streamlining2019 · Administrative Process
- PositivePhiladelphia Eviction Right to Counsel2019 · Housing
- PositiveMinneapolis Foot Patrol Experiment2019 · Public Safety
- PositiveStockton SEED — Guaranteed Income Pilot2019 · Basic Income
- PositiveForeclosure Prevention — Administrative Burden Reduction2018 · Administrative Process
- PositiveInclusionary Zoning Affordability Audit2018 · Housing
- PositiveYear Up Job Training Evaluation2018 · Financial Services
- PositiveYear Up Young Adult Job Training Program2018 · Education
- MixedNew York Public Library — Teen Learning Labs Impact Study2018 · Libraries
- PositiveSeattle Preschool Program RCT2017 · Early Childhood
- PositiveRight to Counsel — NYC Eviction Court Legal Representation2017 · Housing
- PositiveCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh — SNAP Outreach Pilot2017 · Libraries
- PositiveSNAP Enrollment Information Letters for Seniors2016 · Benefits Enrollment
- NullBody-Worn Camera RCT — Washington DC2016 · Public Safety
- PositiveRapid Re-Housing vs. Transitional Housing2016 · Housing
- MixedSeattle Minimum Wage Study2016 · Financial Services
- PositiveAutomatic Voter Registration — Oregon2016 · Voter Engagement
- PositiveAutomated Medicaid Renewal Reminders2016 · Benefits Enrollment
- PositiveDenver Social Impact Bond — Supportive Housing for Chronic Homelessness2016 · Housing
- PositiveChicago STAR Scholarship — Dual Enrollment2016 · Education
- NullPolice Body-Worn Cameras — Washington DC Randomized Trial2016 · Public Safety
- PositiveSeattle Later School Start Times — Natural Experiment2016 · Education
- NullWorkplace Wellness Programs — Illinois RCT2016 · Public Health
- MixedBan the Box Employment Policy2015 · Public Safety
- PositiveCourt Date SMS Reminders to Reduce Failure to Appear2015 · Public Safety
- PositiveFinancial Coaching for Low-Income Adults2015 · Financial Services
- PositiveBecoming a Man (BAM) — Cognitive Behavioral Therapy2015 · Public Safety
- PositiveSocial Comparison Home Water Reports2014 · Energy & Environment
- PositiveCommunity Park Advisory Boards2014 · Parks & Public Space
- MixedPretrial Risk Assessment Tool (Arnold Foundation)2014 · Public Safety
- PositiveSolar Panel Adoption Peer Effects2014 · Energy & Environment
- PositiveSNAP Enrollment Simplification — Vermont2014 · Benefits Enrollment
- NullCamden Coalition Hotspotting RCT2014 · Public Health
- PositiveColorado Universal Vote-by-Mail2013 · Voter Engagement
- PositiveOpower Home Energy Reports2012 · Energy & Environment
- PositiveCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Juvenile Offenders2012 · Public Safety
- PositiveChicago One Summer Plus — Summer Jobs and Violence Reduction2012 · Public Safety
- PositiveLEAD — Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (Seattle)2011 · Public Safety
- PositivePhiladelphia Foot Patrol Experiment2009 · Public Safety
- PositiveBecoming a Man (BAM) — Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for At-Risk Youth2009 · Public Safety
- PositiveBoston Public Pre-K Program2009 · Early Childhood
- NegativeTennessee Voluntary Pre-K Program (TN-VPK) — Randomized Evaluation2009 · Early Childhood
- PositiveBoston Charter School Lottery Studies2009 · Education
- PositiveRegional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) — Cap-and-Trade Evaluation2009 · Energy & Environment
- MixedOregon Medicaid Lottery2008 · Public Health
- MixedNew York City Family Rewards2007 · Cash Transfers
- PositiveMichigan Social Pressure Voting Mailer2006 · Voter Engagement
- PositiveSave More Tomorrow (SMarT) Commitment Program2004 · Financial Services
- PositiveHawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE)2004 · Public Safety
- PositiveHarlem Children's Zone — Promise Academy Charter Schools2004 · Education
- MixedHead Start Impact Study2002 · Public Health
- PositiveIMPACT Collaborative Care for Late-Life Depression2002 · Public Health
- MixedCure Violence — Chicago2000 · Public Safety
- PositiveOregon Universal Vote by Mail2000 · Voter Engagement
