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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 12</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>20</td></tr></table>
<p>Award and administer $ 25 million in <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> to provide high - quality citizenship instruction classes and provide naturalization application services within the authorized practice of immigration law. Specifically, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grantees</span> will help LPRs understand the naturalization process, improve their English language skills, prepare for and study for the civics test, understand what to expect with the naturalization test and interview, and understand qualifications for reduced fees or a fee waiver. Evaluate Form N - 648 for burden reduction, assess the possibility of allowing additional medical professionals to certify N - 648s, and implement any appropriate changes. Consider efforts to redesign parts of the naturalization test. One of the goals of the proposed redesign is to reduce barriers to citizenship by creating a more fair and transparent speaking test. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 13</doc_id>
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<p>In partnership with the White House Task Force on New Americans and the Interagency NWG, bring together professionals with equities in immigrant integration and citizenship education from the National Immigrant Integration & Citizenship Education Conference to provide access and inclusion. In FY 2024, expand the number of Citizenship Ambassadors, who help demystify the naturalization process and increase awareness of the life - changing impact of U.S. citizenship, and explore the possibility of hiring a private <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">vendor</span> to conduct various marketing activities to promote naturalization. Annually track the number and percentage of successful <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> from groups of LPRs who have historically been less likely to apply for naturalization to review factors that contributed to increased access to the naturalization process. </p></article>
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<p>Year - over - year increase in the number and percentage of individuals who are successful in naturalization proceedings (i.e., pass English and civics tests, respond to Requests for Evidence, navigate the legal eligibility review during the naturalization interview, and become citizens). Annual percentage increase of the number of enrollees in <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grantee</span> programs (e.g., citizenship courses and assistance in completing naturalization forms). Percentage of enrolled students who post - test (i.e., complete courses), percentage of enrolled students who demonstrate learning gains between pre - test and post - test, number of individuals who received a naturalization eligibility screening, number of enrollees who file a Form N - 400 and a Form G - 28 (Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative), and number of enrollees who file a fee waiver. Year - over - year increase in the number of medical professionals eligible to fill out Form N - 648. Reduction in time and expense related to <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> ' completion of Form N - 648. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 15</doc_id>
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<p>Increases in the rate of naturalization among different communities, including marginalized and underserved communities. Changes in the number and type of accommodations <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">granted</span> to persons with disabilities to determine success in naturalization proceedings. Increase in access to medical evaluations for naturalization applications. </p></article>
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<p>During a June 2023 stakeholder listening session on AI and Equity at DHS, stakeholders raised concerns about transparency and disparate impact in DHS's use of AI. Stakeholders also recommended enhancing community engagement on the use and application of AI going forward to build greater trust with communities. Staff consultation with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, policy development engagement dating back to the 2014 - 15 White House Big Data Papers, literature study, and interagency engagement with colleagues who have faced similar challenges and developed ethical codes and best practices in response, provide a basis for anticipating the challenges to ensuring compliance with applicable law and policy and in using AI to advance equity across all DHS missions. To encourage accountability and responsible use of AI in government programs and processes, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) developed an AI accountability framework ensuring AI is responsible, equitable, traceable, reliable, and governable. According to NIST, how accurately face recognition software tools identify people of varied sex, age, and racial backgrounds depends in part on the algorithm and data used. Results captured in the NIST report, Face Recognition <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Vendor</span> Test (FRVT) Part 3: Demographic Effects (NISTIR 8280), found empirical evidence for the existence of demographic differentials across algorithms and developers, with the most accurate algorithms producing many fewer errors; NIST expects those algorithms to have smaller demographic differentials. A key goal of the Department's use of facial recognition technology is identifying and eliminating, to the extent it exists, any improper bias. The Final Report of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (2021) determined that " " unintended bias can be introduced during many stages of the machine learning (ML) process, which can lead to disparate impacts in American society, a problem that has been documented in law enforcement contexts. " " Commission recommendations include the establishment of " " a task force to assess the privacy and civil liberties implications of AI and emerging technologies " " and " " empower DHS Offices of Privacy and Civil Rights and Civil Liberties [ to ] play an integral role in the legal and approval processes for the <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">procurement</span> and use of Al - enabled systems. " " </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 2</doc_id>
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<p>(4) Advance equity for persons who are limited English proficient by strengthening language access programs. In carrying out its varied homeland security mission, DHS encounters millions of members of the public every day, many of whom are limited English proficient (LEP) and may experience communication challenges or barriers in accessing DHS programs. Although DHS has language access policies in place, DHS has opportunities to strengthen language access across its programs and activities for persons who are LEP. Many individuals who are LEP are members of underserved communities, including racial and ethnic minority groups, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQI + persons, and others who face poverty or persecution. To address these barriers, DHS will apply customer experience principles and practices in advancing language access and implement the DHS Language Access Plan, updated in November 2023, and the DHS Indigenous Languages Plan to ensure that the Department's language access programs are effective. (5) Advance equity in DHS's screening activities through updates to training, policy, and procedures. Members of the public, including those from underserved communities (e.g., AMEMSA communities and individuals with disabilities) continue to report concerns regarding their experiences when undergoing screening, including allegations of racial and ethnic profiling and improper treatment of persons with disabilities. To address these barriers, DHS will develop training to enhance knowledge and cultural competency of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) frontline workforce, and expand and streamline the TSA Passenger Support Specialist program, which provides previously scheduled and on - the - spot assistance to travelers who need assistance; develop a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) directive to define the roles and responsibilities of CBP offices and personnel and provide religious accommodations for members of the public during CBP - conducted services, programs, and activities; and assess and propose updates to the Department's nondiscrimination policies for external activities. (6) Advance equity for the 574 federally recognized Tribal Nations and their citizens by ensuring appropriate Tribal consideration and representation in the Department's work. During consultations, Tribal Nations have reported equity concerns about inaccessibility and unfairness of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contract</span> opportunities, screening and handling of sacred items, lack of DHS staff and other resources dedicated to fulfilling DHS responsibilities to the Tribal Nations, lack of representation on some </p></article>
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<p>Build capacity of prevention professionals / providers by developing evidence - based trainings and technical packages, including data - driven information on how underserved communities are often the targets and victims of domestic terrorists. Enhance equity in the CP3 TVTP <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grant</span> Program by investing in the diversification of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> applications for the FY 2024 <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> cycle through an intentional outreach campaign to underrepresented groups and communities. Strengthen the public health - informed approach to targeted violence and terrorism prevention and raise awareness of this approach through a public communications strategy. Prioritize and expand education programs regarding tools and resources available for combatting DVE threats to underserved communities. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 24</doc_id>
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<p>Number of new TVTP <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grantees</span> representing underserved community organizations. Number of training sessions on threat assessments and management capabilities for prevention professionals. Number of equity - focused and cultural competency training sessions conducted by community members for frontline practitioners and mental health specialists. Incorporation of public health focused frameworks in local law enforcement and mental health systems tracking DVE risk identification and mitigation to improve the capacity of community prevention professionals. Number of public education sessions regarding targeted violence prevention concerning diversity and equity related issues. </p></article>
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<p>Implement the DHS Language Access Plan and the DHS Indigenous Languages Plan to ensure that the Department's language access programs are effective. The DHS Language Access Plan applies to all DHS employees and applicable <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contractors</span> that interact with members of the public. Integrate language access considerations when assessing potential barriers that underserved communities may face in accessing and benefitting from the agency's programs and activities and developing strategies to address the identified barriers. Explore how limited English proficiency impacts access to DHS programs and activities for members of underserved communities, including but not limited to Black, Latino, Indigenous and Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander persons, Indigenous migrants of Latin America, and persons with disabilities, and seek to address barriers for individuals who are LEP and belong to multiple such communities. Identify staff member (s) within CRCL to carry out ombudsman - type functions, including regularly interacting with the public, promptly responding to concerns and questions about language access, and coordinating with DHS agencies and other federal agencies. Apply customer experience (CX) principles and practices in advancing language access, establish a schedule of CX initiatives that involve user research, usability testing, and other types of qualitative research. This includes examining touchpoints with the public, including those who are limited English proficient. Disseminate guidance and a framework for all DHS agencies on conducting in - language engagements with persons and communities that are limited English proficient from diverse communities and providing vital documents or materials in these languages to have more meaningful dialogue and effective information sharing for the LEP community. Improve language access for persons seeking humanitarian protection. Advance meaningful language access for Indigenous migrant communities through the following: </p></article>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 3</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>7</td></tr></table>
