diff --git a/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts b/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
index e6b76662..ea3eb6a7 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   getEtherscanApiKeys,
   getNetworkRpcUrls,
 } from "./tasks/helpers/constants";
+import "./tasks/runner/claim";
 import "./tasks/runner/initPoll";
 import "./tasks/runner/merge";
 import "./tasks/runner/prove";
diff --git a/packages/contracts/package.json b/packages/contracts/package.json
index 616bb7ab..724d9a8d 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/package.json
+++ b/packages/contracts/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
     "submitOnChain": "hardhat submitOnChain",
     "submitOnChain:localhost": "pnpm run submitOnChain",
     "submitOnChain:optimism-sepolia": "pnpm run submitOnChain --network optimism_sepolia",
+    "claim": "hardhat claim",
+    "claim:localhost": "pnpm run claim",
+    "claim:optimism-sepolia": "pnpm run claim --network optimism_sepolia",
     "upload-round-metadata": "ts-node ./scripts/uploadRoundMetadata.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/contracts/tasks/runner/claim.ts b/packages/contracts/tasks/runner/claim.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f29b24f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/contracts/tasks/runner/claim.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
+import { task, types } from "hardhat/config";
+import { ContractStorage, Deployment, type TallyData } from "maci-contracts";
+import { genTreeProof } from "maci-crypto";
+
+import fs from "fs";
+
+import { type MACI, type Poll, type Tally } from "../../typechain-types";
+import { EContracts } from "../helpers/constants";
+
+/**
+ * Interface that represents claim task arguments
+ */
+interface IClaimParams {
+  poll: string;
+  tallyFile: string;
+  index: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Claim hardhat task for claiming payout for a specific project
+ */
+task("claim", "Command to claim payout for a project")
+  .addParam("poll", "The poll id", undefined, types.string)
+  .addParam("tallyFile", "The file containing the tally data", undefined, types.string)
+  .addParam("index", "The index of the project to claim for", undefined, types.int)
+  .setAction(async ({ poll, tallyFile, index }: IClaimParams, hre) => {
+    const deployment = Deployment.getInstance();
+
+    deployment.setHre(hre);
+    deployment.setContractNames(EContracts);
+
+    const storage = ContractStorage.getInstance();
+    const signer = await deployment.getDeployer();
+    const { network } = hre;
+
+    const startBalance = await signer.provider.getBalance(signer);
+
+    console.log("Start balance: ", Number(startBalance / 10n ** 12n) / 1e6);
+
+    const {
+      MACI__factory: MACIFactory,
+      Poll__factory: PollFactory,
+      Tally__factory: TallyFactory,
+    } = await import("../../typechain-types");
+
+    // Get MACI contract
+    const maciContractAddress = storage.mustGetAddress(EContracts.MACI, network.name);
+    const maciContract = await deployment.getContract<MACI>({
+      name: EContracts.MACI,
+      address: maciContractAddress,
+      abi: MACIFactory.abi,
+    });
+
+    // Get Poll and Tally contracts
+    const pollContracts = await maciContract.polls(poll);
+    const [pollContract, tallyContract] = await Promise.all([
+      deployment.getContract<Poll>({
+        name: EContracts.Poll,
+        address: pollContracts.poll,
+        abi: PollFactory.abi,
+      }),
+      deployment.getContract<Tally>({
+        name: EContracts.Tally,
+        address: pollContracts.tally,
+        abi: TallyFactory.abi,
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    // Check if already claimed
+    const isClaimed = await tallyContract.claimed(index);
+
+    if (isClaimed) {
+      throw new Error(`Project at index ${index} has already claimed their payout`);
+    }
+
+    // Read tally data from file
+    if (!fs.existsSync(tallyFile)) {
+      throw new Error(`Tally file ${tallyFile} does not exist`);
+    }
+
+    const tallyData = await fs.promises
+      .readFile(tallyFile, "utf8")
+      .then((result) => JSON.parse(result) as unknown as TallyData);
+
+    // Get tree depths from poll contract
+    const treeDepths = await pollContract.treeDepths();
+    const voteOptionTreeDepth = Number(treeDepths[3]);
+
+    // Prepare claim parameters
+    const tallyResults = tallyData.results.tally.map((x) => BigInt(x));
+
+    // Validate index
+    if (index < 0 || index >= tallyResults.length) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid project index ${index}. Must be between 0 and ${tallyResults.length - 1}`);
+    }
+
+    // Generate merkle proof for the tally result
+    const tallyResultProof = genTreeProof(index, tallyResults, voteOptionTreeDepth);
+
+    const claimParams = {
+      index,
+      voiceCreditsPerOption: tallyData.perVOSpentVoiceCredits!.tally[index],
+      tallyResultProof,
+      tallyResultSalt: tallyData.results.salt,
+      voteOptionTreeDepth,
+      spentVoiceCreditsHash: tallyData.totalSpentVoiceCredits.commitment,
+      perVOSpentVoiceCreditsHash: tallyData.perVOSpentVoiceCredits!.commitment,
+    };
+
+    console.log(`\nClaiming payout for project at index ${index}...`);
+    console.log(`Tally result: ${tallyResults[index]}`);
+    console.log(`Voice credits per option: ${claimParams.voiceCreditsPerOption}`);
+
+    // Get allocated amount before claiming
+    const allocatedAmount = await tallyContract.getAllocatedAmount(
+      claimParams.index,
+      claimParams.voiceCreditsPerOption,
+    );
+
+    console.log(`Allocated amount: ${allocatedAmount.toString()}`);
+
+    // Execute claim transaction
+    const tx = await tallyContract.claim(claimParams);
+    const receipt = await tx.wait();
+
+    if (receipt?.status === 1) {
+      console.log(`\n✅ Successfully claimed payout for project at index ${index}`);
+      console.log(`Transaction hash: ${receipt.hash}`);
+      console.log(`Amount claimed: ${allocatedAmount.toString()}`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`\n❌ Claim transaction failed`);
+    }
+
+    const endBalance = await signer.provider.getBalance(signer);
+
+    console.log("\nEnd balance: ", Number(endBalance / 10n ** 12n) / 1e6);
+    console.log("Claim expenses: ", Number((startBalance - endBalance) / 10n ** 12n) / 1e6);
+  });