A modern benefits platform
for South Dakota.
Built for the Department of Social Services (DSS). Resident app + caseworker portal. Deployable in 90 days at zero upfront cost to the state.
Source: USDA FNS FY2025
South Dakota runs below the federal threshold.
Now modernize the experience for residents.
Department of Social Services administers SNAP, TANF, Medicaid intake, and adjacent programs for South Dakota residents from Pierre. 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 South Dakota. Integrates with existing DSS systems — no rip-and-replace.
From signed LOI to live pilot in one quarter.
- 01Discovery (Weeks 1–2)
Stand up a working group with DSS. Map current eligibility flows and integration points.
- 02Configuration (Weeks 3–8)
Brand the resident app for South Dakota. Wire eligibility rules. Pilot caseworker training in Pierre.
- 03Live Pilot (Weeks 9–13)
Soft launch in one county. Measure error rate, processing time, abandonment. Expand statewide on your timeline.
What DSS leaders ask before signing.
Eligibility is governed by Department of Social Services (DSS) 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 South Dakota 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 DSS 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 DSS's existing eligibility engines, staff training in Pierre, 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. DSS keeps what works; we fix what residents actually touch.
SNAP, TANF, Medicaid intake, WIC, and LIHEAP are live today. Additional South Dakota programs — childcare subsidies, unemployment bridge benefits, emergency rental assistance — can be added in a subsequent configuration sprint.
South Dakota's penalty guidance, from the source.
The penalty regime is federal — one set of rules from H.R.1, applied to South Dakota based on its error rate — and Department of Social Services administers the program itself. Here are the official pages behind every figure on this site.
Department of Social Services is the state agency that administers SNAP for South Dakota residents.
South Dakota's 2.47% 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 DSS can do now.
States above the 6% threshold must submit a Corrective Action Plan to USDA FNS. This is the official requirements page; DSS's own plan status is confirmed directly with the agency.
The meeting that changes everything
for South Dakota residents takes 30 minutes.
A live platform demo, a South Dakota-specific executive proposal, and a draft Letter of Intent — ready for DSS review.