<p>advisory councils and committees, and uncertainty that DHS would pursue modifications to unfair practices that might require legislative fixes. To address these barriers, DHS will conduct a review of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contract</span> opportunities and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> funding opportunity announcements prior to release to determine how equitable access for tribes can be furthered; examine policy and procedures to identify updates in furtherance of security and the appropriate handling of sacred, ceremonial, or cultural items and conduct training on the same; pursue adequate staffing and other resources where needed to ensure equitable service delivery; ensure Tribal representation in DHS advisory councils, committees, and other groups; and pursue modifications to service delivery, including where legislative fixes are needed. (7) Advance equity for persons seeking humanitarian protection during immigration processing by strengthening programs available to assist them. Stakeholders continue to report concerns about processing delays and access to resources. To address these barriers, USCIS will enhance processing efficiency by leveraging technology, increasing access, and seeking opportunities to reduce fees; and DHS will strengthen resources for non - detained noncitizens released on an alternative to detention program and create process efficiencies across the board. (8) Advance equity in the FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) program to increase participation of undeserved communities. In response to FEMA's 2021 Request for Information (RFI) on FEMA Programs, Regulations, and Policies and associated public meetings, members of the public suggested changes to the IA program. All relevant comments received in response to the RFI, including those received during the public meetings, have been posted to the public rulemaking docket on the Federal eRulemaking portal. To address barriers and suggested changes raised by stakeholders, FEMA will publish an Interim Final Rule (IFR) amending its regulations governing the IA program to increase equity by simplifying processes, removing barriers to entry, and increasing eligibility for certain types of assistance under the program. (9) Advance equity through Community Disaster Resilience Zones. FEMA's National Advisory Council has found that smaller, less affluent communities with fewer resources cannot access funding to appropriately prepare for a disaster, which leads to inadequate response and recovery and little opportunity for mitigation. To address this barrier, FEMA will enhance and expand Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program technical assistance; implement Benefit - Cost Analysis (BCA) enhancements for all relevant mitigation programs, including incorporating equity weights into BCA; and develop a Recovery and Resilience Resource Portal, which provides ideas and information on available funding opportunities for state, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners and community decision - makers. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 30</doc_id>
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<p>Advance meaningful language access to ICE and CBP programs, activities, and operations for Indigenous noncitizens encountered by ICE and CBP who are LEP and who speak Indigenous languages. Collaborate with the ICE Personnel Security Division to explore and implement approaches in the ICE clearance process that could increase the pool of possible Indigenous - speaking candidates submitted by the language services <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">vendor</span> (s). Coordinate with language services <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">vendor</span> (s) to enhance recruitment efforts and capacity for Indigenous - speaking linguists and increase overall provision of language services. Conduct detention facility assessment (s) to determine gaps in the identification of Indigenous language speakers and provision of language services in detention. Facilitate development of Indigenous cultural awareness and competency education materials, such as training and / or job aids. Participate in listening sessions and other engagements with national and community - based Indigenous organizations and develop strategic partnerships where possible. Expand the number of Indigenous languages included in the myCBP mobile application, allowing CBP officers and agents to use their mobile devices to identify the Indigenous language spoken by the individual being processed and then engage the interpretation service as appropriate. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 32</doc_id>
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<p>Number and types of complaints concerning language access that are filed with DHS and the resolution of these complaints. Recommendations implemented from language access complaints and issues raised during community engagements. Track the increase in language services <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">vendors</span> ' Indigenous language request fulfillment rates. Track improvements in the identification of Indigenous speakers and provision of language services in ICE detention. Track the reduction in language access - related complaint activity specific to encountered Indigenous languages and / or communications. Assess CBP officers ' and agents ' feedback on the effectiveness of the myCBP Indigenous Language Identification feature. Number of CBP Information Center complaints relating to religious accommodations concerns to determine whether complaints decrease on a year - to - year basis. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 4</doc_id>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 4</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>8</td></tr></table>
<p>1. Applying for Naturalization. USCIS began a comprehensive review of policies, regulations, forms, and operations to identify barriers that may impede access to naturalization by underserved communities and is undertaking efforts to reduce or eliminate those barriers. In October 2022, USCIS updated Form N - 648 (Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions) and related Policy Manual guidance. <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Applicants</span> for naturalization with physical or developmental disability or mental impairments may request an exception to the English and civics testing requirements for naturalization. This form and Policy Manual update streamline the process for <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> to claim and substantiate a disability by eliminating unnecessary and duplicative questions. In March 2023, USCIS updated Policy Manual guidance to allow individuals requesting immigration benefits to self - select their gender marker (" " Male " " or " " Female " ") without the need to provide proof of their gender identity or to match the gender listed on their supporting documentation. This update reflects an important step toward reducing administrative burdens on <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> and increasing accessibility to immigration benefits and services. 2. Accessing Humanitarian Protection During Immigration Processing. DHS improved access to humanitarian protection during immigration processing by addressing language and disability access gaps and enhancing access to legal information and resources. In July 2022, USCIS issued new language access guidance to ensure that LEP individuals seeking asylum who cannot be interviewed in the credible fear screening process are placed into removal proceedings where an immigration judge can apply appropriate language access safeguards as that individual seeks relief. The USCIS Language Services Branch (LSB) has prioritized reaching the most vulnerable populations, including victims of trafficking, in their languages and in a culturally appropriate manner. This work, which spanned two fiscal years and involved multiple language specialists, resulted in approximately 1,000 pages of translation. Additionally, in close collaboration with the Asylum Division and the </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 41</doc_id>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 41</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>33</td></tr></table>
<p>Tribal Nations tend to be located in very rural areas with varying degrees of capacity and infrastructure. For many Tribal Nations, even access to internet, phones, and utilities is a challenge, underscoring the depth of the digital divide and resulting in limited access to government services and information. During consultations, Tribal Nations have reported equity concerns about inaccessibility and unfairness of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contract</span> and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> opportunities, screening and handling of sacred items, a lack of DHS staff and other resources dedicated to fulfilling DHS responsibilities to the Nations, a lack of representation on some advisory councils and committees, and uncertainty that DHS would pursue modifications to unfair practices that might require legislative fixes. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 42</doc_id>
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<p>DHS agencies routinely engage with Tribal Nations, including a July 2023 consultation specifically for this Plan, where the Nations have made requests with respect to funding, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span>, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracts</span>, screening and handling of sacred items, staffing and other resources committed to fulfilling responsibilities to Tribal Nations, appropriate representation on advisory bodies, and modifications to DHS practices to include legislative fixes. OMB has highlighted the unique burdens Tribes face in accessing <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> opportunities and offered considerations for reducing their burden. Highlighted considerations (potential activities to implement) include streamlining processes and reducing administrative burdens. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 43</doc_id>
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<p>Conduct a review of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contract</span> opportunities and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> funding opportunity announcements prior to release to determine if equity can be furthered through design, Tribal set - asides, funding allotments to account for smaller Tribes, outreach and technical assistance, cost - sharing requirements, streamlining application and reporting requirements, or consideration of multi - year funding or other issues. Examine policies and procedures to determine whether, consistent with mission constraints, they provide for the respectful handling of sacred and cultural items. Train locally and nationally within DHS agencies that handle these sacred and cultural items. Pursue adequate staffing and resources where needed to meet Tribal Nations ' needs and ensure equitable service delivery. </p></article>
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<p>Ensure Tribal representation in DHS advisory councils, committees, or other groups. Pursue modifications to service delivery, including where legislative fixes are needed. Utilize the Secretary's Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council's forthcoming recommendations on ways to enhance equitable access to the Department's programs and resources, including <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> opportunities. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 45</doc_id>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 45</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>34</td></tr></table>
