A modern benefits platform
for Alaska.
Built for the Division of Public Assistance (DPA). Resident app + caseworker portal. Deployable in 90 days at zero upfront cost to the state.
Source: USDA FNS FY2025
DPA is critical.
The technology to fix it already exists.
Division of Public Assistance administers SNAP, TANF, Medicaid intake, and adjacent programs for Alaska residents from Juneau. Most state benefits systems were built before smartphones existed — paper forms, call-center queues, mainframe back-ends, and recertification letters that arrive after the deadline.
A resident-facing iOS/Android app for applications, document upload, status, and renewals. A caseworker portal with AI-assisted eligibility, queue routing, and audit-grade case notes. Branded for Alaska. Integrates with existing DPA systems — no rip-and-replace.
From signed LOI to live pilot in one quarter.
- 01Discovery (Weeks 1–2)
Stand up a working group with DPA. Map current eligibility flows and integration points.
- 02Configuration (Weeks 3–8)
Brand the resident app for Alaska. Wire eligibility rules. Pilot caseworker training in Juneau.
- 03Live Pilot (Weeks 9–13)
Soft launch in one county. Measure error rate, processing time, abandonment. Expand statewide on your timeline.
What DPA leaders ask before signing.
Eligibility is governed by Division of Public Assistance (DPA) rules — SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and WIC — not by Fortis One. The platform automates the screening, document intake, and case routing so that eligible residents in Alaska never miss a deadline because of a broken form or a busy call center.
Residents can complete an application in under 12 minutes on their phone. Caseworkers see the case instantly in the DPA portal. Most determinations that previously took 30–45 days are reduced to 7–14 days because data verification is pre-populated and AI-assisted, not manual.
Everything needed to go live in one pilot county: a white-labeled resident app (iOS, Android, web), a caseworker portal with AI-assisted eligibility, integration with DPA's existing eligibility engines, staff training in Juneau, and a 30-day hypercare period after launch.
No. Fortis One wraps around your current back-end — whether it is a 1990s mainframe or a modern cloud system. We read and write via APIs and EDI where available, and provide manual fallback workflows where legacy systems require them. DPA keeps what works; we fix what residents actually touch.
SNAP, TANF, Medicaid intake, WIC, and LIHEAP are live today. Additional Alaska programs — childcare subsidies, unemployment bridge benefits, emergency rental assistance — can be added in a subsequent configuration sprint.
Alaska's penalty guidance, from the source.
The penalty regime is federal — one set of rules from H.R.1, applied to Alaska based on its error rate — and Division of Public Assistance administers the program itself. Here are the official pages behind every figure on this site.
Division of Public Assistance is the state agency that administers SNAP for Alaska residents.
Alaska's 23.15% error rate (FY2025) comes from the USDA FNS SNAP Quality Control release.
How the federal penalty rules work — the 6% threshold, cost-share schedule, and what DPA can do now.
States above the 6% threshold must submit a Corrective Action Plan to USDA FNS. This is the official requirements page; DPA's own plan status is confirmed directly with the agency.
The meeting that changes everything
for Alaska residents takes 30 minutes.
A live platform demo, a Alaska-specific executive proposal, and a draft Letter of Intent — ready for DPA review.