THE LEAP INITIATIVE INC.

Name

THE LEAP INITIATIVE INC.

Legal name

The company name 'THE LEAP INITIATIVE INC.' does not appear in the provided source data. The sources reference 'Promise' and 'PromisePay' as the platform provider for Florida LIHEAP.

Website

https://floridaliheap.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Social Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAKAE

Income Support & Cash Assistance Programs

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Social Security, Benefits & Welfare Administration

Keywords

• Low-income energy assistance
• Government benefit programs
• Community grant management
• Utility bill assistance
• Public charity services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain View

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

THE LEAP INITIATIVE INC. operates as a public charity that manages micro-grants and targeted funding for education and community health. Through the floridaliheap.com platform, the organization supports administration of the Florida Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), enabling income-qualified Florida households to apply for Home Energy Awards and Crisis Awards with funds applied directly to their utility accounts.

Product overview

The Florida LIHEAP platform operated by Promise on behalf of FloridaCommerce offers a web-based application portal for the Low-Income Home Energy Energy Assistance Program. The system provides two distinct benefit types: Home Energy Awards for regular annual assistance and Crisis Awards for emergency utility disconnection situations. Households apply online, by mail, or through local LIHEAP providers, with funds applied directly to utility accounts upon approval.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Florida LIHEAP Online Application Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• Home Energy benefits available one time per year per household
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FloridaCommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFloridaCommerce (Florida Department of Commerce) administers the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at the state level. The agency allocates federal funding directly to a network of community action agencies (local agency providers) located throughout Florida. FloridaCommerce has partnered with Promise to identify eligible households and facilitate the application process for energy bill assistance.
• Local LIHEAP Providers (Community Action Agencies)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA statewide network of community action agencies serve as local LIHEAP providers. These agencies review applications, determine eligibility, and administer benefit payments. Households can apply online through Promise's portal, by mail, or contact providers for in-person application assistance.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GetCalFresh: Online SNAP application portal for California that screens eligibility and submits applications to the county; directly comparable as a digital intake layer for a federally funded, state-administered low-income benefit program.
• Code for America: Nonprofit that builds and helps states deploy simplified online applications for SNAP, Medicaid, and other safety-net benefits; directly comparable as a civic-tech organization modernizing benefit intake for low-income Americans.
• Propel (FreshEBT): Propel builds consumer-facing apps (FreshEBT) for low-income households to manage SNAP/benefits and access government assistance; comparable mission of digitizing access to safety-net programs for income-qualified users in the U.S.
• Promise (PromisePay): Promise operates the floridaliheap.com portal that The Leap Initiative runs; it is the technology platform directly delivering the LIHEAP online application, document upload, and eligibility outreach — the same role the Leap Initiative effectively wraps in a public-charity entity.

Broad incumbents

• Maximus: Government services operator running eligibility intake, contact centers, and case management for federal and state benefit programs; comparable as a large incumbent in benefit program administration and customer support.
• Conduent: Large government services contractor that processes eligibility, enrollment, and case management for state Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, and child-care programs; comparable as a broad incumbent delivering the back-office systems behind state benefit programs.
• Gainwell Technologies: Government healthcare and human services technology provider running Medicaid and benefit eligibility systems for multiple states; comparable as a broad incumbent in benefit program technology infrastructure.

Emerging players

• findhelp (formerly Aunt Bertha): Social-care network connecting low-income users to local assistance programs including utility, food, and housing aid; comparable as a discovery and referral layer adjacent to LIHEAP-style energy assistance programs.
• Benefits Data Trust: Nonprofit that uses data matching to proactively enroll eligible households into SNAP, LIHEAP, and other benefits; directly comparable to Promise's eligibility outreach model described for Florida LIHEAP.

Regional players

• Florida Department of Children and Families (ACCESS Florida): Florida's state-level portal for SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid administered by DCF; directly comparable as the in-state incumbent benefit portal against which The Leap Initiative's LIHEAP portal is differentiated.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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