<p>Number of DHS <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> funds awarded to Tribal Nations. Number of Tribal consultations to expand partnerships and disseminate technical assistance for <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> awards. Number of complaints alleging mishandling of Tribal sacred, ceremonial, or cultural items. Training sessions conducted on appropriate handling of Tribal sacred, ceremonial or cultural items. Number of Tribal Nation representatives participating in advisory councils and committees. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 46</doc_id>
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<p>Changes in the number of Tribal governments accessing federal <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span>. Increased Tribal Nation capacity and infrastructure dedicated to obtaining federal resources. Changes in administrative burdens reported and experienced by Tribes through the <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> application process. Changes in annual amount of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> funds awarded to Tribes. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 48</doc_id>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 48</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>35</td></tr></table>
<p>Benefit <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span>, both overseas and domestic, sometimes have difficulty attending USCIS appointments when the distance needed to travel is long. There are barriers related to transportation, health and safety, and finances. In FY 2023, USCIS's Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations (RAIO) began increasing the use of video technology to conduct I - 589 asylum interviews domestically, and I - 590 refugee interviews internationally, SO that <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> living in remote locations will not have to wait SO long or travel SO far. USCIS is currently drafting a proposed rule that would codify RAIO's flexibility to conduct remote interviews with refugee <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> abroad. In March 2023, USCIS published an extension to the Asylum Interpreter Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that allowed USCIS to provide telephonic interpreters for asylum <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> who speak one of 47 listed languages through September 12, 2023. Telephonic interpreters can also be connected to video interviews SO that remote interviews can be completed. The TFR temporarily reduced barriers for asylum <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> to attend and complete their interviews. There is a significant backlog of pending petitions for U nonimmigrant status due, in part, to the annual statutory cap limiting approvals to 10,000 principal petitions per fiscal year. As this backlog of over 250,000 filings are solely filed via paper and postal mail, USCIS is considering ways to leverage technology to improve processing to provide Employment Authorization Documents and deferred action for U petitioners and their derivatives with pending filings. As noted in the U.S. National Plan to End Gender - Based Violence, immigrant survivors face increased barriers to economic stability. They often encounter delayed processing times when applying for special immigration remedies for GBV victims that were established through VAWA and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, such as the VAWA self - petition, the U nonimmigrant status for eligible victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and qualifying eligible crimes, and the T nonimmigrant status for eligible victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons. Delays in access to work authorization and public benefits for which an individual is potentially eligible, such as housing assistance or health care, can increase vulnerabilities to abuse and undermine recovery and healing. For refugees living in many parts of the world to access the US Refugee Admissions Program, they need to be interviewed and processed by USCIS while they are overseas, which presents many logistical and travel challenges for both the refugees and USCIS staff. When USCIS has no permanent presence in a geographic area, processing occurs when USCIS has the staff to make several international trips to complete different processing steps, thereby increasing the processing time. There are numerous steps involved in processing benefits for refugee populations, such as medical exams, refugee interviews, finalization of the decision, and assurances for placement with domestic resettlement agencies. These steps typically take place sequentially and may take a long time in between steps. Noncitizen workers are particularly vulnerable to workplace abuses including unpaid wages, discrimination, health and safety violations, and reprisals for seeking to improve working conditions. In addition, noncitizen workers are often afraid to report violations to labor enforcement agencies or participate in labor standards investigations for fear of immigration - related retaliation or threats of deportation by their employers. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 5</doc_id>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 5</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>9</td></tr></table>
<p>In May 2022, CBP implemented an online training course titled " " Disability Access Training for Law Enforcement Professionals " " to educate uniformed officers and agents about their roles and responsibilities for ensuring nondiscrimination in CBP - conducted services, programs, and activities for members of the public with disabilities. CBP's uniformed officers and agents will be required to complete the training on a biennial basis. In January 2023, DHS announced a streamlined process for noncitizens in labor agency investigations to request deferred action consistent with Policy Statement 065 - 06, Worksite Enforcement: The Strategy to Protect the American Labor Market, the Conditions of the American Worksite, and the Dignity of the Individual. Deferred action protects noncitizen workers from threats of immigration - related retaliation from exploitative employers. These improvements advance the Biden - Harris Administration's commitment to empowering workers and improving workplace conditions by enabling all workers, including noncitizens, to assert their legal rights. 3. Bidding on a DHS <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Contract</span>. DHS strengthened efforts to engage small businesses, including those owned by members of underserved communities such as women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities, through various outreach activities. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, DHS exceeded all small business prime and socioeconomic goals as negotiated with the Small Business Administration, equating to $ 9 billion awarded to small businesses, including $ 4 billion to small, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">disadvantaged businesses</span>. DHS is the largest spending agency to have this level of goal achievement. In FY 2022, the DHS Office of Small and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Disadvantaged Business</span> Utilization (OSDBU) launched Small - to - Small Business <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Vendor</span> Outreach Matchmaking Events (VOMEs), facilitating business - to - business meetings to encourage new <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">entrants</span>, explore <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">subcontracting</span> and teaming opportunities, and assist with decreasing gaps in small business capabilities. The VOME is another federal best practice and a first for federal OSDBU offices. Three VOMEs were held in FY 2022, garnering 1,100 registrants and nearly 800 meetings. Three VOMEs were also held in FY 2023, resulting in over 1,500 small business registrations and over 500 meetings. In FY 2023, OSDBU has hosted 10 <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Vendor</span> Outreach Sessions to include four specifically reserved for underserved groups (e.g., service - disabled veteran - owned, women - owned, and HUBZone firms). 4. Countering Domestic Violent Extremism and Targeted Violence. DHS augmented efforts to address DVE and targeted violence by enhancing programs that empower </p></article>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 52</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>37</td></tr></table>
<p>Year - over - year change in number or proportion of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicant</span> cases in compliance (e.g., has properly applied for asylum, is determined to be a refugee as defined under section 101 (a) (42) (A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and is not " " barred " " from receiving asylum). Year - over - year increase in the number of cases adjudicated by USCIS. Track the proportion of " " reopens " " that are <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">granted</span> asylum or other form of relief. Decrease in processing time from USCIS interview to admission to the U.S. (goal is down to three months). Increase in the number of supporting letters provided by labor agencies on behalf of workers at worksites they are investigating. </p></article>
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<p>Annually track application processing time by <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicant</span> type (rendering of final decision) controlling for location and other factors. Cost savings to relevant <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span>; reduced burden on USCIS to adjudicate fee waiver requests likely to be approved. Increase in the percentage of virtual asylum orientation sessions. Increase in the number of workers requesting deferred action through the centralized process. </p></article>
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<p>Increase eligibility for home repair assistance by amending the definitions and application of the terms safe, sanitary, and functional, allowing assistance for certain accessibility - related items, and amending its approach to evaluating insurance proceeds. Allow for the re - opening of the <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicant</span> registration period when the President adds new counties to the major disaster declaration. Simplify the documentation requirements for continued temporary housing assistance. Simplify the appeals process. Simplify the process to request approval for a late registration. Remove the requirement to apply for a Small Business Administration <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">loan</span> as a condition of eligibility for Other Needs Assistance (ONA); and Establish additional eligible assistance under ONA for serious needs, displacement, disaster - damaged computing devices, and essential tools for self - employed individuals. </p></article>
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<p>A growing body of research has shown that vulnerable communities are the most impacted and least likely to recover after a disaster, including, but not limited to: 1) " " Disaster Recovery: School Districts in Socially Vulnerable Communities Faced Heightened Challenges after Recent Natural Disasters " " (GAO - 22 - 104606); 2) " " Disaster Recovery: Efforts to Identify and Address Barriers to Receiving Federal Recovery Assistance " " (GAO - 22 - 155488): 3) " " Disaster Recovery: Additional Actions Needed to Identify and Address Potential Recovery Barriers " " (GAO - 22 - 104039); 4) " " Disaster Recovery: Actions Needed to Improve the Federal Approach " " (GAO - 23 - 104956); 5) Study: Let the Rich Be Flooded: The Distribution of Financial Aid and Distress after Hurricane Harvey; and 6) Study: As Disaster Costs Rise, So Does Inequality. A growing body of research has shown the need to improve communities ' ability to access hazard mitigation <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> funding to assist recovery efforts, including but not limited to: 1) " " Disaster Resilience: FEMA Should Take Additional Steps to Streamline Hazard Mitigation <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grants</span> and Assess Program Effects " " (GAO - 21 - 140); 2) " " Disaster Assistance: Action Needed to Improve Resilience, Response, and Recovery " " (GAO - 23 - 106544); 3) FEMA's 2022 National Advisory Council Report to the Administrator, Chapter 1; and 4) Study: Damages Done: The Longitudinal Impacts of Natural Hazards on Wealth Inequality in the United States. </p></article>