- PositiveDoor-to-Door GOTV Canvassing — New Haven2000 · Voter Engagement
- PositiveBoston Ceasefire — Group Violence Intervention1996 · Public Safety
- PositiveDiabetes Prevention Program (DPP)1996 · Public Health
- PositivePhiladelphia Hot Spots Policing1995 · Public Safety
- MixedNational Job Corps Study1995 · Education
- MixedMoving to Opportunity Housing Vouchers1994 · Housing
- MixedJob Training Partnership Act (JTPA) National RCT1994 · Education
- MixedNew Hope Project — Milwaukee Earnings Supplement1994 · Benefits Enrollment
- PositiveEITC Expansion and Labor Supply1993 · Tax & Revenue
- PositiveKansas City Gun Experiment — Directed Hot-Spots Patrol1992 · Public Safety
- PositiveProject STAR — Small Class Size1989 · Education
- PositiveTennessee STAR — Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio1985 · Education
- PositiveNurse-Family Partnership — Elmira Trial1977 · Early Childhood
- NegativeScared Straight — Juvenile Awareness Project1976 · Public Safety
- NullKansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment1972 · Public Safety
- PositiveThe Abecedarian Project1972 · Early Childhood
- MixedSeattle/Denver Income Maintenance Experiment (SIME/DIME)1971 · Basic Income
- MixedNew Jersey Negative Income Tax Experiment1968 · Basic Income
- PositivePerry Preschool Project1962 · Early Childhood
- NegativeCambridge-Somerville Youth Study1939 · Public Safety
🇬🇧United Kingdom · 10 entries
- PositiveVoter Registration SMS — Local Authorities2022 · Voter Engagement
- PositiveGreen Investment Default in Retirement Plans2020 · Energy & Environment
- NullUK Troubled Families Programme — National Evaluation2017 · Benefits Enrollment
- Positive5p Plastic Bag Charge2015 · Transportation
- PositivePersonalized SMS for Court Fine Repayment2012 · Tax & Revenue
- PositiveSMS Wait Time Notifications for NHS Appointments2012 · Administrative Process
- PositiveLondon Cycle Hire Health Outcomes2012 · Transportation
- PositiveUK Sure Start Local Programmes2010 · Early Childhood
- PositiveUniversal Free School Breakfast Program2007 · Education
- PositiveLondon Congestion Charge2003 · Transportation
🇰🇪Kenya · 8 entries
- PositiveM-Pesa Mobile Money and Poverty Reduction2016 · Financial Services
- PositiveGiveDirectly — Large-Scale Basic Income in Rural Kenya2016 · Basic Income
- PositiveGiveDirectly Unconditional Cash Transfers2011 · Cash Transfers
- PositiveCommitment Savings Accounts for Agricultural Workers2008 · Financial Services
- PositiveChlorine Dispensers at Water Sources2007 · Public Health
- PositiveKenya Girls' Primary School Merit Scholarship Program2004 · International Development
- PositiveKenya Insecticide-Treated Bednet Distribution2003 · International Development
- PositivePrimary School Deworming — Kenya1998 · International Development
🌐Multiple US cities · 6 entries
- MixedCure Violence / Group Violence Intervention — Community Violence Interruption2000 · Public Safety
- PositiveDrug Courts — Randomized Trial Evidence Base1997 · Public Safety
- PositiveCareer Academies — MDRC Long-Term Evaluation1993 · Education
- PositiveBig Brothers Big Sisters — National Impact Study1992 · Early Childhood
- NullD.A.R.E. — Drug Abuse Resistance Education1983 · Public Safety
- MixedRAND Health Insurance Experiment1971 · Public Health
🇮🇳India · 5 entries
- MixedIndia Swachh Bharat Mission — Open Defecation Free2018 · Public Health
- NullClean Cookstove Adoption in Rural India2016 · Public Health
- PositiveVaccination Reminders and Incentives — India2010 · Public Health
- PositiveIndia Midday Meal Scheme2002 · International Development
- PositiveThe Balsakhi Tutoring Program2002 · International Development
🇲🇽Mexico · 4 entries
🇨🇦Canada · 4 entries
🌐Sub-Saharan Africa · 4 entries
- PositiveRwanda Land Tenure Regularization Program2011 · International Development
- PositiveRwanda Performance-Based Financing for Health2010 · International Development
- PositiveSouth Africa Child Support Grant2009 · International Development
- PositiveEthiopia Productive Safety Net Programme2008 · International Development