When you leave the service, the map disappears.
Prize doesn't hand you a brochure. It gives you your next step, and the right people to walk it with.
From "I don't even know what I need" to a clear next step.
No wall of forms. The app earns every question it asks, and there are only three.
Answer three questions
Where's your head. What matters most. How far ahead you can think. That's the whole intake. About 60 seconds.
Get one clear next step
Prize reads where you are (Stabilize, Navigate, or Expand) and gives you one action that fits. Not 45,000 resources. One step.
Verify when you're ready
VA.gov sign-in or a DD-214 photo unlocks veteran-gated organizations. The full solo experience works without it.
You choose when. Nothing is gated until you connect with an org.Walk a living roadmap
Milestones broken into doable actions. Organizations when a step calls for one. Never more than three per need, ranked by fit, never by who paid.
Connect without the clipboard
Fill out your information once. You see exactly what an org would receive, you approve it, and it travels with you. Every share is revocable.
Close the loop
Your rating feeds each org's quality score, keeping the shortlist honest for the next veteran.
The roadmap meets you where you are.
How much of the wheel can you hold right now? The phase is a dial, not a label. You move it.
Stabilize
One action at a time. No roadmap, no choices, no noise.
Navigate
Stable but directionless. One roadmap, one step after another.
Expand
Stable and directional. Roadmaps across work, health, home, and purpose.
Your answers stay yours.
Prize only works if you're honest about where you are. Here's what happens to what you tell us.
- Organizations see only what you share. Your inner work stays yours.
- You make first contact. Nobody reaches out to you first.
- Every share is revocable. See what you've shared and stop it anytime.
- Never sold. Never. Your data isn't the product.
Full details in our Privacy Policy and Terms.
Crisis support is one tap away. Always.
The Veterans Crisis Line (988, press 1) is pinned throughout the app, never buried in a menu.
Is Prize really free for veterans?
Yes. Prize is free for every veteran, forever: no paid tier, no paywall, no card on file. We earn our revenue from the organizations that pay for tools to run their casework, never from veterans and never by selling your data. No organization can pay its way onto your shortlist, either.
Free means the whole thing: the three questions, your next step, your roadmap, your shortlist of vetted organizations, and connecting with them.
Can organizations contact me first?
No. You start every connection on Prize. An organization can't message you or reach out until you choose to connect with them and approve exactly what they'll receive. Chat only opens with organizations you've connected with, and you can revoke what you've shared whenever you want.
You fill out your information once. Before you connect, you see which fields an organization is asking for and say yes or no, and it goes only where you send it.
Who vets the organizations?
Prize does, and nobody can pay their way through it. A person on our team reviews every organization that's created or claimed on Prize, and every listing carries a quality score built from its public track record and, as veterans connect, its responsiveness and their feedback. You'll see at most three per need, ranked by fit.
The rest of the directory started from the National Resource Directory, the government's listing of veteran resources, and those listings are scored the same way. After you connect, your rating feeds that organization's score, which keeps the shortlist honest for the next veteran.
How does Prize protect my personal information?
You always control what's shared and with whom. Nothing moves without your explicit consent, and every share is visible in a ledger and revocable. We use AES-256 encryption and undergo regular professional penetration testing. We never sell your data to third parties.
Organizations never see your inner work: your answers to the three questions, your reflections, your private conversations. Full details are in our Privacy Policy.
What if I'm in crisis right now?
Call 988 and press 1 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line, free and confidential, 24 hours a day. You can also text 838255 or chat at VeteransCrisisLine.net. If you're in immediate danger, call 911. In the Prize app, the Crisis Line is pinned, one tap away, never buried in a menu.
It's open to veterans, service members, Guard and Reserve, and the people who support them, whether or not you're enrolled in VA benefits or health care. You don't need Prize or anything else first.
Your next step is ready when you are.
Three questions and you'll have your next step. Prize reads back where you are, you set it straight, and your first step is waiting when you sign up. Free for every veteran, forever.
Have questions first? Read the FAQ or talk to us.
Not ready for the app yet? Start with the Identity Brief, a free 10-minute after-action review on yourself.