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<p>The DHS Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) conducted targeted outreach to additional local and underserved communities, providing technical assistance and support to those stakeholders. The Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grant</span> Program provides funding for state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education to establish or enhance capabilities to prevent targeted violence and terrorism. In FY 2022, CP3 reached 49 new organizations and over 900 people, resulting in 31 applications from, and 11 awards to, organizations representing underserved communities. In response to a wave of bomb threats targeting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in 2022, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) conducted 27 courses for HBCU students and faculty in prevention and building resilience, trained more than 1,200 participants, delivered over 1,500 products, and saw a 54 percent increase in the more than 24,000 training video completions. Additional courses are ongoing. In 2022, CRCL, the DHS Office of State and Local Law Enforcement (OSLLE), and the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through HBCUs, sponsored full - day courses at five HBCUs to help equip campus leaders and other community stakeholders with the problem - solving skills to prevent, protect, and mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from active shooter situations. Since July 2022, DHS has led multiple engagements focused on addressing community concerns related to DVE, Department strategy, and incidents of hate targeting specific communities. In April 2023, OPE hosted a virtual Ramadan engagement with American Muslim community leaders to solicit their feedback, concerns, and insights on DHS policies and programs. In March 2023, DHS launched the Prevention Resource Finder, providing stakeholders with information on the resources needed to help prepare for and prevent targeted violence and terrorism across our country. 5. Filing Complaints and Seeking Redress in DHS Programs and Activities. DHS continues to enhance communication with the public regarding the ability to file complaints concerning DHS programs and seek redress without retaliation, how these processes work, and what individuals can expect from these processes. OPE, CRCL, and the DHS Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) continue to hold engagement events for the public, including underserved communities, to provide more information about the various DHS complaint processes. In March 2023, CRCL launched a new online complaint portal, with prompts available in 10 languages. The portal accepts complaints in any language and also notes the availability of interpreters and translators for any language. In accordance with Section 9 (c) of Executive Order 14074, Advancing Effective Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, DHS law enforcement agencies will continue to ensure that effective </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 60</doc_id>
<div style="display: none"><tag>Procurement</tag></div>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 60</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>40</td></tr></table>
<p>Identify disadvantaged census tracts most at risk from natural hazards through implementation of the CDRZ Act of 2022, including underserved rural areas, and provide targeted support to communities within or containing CDRZ census tracts to support them in resilience planning and project scoping, in addition to making other programmatic changes to remove barriers to accessing and leveraging FEMA <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span>. Enhance and expand direct technical assistance for the BRIC program. CDRZ communities can request direct technical assistance to begin climate resilience planning and project solution design, increasing their capacity to design holistic, equitable climate adaptation solutions that advance community - driven objectives. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 61</doc_id>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 61</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>41</td></tr></table>
<p>Implement Benefit - Cost Analysis (BCA) enhancements for all relevant mitigation programs, including incorporating equity weights into BCA. The BCA has been routinely cited as a significant barrier to accessing FEMA <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span>, particularly for under resourced communities. FEMA, in partnership with OMB, is pursuing methodological changes to account for economic inequities within the BCA and is providing additional assistance to help under - resourced communities complete the BCA. Develop a Recovery and Resilience Resource Portal, with ideas and information on available funding opportunities for SLTT partners and community decision - makers. A central resource hub will improve accessibility of information, making it easier and more equitable for under - resourced communities to learn about federal programs that can support their resilience needs. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 7</doc_id>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 7</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>11</td></tr></table>
<p>6. Airport Screening. In furtherance of TSA's mission to protect the Nation's transportation systems and facilitate lawful travel, TSA has enhanced and standardized training for its screening officers and has improved its screening technology capabilities to reduce the possibility of bias against travelers and increase safety. TSA deployed new Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) software for screening systems at airports across the country. This update eliminates the need for Transportation Security Officers to determine a passenger's gender prior to AIT screening and is projected to reduce the instances of enhanced screening for transgender persons and members of other underserved communities. TSA has held multiple community engagements to enhance communication with the traveling public and increase awareness of security procedures. 7. Trusted Traveler Programs. DHS has taken steps to advance equity in its Trusted Traveler Programs. TSA updated the PreCheck application process by allowing individuals to select their gender marker based on self - attestation, regardless of sex assigned at birth. The application was updated to include additional gender marker options to better serve non - binary and gender non - conforming travelers. 8. Public Assistance. FEMA has advanced equity as a foundation for public assistance. In August 2022, FEMA's Office for Public Assistance released the Operational Draft of the Public Assistance Program Delivery Guide, which included considerations for FEMA recipients and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> to conduct response and recovery efforts in an equitable manner. The Guide includes a performance metric for the prioritization of communities rated as highly socially vulnerable, including underserved rural areas. From April 2021 through August 2022, FEMA's Office for Equal Rights worked with the Office for Public Assistance on its mission to ensure an equitable response to the COVID - 19 pandemic. FEMA established the Civil Rights Advisory Group as part of the agency's commitment to the COVID - 19 vaccination mission amid the ongoing battle against the pandemic. The advisory group's mission is to evaluate the policies, practices, strategies, and plans in place to ensure equity in vaccine access and administration. 9. Achieving Equitable Outcomes for Disaster Survivors. FEMA continues to advance equitable outcomes for disaster survivors. FEMA is working to identify and include considerations for traditionally underserved or marginalized communities in the forms, processes, and online <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grants</span> Portal system that the agency uses to support <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span>. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Part Of Layout List 8</doc_id>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 8</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>12</td></tr></table>
<p>FEMA is redeveloping the way it collects, documents, and processes information from <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> to be less burdensome, more effective, and more equitable in the distribution of Public Assistance. Moving forward, FEMA will work to clarify the recipient's legal responsibility and to structure a more comprehensive reporting process SO that recipients and subrecipients clearly understand their obligations to develop and report on their strategies for equitable response and recovery. The Office of Management and <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.3)" title="Budget">Budget</span> (OMB) selected Recovering from a Disaster as a Life Experience Project in 2022. Discovery work was completed to inform how FEMA could create an equitable and less frustrating experience to survivors while they are enduring trauma. Based on recommendations made from the discovery work, the General Services Administration is currently partnering with FEMA to measure end - to - end burden placed on natural disaster survivors. 10. Nonprofit Security <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grant</span> Program (NSGP). NSGP provides funding for physical security enhancements to nonprofit organizations, including houses of worship, that are at high risk of terrorist attack. FEMA has improved equitable access to NSGP funding by improving participation from nonprofit organizations serving underserved communities and embedding equity considerations in the <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> review process. FEMA continues to engage in robust outreach and engagement efforts throughout the NSGP lifecycle to ensure that nonprofit organizations have the information they need to apply. In FY 2022, NSGP held 82 events, including webinars, with over 18,039 unique participants to increase understanding of the application process and eligibility for subrecipients. In June 2023, FEMA published an informative video about applying to the NSGP, available both on YouTube.com and FEMA.gov. FEMA has collaborated with other federal and nonprofit partners to further amplify this engagement and messaging, including the DHS Center for Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Department of Justice (DOJ) Community Relations Service, religious and cultural organizations, HBCUs, and Minority Serving Institutions. In FY 2023, FEMA advanced considerations of equity in awarding NSGP <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> funding by adding up to 15 additional points to the scores of organizations that demonstrate how they serve an underserved community or population or that are located within an underserved community. Additionally, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> who had never received NSGP funding had 15 points added to their project score (a scoring metric continued from FY 2022). </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Text 101</doc_id>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>Text 101</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>15</td></tr></table>
<p>In March 2023, DHS published the Privacy Impact Assessment for ICE alternatives to detention programs, including an Appendix that addresses the Case Management Pilot Program (CMPP). CMPP leads to more equitable outcomes for program participants, many of whom are racial minorities, by providing services that include, but are not limited to, mental health services, trafficking screening, legal orientation programs, cultural orientation programs, connections to social services, and departure planning and reintegration services for individuals returning to their home countries. The Privacy Impact Assessment describes the application of privacy mitigation measures to the CMPP, including the limits of data sharing between CRCL and ICE regarding program participants. CMPP enrollments in Houston began in April 2023 and enrollments in New York began in May 2023. As of November 2023, there are 248 enrolled participants. Enrollments will continue throughout the year. CMPP plans to add more service providers later in calendar year 2023 via FY 2022 appropriated funds of $ 15 million that were awarded as a <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> to the CMPP National Board in July 2023. The National Board began the solicitation process in July 2023 to award those funds to service providers. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Text 106</doc_id>
