Anthropic is offering discount programs for government access to its Claude AI model, with California among early participants. For federal agencies, the company announced expanded access on August 12, 2025, through the General Services Administration at a price of $1 per eligible agency for up to one year of Claude Enterprise and Government. For state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, Anthropic launched a separate $15 million credit program in June 2026, under which smaller eligible entities can receive up to $100,000 in credits for Claude services. California and Texas were named as early participants. California’s cybersecurity team has deployed Claude, and Vitaliy Panych, California’s Chief Information Security Officer, reported that existing implementations have led to the discovery of over 40 vulnerabilities across state systems. Anthropic has also run dedicated webinars and offered tools for state and local government IT teams starting May 2026.