<div style="display: none"><tag>Procurement</tag></div>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>Text 106</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>16</td></tr></table>
<p>S & T sponsors the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Face Recognition <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Vendor</span> Test and performs scenario evaluations of integrated biometric systems. This research informs the development of DHS and interagency oversight and best practices and underpins the development of international standards. For example, S & T led the development of an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) technical report on the differential impact of demographic factors in biometric systems (ISO / IEC TR 22116) and is currently leading the development of a new performance testing standard on measuring demographic differentials in biometric systems (ISO / IEC 19795 - 10). </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Text 111</doc_id>
<div style="display: none"><tag>Procurement</tag></div>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>Text 111</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>17</td></tr></table>
<p>DHS regularly engages with underserved communities and stakeholder groups, including those representing diverse racial, ethnic, and religious communities; the LGBTQI + community; persons who are limited English proficient; individuals with disabilities; and others. For example, in September 2022, Secretary Mayorkas announced the appointment of 25 members to the reinvigorated Faith - Based Security Advisory Council. The Council's membership, with representatives from the Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh faith communities, as well as law enforcement, has met three times and has issued recommendations on enhancing information sharing with faith - based organizations, improving the accessibility of DHS <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> and resources, and building trust and partnerships with faith - based communities. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Text 3</doc_id>
<div style="display: none"><tag>Procurement</tag></div>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>Text 3</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>2</td></tr></table>
<p>In April 2022, DHS released its inaugural Equity Action Plan, setting forth strategies and concrete action items to advance equity in seven key homeland security programs: (1) applying for naturalization; (2) accessing humanitarian protection during immigration processing; (3) bidding on DHS <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracts</span>; (4) countering domestic violent extremism and targeted violence; (5) filing complaints and seeking redress in DHS programs and activities; (6) airport screening; and (7) accessing Trusted Traveler Programs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued its own Equity Action Plan, focusing on strategies to advance equity in high - impact, public - facing programs: Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, the Nonprofit Security <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grant</span> Program, and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Procurement</span>. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Text 332</doc_id>
<div style="display: none"><tag>Procurement</tag></div>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>Text 332</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>39</td></tr></table>
<p>limits, and waiver authority. See IA Program Equity Unified Agenda. In FY 2024, FEMA is restructuring and updating the guidance for assigning Public Assistance Program Delivery Managers to ensure better technical assistance for historically underserved and vulnerable <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span>. 13 </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Text 97</doc_id>
<div style="display: none"><tag>Procurement</tag></div>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>Text 97</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>14</td></tr></table>
<p>CRCL administers the DHS Civil Rights Evaluation Tool, a data collection and technical assistance tool, which assists the approximately 3,000 DHS <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> recipients in meeting and understanding their civil rights responsibilities including language access obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other civil rights requirements. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DHS 2023 Text 99</doc_id>
<div style="display: none"><tag>Procurement</tag></div>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DHS</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>Text 99</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>14</td></tr></table>
<p>U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is procuring portable handheld tools that provide real - time translation at sea to augment in - person translators. The tools are currently being developed by two <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">vendors</span> to meet specific USCG requirements and are in different phases of development. The portable translators are expected to provide instant off - line translations at sea for 16 different languages, including, but not limited to: Arabic, Chinese - Mandarin, German, French, Haitian - Creole, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian - Iranian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. In addition, the tools will have the capability to translate documents (text - to - voice). </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Part Of Layout List 10</doc_id>
<div style="display: none"><tag>Procurement</tag></div>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DOC</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 10</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>19</td></tr></table>
<p>MBDA's Capital Readiness Program. The total amount of capital raised and the number of SEDI - owned businesses that have formed or scaled. MBDA Business Centers. Increase percentage of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBEs</span> and increase the percentage of public / federal <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracts</span> awarded to <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBEs</span>. EDA's Build to Scale. Build public and private capacity for entrepreneurs and innovators to invent, improve, and bring to market new products and services in critical, emerging, and transformative sectors and industries; accelerate the growth of regional economies that are focused on industries of the future; and equitably and inclusively increase access to capital for technology - enabled entrepreneurs. USPTO's Council for Inclusive Innovation. Assess the number of patents and trademarks filed and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">granted</span> through the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program. ITA's Global Diversity Export Initiative. Increase exports coming from businesses in underserved communities. ITA's Rural Export Center. Increase exports coming from businesses in rural communities. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Part Of Layout List 11</doc_id>
<div style="display: none"><tag>Procurement</tag></div>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DOC</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 11</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>20</td></tr></table>
<p>MBDA's Capital Readiness Program. On June 9, 2023, MBDA held its inaugural Capital Formation Forum to review the status of problems and programs relating to capital formation by <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBEs</span>. Participants represented various federal agencies involved in capital formation issues and addressing solutions to access to capital issues for <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBEs</span>. The discussion focused on the status of issues and programs relating to capital formation from the government's perspective and solutions for addressing these issues. MBDA Business Centers. The MBDA has entered into memoranda of agreement with Bilateral Infrastructure Law funded agencies, including the Department of Transportation and Department of Energy, designed to maximize the inclusion and growth of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBEs</span> in federal investments, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracts</span>, resources, and administration priorities around high - growth industries. The three top initiatives will include a National Equity Tour, Technical Assistance / Business Advisory Services, and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBE Contract</span> Matching. These collaborations aim to close the gap in federal <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracting</span> disparity and ensure that <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBEs</span> have an equitable opportunity to participate in and benefit from federal <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contract</span> opportunities. EDA's Build to Scale. EDA works with SSTI, a national nonprofit organization focused on STEM initiatives offers information and services that are needed to succeed in today's innovation economy. SSTI will host a Community of Practice (CoP) focused on technology - based economic development, through which EDA supports members of the CoP, including B2S recipients, and receives feedback on the B2S program. Outside of SSTI, EDA engages with diverse audiences at numerous conferences, webinars, and annual convenings. Lastly, EDA solicits public input on the design and implementation of the B2S program through its Customer Experience Survey. EDA incorporates this program delivery feedback in future <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> competitions. USPTO's Council for Inclusive Innovation. The USPTO has been conducting in - person and virtual outreach to inventors, attorneys, and law schools to increase awareness and participation in pro bono programs and legal services programs through, for example, its " " Pathways " " events for current and aspiring entrepreneurs. These networking events connect attendees with IP protection and commercialization information and resources. In addition, the Under Secretary has sent letters to law schools throughout the country inviting them to join the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program. The USPTO also visited 47 law school clinics during the 2022 - 23 school year, including law school visits by Deputy Under Secretary Derrick Brent and General Counsel Dave Berdan. ITA's Global Diversity Export Initiative and Rural Export Center. ITA's U.S. Commercial Service (CS) industry experts design trade missions for U.S. businesses to leverage new trade leads, partnering opportunities, and international sales. CS launched a national outreach event series called " " Building Bridges to Global Markets. " " This program brings no - cost, in - person exporting expertise to local companies through an event that features resources to grow international sales, connect with key trade resources, and access trade finance and capital, including an export finance resource panel that typically features our trade finance partners from SBA and EXIM Bank. These events introduce the full array of export assistance from local trade experts focused on connecting small and medium - sized enterprises (SMEs) from underserved communities to export opportunities. This year, ITA is planning to organize several GDEI Strategic Partner Events. This includes trade missions such as TradeWinds, Women in Tech, and the GDEI Trade Mission to South Africa, Ghana, and Nigeria led by ITA Under Secretary Marisa Lago. In May 2024, the Department of Commerce is leading TradeWinds, its most significant annual trade mission, to Europe / Eurasia which will be hosted in Istanbul, Turkey, with mission stops available in Poland, Denmark, Italy, Kazakhstan, and Romania. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Part Of Layout List 14</doc_id>
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<tr><th>Agency</th><td>DOC</td></tr><tr><th>Year</th><td>2023</td></tr><tr><th>Layout Type And Number</th><td>part of layout list 14</td></tr><tr><th>Page Number</th><td>22</td></tr></table>
<p>EDA's Good Jobs Challenge (GJC). This program is expected to train and place 50,000 people in good jobs. GJC meets participants where they are - which includes flexible course scheduling, hands - on training, and curriculum directly aligned to jobs available in their field of training. All 32 awardees received funding to support wraparound services and have plans for how to use services to improve outcomes for participants who would have otherwise struggled to access training and job opportunities. <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grantees</span> have allocated millions of dollars to ensure participants can access to childcare, transportation, English language learning, etc. GJC also has awardees that support the workforce needs of underserved populations and areas, communities of color, women, and other groups facing labor market barriers such as persons with disabilities, disconnected youth, individuals in recovery, individuals with past criminal records including justice - impacted and reentry participants, trainees participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and veterans. EDA's Recompete Pilot Program. With over 4,000 communities eligible for the pilot, the program will invest $ 200 million in organizations committed to creating and connecting workers in persistently distressed communities to good jobs while ensuring the economic benefits are equitably allocated. Unique amongst EDA's national competitions, Recompete is designed to be exclusively targeted towards those communities grappling with persistent economic distress, with equity at its core. The Phase 1 NOFO application deadline closed on October 2023, and EDA received 565 applications - the highest number of submissions of out any national competition to - date. Phase 1 <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> seeking Recomplete Plan approval will be assessed against six competitive factors, one of which is " " equity, inclusivity, accessibility, and diversity. " " In addition, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> are asked to articulate their approach to community engagement, acquire quality letters of support from entities representing underserved communities, and devise a plan to ensure benefits are equitably shared. In the winter of 2023, EDA will announce Strategy Development <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grant</span> recipients and at least 20 Finalists that will be invited to apply to Phase 2. In FY 2024, the EDA will announce 4 - 8 Phase 2 implementation awards averaging $ 20 - $ 50 million each. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Part Of Layout List 15</doc_id>
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<p>EDA's STEM Talent Challenge. The program aims to build STEM talent training systems to strengthen regional innovation economies. On September 19, 2023, EDA announced a total of $ 4.5 million in <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> to 11 organizations that are creating and implementing STEM talent development strategies that complement their region's innovation economy. Million Women in Construction Initiative. The Department of Labor's (Labor) Employment and Earnings by Occupation data showed that the number of women working in the construction industry at only 10 percent or 1.2 million women as of 2020. Secretary Raimondo announced a public goal to double the number of women working in the construction industry over the next ten years. To achieve this goal, the Department is promoting the goal through large implementation programs, working with other agencies to do the same, and highlighting commitments from Labor and the private sector to launch complementary efforts. In July 2023, the Secretary hired a Senior Advisor for Women in Construction to oversee this initiative. Through the Internet for All program, Commerce will promote increased outreach to recruit women in broadband construction. NTIA's BEAD program requires states and territories to develop workforce plans that include strategies to ensure the job opportunities created will be available to a diverse pool of workers, including women and people of color. Through the CHIPS NOFO for commercial facilities, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> are asked to describe how they will recruit, hire, and retain a diverse and skilled construction workforce, including efforts to include women and other economically disadvantaged individuals in the construction industry. Additionally, the CHIPS NOFO for commercial fabrication facilities requires <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> requesting over $ 150 million in direct funding to provide a plan for access to child care for facility and construction workers. This will expand access to training opportunities and enable workers to fully participate in these high - quality, good - paying jobs. </p></article>
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<p>EDA's Good Jobs Challenge. Wage growth and number of enrollments, completions, and placements for participants in sector - specific, place - based business training programs; networks of training and necessary wrap - around support services partners to ensure worker success; braided and aligned federal, state, local, private, and philanthropic resources to sustain long - term programs; enhanced engagement and leadership from unions and underrepresented populations to increase job quality; and equity analysis from partners like University of Michigan and New Growth Innovation Network to extract best equity practices in serving targeted populations. EDA's Recompete Pilot Program. While Recompete metrics are currently being developed, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> are encouraged to articulate their own vision for how they will ensure historically underserved populations and areas benefit from their proposed interventions that can achieve measurable outputs and outcomes. EDA's STEM Talent Challenge. The number of job placements of program participants, number of training or skills assistance sessions hosted, and demographic data of participants. Million Women in Construction Initiative. For recipients of the CHIPS incentive program funding, the demographically disaggregated data will be on the makeup of the construction workforce. For recipients of BEAD program funding, demographics of those served and entered into the workforce. </p></article>
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<p>NTIA's Internet for All. Percentage increase in broadband availability and adoption, and socioeconomic outcomes such as jobs created and increased labor productivity, business activity, and positive local and regional economic impacts. EDA's Good Jobs Challenge. Increased hiring of local workers into in - demand jobs including from underrepresented communities; wage growth; closure of employment gaps for employers in critical competitive sectors like clean tech, manufacturing, and supporting care economy jobs (e.g. childcare, education); increased capacity of workforce development, higher education, non - profits, and unions to increase domestic job quality in targeted sectors; strong, agile community networks able to respond to quickly changing skills and talent needs necessary for US global competitiveness. EDA's Recompete Pilot Program. To be determined, though EDA anticipates it will track the change in the Prime - Age Employment Gap, per capita wages, and long - term comprehensive economic development for regions awarded implementation <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span>. EDA's STEM Talent Challenge. The number of jobs created, wage or earnings growth, the number of participants trained; the amount of private investment matched; and demographic data of participants. Million Women in Construction Initiative. The number of women employed in the construction industry by requiring funding recipients of both the Internet for All program and the CHIPS program to report the demographics of their workforce. Given the nature of the timeline of those programs, the Department does not expect to begin receiving demographic data from funding recipients until 2024. </p></article>
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<p>NTIA's Internet for All. NTIA supports increased capacity in local communities by hosting local coordination events and convening the Digital Equity Leaders Network (DELN), Tribal Broadband Leaders Network (TBLN), and State Broadband Leaders Network (SBLN). NTIA received more than 240 stakeholder submissions to support the development of NOFOs for the Digital Equity Capacity <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grant</span> and Competitive <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grant</span> Programs, which will be launched in 2024. In addition, BEAD Eligible Entities will begin their challenge processes this winter whereby a local government, nonprofit organization, or broadband service provider may challenge whether a particular location or community anchor institution is eligible for BEAD funds, including whether it's unserved or underserved. This process will help ensure that underrepresented communities are not left behind in Eligible Entities ' plans. EDA's Good Jobs Challenge. GJC awardees call on members of the public that they are serving to sign up for a job training program in their community, hire participants from these programs, and work with their own workplaces to reconceptualize who gets hired and promoted. EDA's Recompete Pilot Program. The Phase I NOFO was informed by the RFI issued February 23, 2023, and Tribal Consultation held on March 9, 2023, both of which shaped key design features of the competition. In the lead up to the Phase 1 deadline, EDA held a number of webinars and engaged with various community stakeholders. EDA's STEM Talent Challenge. EDA launched its first and only consumer experience survey to better understand and support its stakeholders. The survey was open to current, past, and prospective STEM Talent Challenge <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grantees</span> and is a precursor to longer, targeted customer experience interviews to build out the quantitative and qualitative information collected in the survey. Responses were due September 2023. </p></article>
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<p>EDA's Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The $ 1 billion program provides transformational investments to develop and strengthen regional industry clusters across the country, all while embracing equitable economic growth, creating good - paying jobs, and enhancing U.S. global competitiveness. Coalitions were challenged to design strategies that would ensure that the economic benefits of the project would be shared by all communities in the region, including any underserved communities. BBBRC funds numerous projects that include improving access to innovation for underserved communities as part of the program design, such as wraparound services for workforce development, fellowship programs, and governance projects that include community engagement and representation in coalition management. EDA's Tech Hubs. EDA designated Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) in geographically diverse regions, including underserved communities, with a concentration of assets, resources, capacity, and the potential to become globally competitive, innovative ecosystems for technologies critical to our economic and national security. In its application review, EDA evaluated <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> ' plans to actively engage underserved and geographically diverse communities, ensuring the benefits of innovation - based economic growth are shared broadly. EDA also encouraged the participation of labor organizations or other entities representing workers as direct members of the consortium applications. EDA accepted Tech Hubs Phase 1 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) applications through its August 15, 2023 deadline; Phase 1 Tech Hubs Designees and Strategy Development <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grant</span> recipients and the Phase 2 NOFO were announced in October 2023. Designated Tech Hubs are invited to apply for Phase 2 implementation awards, through which they will address how their proposed strategies, approaches, key metrics, and projects would increase equitable economic growth and ensure that underserved communities are represented in and benefit from the Hub. </p></article>
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<p>NOAA's Climate Resilience Regional Challenge (CRRC). The CRRC is a new, two - part track, competitive <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> program that will support collaborative approaches to resilience in coastal regions, emphasizing risk reduction, regional collaboration, equity and inclusion, and building enduring capacity to withstand future natural disasters. NOAA's Climate - Ready Workforce (CRW). This CRW is designed to meet the emerging and existing needs of employers while helping workers obtain the necessary skills to enter good jobs so that workers and employers can work together to enhance climate resilience. CRW will allow qualified organizations to form regional partnerships to develop training programs that build in - demand skills, offer wraparound services that allow workers to successfully enroll in and complete training, and enter or advance into good jobs that enhance climate resilience. NOAA encourages <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> to conduct recruitment outreach to workers with barriers to the labor market, including historically underserved and under - resourced communities and individuals. The CRW competition is currently underway; metrics will be finalized after full applications are received in February 2024 and before awards are announced in Summer 2024. </p></article>
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<p>NIST's CHIPS. CPO metrics are under development, but award recipients will be expected to provide routine reporting on a broad range of data. CPO is currently working to document the specific metrics that will be reported. EDA's Build Back Better Regional Challenge. Outcome metrics may include: the number of workers, including workers from underserved communities, placed in new jobs; the number of minority - and women - owned business enterprises reporting adoption of new technologies or access to new markets and share of the overall total; the amount of private investment secured by minority - and women - owned business enterprises and share of the overall total; and the number of new businesses created by entrepreneurs from underserved communities and share of the overall total. At the component <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> level, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grantees</span> have also articulated more tailored metrics that include goals for equitable outcomes directly tied to their programmatic activities. EDA's Tech Hubs. These metrics are under development and expected to be released in Summer 2024. </p></article>
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<p>NIST's CHIPS. In the incentives program for large <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">suppliers</span> and semiconductor manufacturers, the CPO will evaluate <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> ' plans to provide equitable workforce pathways for economically disadvantaged individuals. <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Applicants</span> will also be evaluated on their engagement with minority - owned, women - owned, and veteran - owned businesses and their investment strategy to support their communities. EDA's Build Back Better Regional Challenge. Each coalition articulated a community engagement strategy that EDA will support. In many cases, regional governance structures are being set up that explicitly include investments in things such as community representation, DEIA councils, and funding for public education and engagement around the coalition's industry cluster. EDA's Tech Hubs. EDA solicited public input on its design and implementation of the Tech Hubs Program via a Request for Information in mid - February 2023. EDA analyzed and synthesized responses to incorporate feedback into the Phase 1 NOFO and will continue to do so throughout the program's duration. </p></article>
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<p>The most persistent barrier to the establishment, expansion, and growth of minority business enterprises (<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBEs</span>) continues to be access to capital. The U.S. Federal Reserve found that more than half of Black - owned businesses were turned down for private bank loans, a rate twice as high as white business owners. A Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies study found that 6 in 10 Black business owners faced challenges obtaining capital. Over a third of Latino business owners faced the same. Business owners of color were more likely to struggle to access startup funding, growth funding, and capital with affordable interest rates. In 2022, in the U.S., only 1.9 percent of venture capital dollars went to all - women teams; less than. 5 percent went to Black and Brown women; only 12 percent of venture capital decision - makers are women. Innovation fueled economic growth in America for the past century, but since the 1970s, innovation (as measured by fundamental productivity growth) appears to have slowed from an annual increase of 1.9 percent to 0.7 percent. Research shows that innovation in the U.S. could quadruple if women, minorities, and children from low - income families became inventors at the same rate as men from high - income families. According to the USPTO, that increase in inventorship would grow our economy and GDP by an estimated $ 1 trillion. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, fewer than 1 percent of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">minority - owned businesses</span> export goods or services. For these enterprises, insufficient financial resources often hinder their ability to invest in overseas market exploration, navigate regulatory complexities, and establish international networks. </p></article>
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<p>Leverage MBDA Business Centers. MBDA will continue to leverage its 41 Business Centers and nine Specialty Centers focused on <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">procurement</span>, exporting, and manufacturing. With nationwide coverage and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> totaling $ 16.4 million, these centers provide high - quality business advisory services, counseling, and mentoring to <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBEs</span> to access capital, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracts</span>, and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span>. Implement EDA's Build to Scale (B2S). EDA awards and manages a portfolio of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> designed to increase regional capacity to strengthen ecosystems that equitably and inclusively support diverse technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups. EDA will run two types of B2S programs. First, the Venture Challenge will fund organizations to start and speed up regional growth through technology - based economic development and by strengthening regional innovation ecosystems that promote the commercialization of new technologies, grow industry clusters, and lead to better - paying jobs. Second, the Capital Challenge awards provide programmatic and operation support for the formation, launch, and or scale of investment capital for technology companies to start and scale. </p></article>
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<p>MBDA Business Centers. Number of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBEs</span> served and reached; gross revenues generated (including <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracts</span>); percent of clients increased profits; the value of financing / bonding / capital, number of jobs created and retained; and the number of formed strategic partners. EDA's Build to Scale. The number of entrepreneurs and startups that participate in the program; the value of investment fund capital raised; number of 1 - on - 1 meetings with potential investors; number of clients secured funding; number of patents; number of new technologies were commercialized, licensed, or brought to market; number of training or skills assistance sessions were hosted; number of seed stage, angel investment, or early - stage venture capital deals made; number of outreach and networking events were hosted; number of mentoring and coaching sessions hosted; number of products launched; and number of jobs created or retained. USPTO's Council for Inclusive Innovation. The number of students participating in law school clinics and the number of law schools participating in the clinic certification program. ITA's Global Diversity Export Initiative. Number of export and investment clients assisted, including clients from underserved communities. For FY 2023, the GDEI target is to assist 458 clients. As of August 2, ITA had assisted 695 clients, reaching 152 percent of the established goal. ITA's Rural Export Center. The number of businesses in rural communities that have been assisted or benefited. ITA has already achieved its REC assistance goals for FY 2023 by assisting 410 clients, 170 more than the original goal. </p></article>
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<p>Collaborating Agencies: Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Small Business Administration (8 (a) Graduates, Department of State, Department of Treasury, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce Office of Small and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Disadvantaged Business</span> Utilization, and Department of Housing and Urban Development. </p></article>
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<p>Barriers to Equity: Minority - owned and rural - based businesses face disparities in access to capital, federal <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracts</span>, export opportunities, technical support or advice, and networking. </p></article>
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<p>MBDA's Capital Readiness Program. Number of Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individual (SEDI) entrepreneurs served, number of SEDI entrepreneurs that graduated from the project, number of networking or match - making events hosted, number of SEDI entrepreneurs or SEDI - owned business pitches to capital providers, number of SEDI - owned businesses formed or scaled, and total amount of capital raised (equity investments / debt / <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span>). </p></article>
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<p>20 percent of their BEAD <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> funds and can begin implementation of eligible activities. An Eligible Entity may initiate its competitive subgrantee selection process upon approval of its initial proposal and will have up to one year to conduct additional local coordination, complete the selection process, and submit a final proposal to NTIA. The BEAD program required stakeholder outreach with a focus on ensuring robust local engagement and outreach to underserved communities. Eligible Entities must identify these communities and determine specific outreach and engagement strategies tailored to their needs, including providing outreach in the languages used in the communities these eligible activities serve. </p></article>
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<p>Implementing DE Programs. The $ 2.75 billion program includes three <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> programs that promote digital inclusion and equity to ensure that all individuals and communities have access to the skills and tools needed to reap the full benefits of our digital economy. Since late 2022, NTIA has awarded State DE Planning <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grant</span> funds to 56 states and territories and expects digital equity plans to be submitted starting in late 2023. </p></article>
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<p>4.1 Benchmark and execute our Justice40 commitments. Through NOAA, EDA, and NIST, the Department has laid the foundation for programming and policies to be a part of the Justice40 Initiative, which will reach a larger and more diverse audience. Alongside this Initiative, the Department strives to address the key barriers to economic success and provide greater visibility and transparency in our effort to support communities that are underserved and overburdened by pollution and other impacts of climate change. For example, NOAA's $ 45 million Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grants</span> for Tribes and Underserved Communities funding opportunity provides funding exclusively to Indian Tribes and underserved community organizations, including $ 20 million that is set aside for Tribes. The purpose of this program is to support opportunities for tribes, tribal entities, and underserved communities to meaningfully engage in coastal habitat restoration activities. </p></article>
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<p>4.2 Invest Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds towards climate - related economic development in vulnerable communities. In June 2023 and through IRA, NOAA announced the $ 2.6 billion framework to protect coastal communities and restore marine resources to help vulnerable communities prepare, adapt, and build resilience to weather and climate events. NOAA continues to address the needs of underserved communities through its <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grantmaking</span>; in addition to the funding previously awarded through BIL, NOAA is leveraging IRA funding to invest up to $ 45 million to advance coastal habitat restoration in underserved and tribal communities as well capacity building support for coastal resilience strategy development. Equity is a priority across NOAA's BIL and IRA implementation. Two key NOAA IRA programs to highlight are: </p></article>
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<p>he Department has long declared its mission is " " to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. " " T In 2022, Secretary Raimondo and Deputy Secretary Graves created the Department's new mission statement: " " to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity for all communities. " " To include " " for all " " is a small change with a significant meaning. The addition acknowledges that global competitiveness and sustained economic growth require that all communities have an opportunity to participate in the 21st - century economy. This new mission embodies the Department's commitment to institutionalizing equity across policy design, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> development, external outreach, and program implementation strategies. In short, inclusive growth is good economics. We will fail to meet our full potential as a nation unless we harness the talents and strengths of communities in all parts of the country. </p></article>
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<p>The Barrier: Minority - owned and rural - based businesses face disparities in access to capital, federal <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracts</span>, export opportunities, technical support or advice, and networking. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Text 60</doc_id>
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<p>Building innovation: In June 2023, NTIA announced funding <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.3)" title="Budget">allocations</span> for the $ 42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. BEAD funding will be used to deploy or upgrade broadband networks to ensure everyone in America has access to reliable, affordable, high - speed internet service. Once deployment goals are met, any remaining funding can be used to pursue eligible access, adoption, and equity - related uses. Announced in June and September 2023, NTIA's Middle Mile (MM) program provided nearly a billion dollars in <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> across 36 organizations across 40 states and territories to support the construction, improvement, or acquisition of middle - mile infrastructure, reduce the cost of bringing high - speed internet to unserved and underserved communities, and increase the resilience of internet infrastructure. Lastly, the purpose of the Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP) is to build partnerships between states and internet service providers to expand internet access to areas without service, especially rural areas. With $ 288 million, NTIA awarded 14 recipients, and projects began breaking ground this year. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Text 61</doc_id>
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<p>In Fall 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that all $ 3 billion in American Rescue Plan dollars had been released across 780 awards through six innovative <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> programs. Additionally, EDA committed $ 300 million to American coal communities through its Coal Communities Commitment. Ultimately, EDA exceeded the commitment and awarded $ 551 million to coal communities. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Text 62</doc_id>
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<p>Growing businesses and expanding the workforce: The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) has increased investments in its national network of programs to include an expansion of 35 Business Centers to 41 and provided $ 2.62 million in Federal <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Procurement</span> Supplemental awards to 26 existing Business Centers to support the President " " Investing in America " " agenda to expand <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracting</span> opportunities to minority business enterprises. MBDA also launched the Capital Readiness Program (CRP) on December 17, 2022. With $ 125 million, CRP will fund business incubators or accelerators designed to prepare underserved entrepreneurs and business owners to secure capital from the $ 10 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative and other capital sources. In late summer of 2023, MBDA announced the 43 competition winners. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Text 69</doc_id>
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<p>To better support rural and tribal communities, MBDA provided $ 5.7 million in 31 supplemental awards to the Business Center Network for technical assistance to minority business enterprises more than 50 miles from a Business Center in a rural area. NTIA is implementing the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), a $ 3 billion program to support governments in bringing high - speed internet service to Tribal lands, including telehealth, distance learning, affordability, and digital inclusion initiatives. Under the first funding phase, $ 1.78 billion was awarded to 191 tribal entities since the program began in 2021. The second funding phase, for approximately $ 980 million, was issued on July 27, 2023. As part of EDA's American Rescue Plan funding, the Indigenous Communities program invested $ 100 million to support the needs of tribal governments and Indigenous communities. This program made 51 awards in 25 states and the Northern Mariana Islands. <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grantees</span> estimate that these projects will create or save 2,435 jobs and attract $ 28.7 million in private investment. In April 2023, NOAA's Office of Habitat Conservation (OHC) recommended $ 56.4 million, funded by BIL and IRA, in awards for 25 tribal projects to support tribal - led restoration, resilience, and fish passage projects and an additional 22 subawards totaling nearly $ 13 million in funding was awarded to projects that align with tribal priorities, work with tribal members, or restore habitat on tribal - owned lands. For all unsuccessful tribal <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span>, OHC staff also offered the opportunity to meet to help those <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> improve their proposals for future competitions. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Text 70</doc_id>
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<p>To better support minority - serving anchor institutions, NTIA is implementing the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CMC), which provides $ 268 million in <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), Hispanic - Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Minority - Serving Institutions (MSIs) to purchase broadband internet service and eligible equipment or to hire and train information technology personnel, to upgrade classroom technology, and to increase digital literacy skills. In February 2023, NTIA announced that all funding from this <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> program had been awarded to 93 universities, including 43 HBCUs, 31 HSIs, 21 MSIs, and five TCUs. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Text 71</doc_id>
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<p>To increase entrepreneurship and access to quality jobs for women, ITA's Women Accessing Global E - Commerce Initiative (WAGE) is dedicated to building the capacity of women - owned businesses and entrepreneurs to engage in cross - border e - commerce to scale and create more jobs. To date, ITA has established seven strategic partnerships with organizations that provide training programs and counseling. EDA's Good Jobs Challenge (GJC) encouraged <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> to reach underserved communities, including women, through their awards, and nearly 90 percent of GJC Challenge <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grantees</span> have investments that focus on uplifting women's access to good - paying jobs in America's workforce. Additionally, wraparound services are a key provision for all GJC awardees. Such support is essential for ensuring participants can access training and job opportunities. While childcare is not exclusively accessed by women, all 32 <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grantees</span> have included childcare as a key area for supportive services in their projects. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Text 73</doc_id>
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<p>The American Rescue Plan funded EDA's $ 1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) and $ 500 million Good Jobs Challenge (GJC) program. For both programs, EDA has made geographic diversity a top priority, and for the first time in history, the Department has its own <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> program that invests in industry - led workforce training and registered apprenticeships - focusing on underserved communities, including women and people of color. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Text 76</doc_id>
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<p>CHIPS also authorized funds later appropriated in the FY 2023 omnibus to NIST and EDA to launch programs. With $ 1.5 billion, NTIA's Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund will help drive wireless innovation, strengthen supply chain resilience, and help unlock opportunities for innovation and competition in a market historically dominated by a few <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">suppliers</span>. With $ 500 million, the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) program will drive regional technology - centric growth by leveraging existing innovation capacity to catalyze the creation of good jobs in the industries of the future for American workers at all skill levels equitably and inclusively. With $ 200 million, the Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete) will provide <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> to eligible communities to alleviate persistent economic distress, supporting long - term comprehensive economic development and job creation. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Text 95</doc_id>
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<p>NIST's CHIPS. The CHIPS Program (CPO) is committed to building strong communities that share in the prosperity of the semiconductor industry. This commitment includes promoting a sustainable, competitive domestic semiconductor industry; facilitating the creation and expansion of innovation clusters through economies of scale and investments across the supply chain; and generating benefits for a broad range of stakeholders and communities, including workers; small businesses; minority - owned, veteran - owned, and women - owned businesses; and universities and colleges. For instance, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> were asked to outline proactive efforts to include such businesses in a project's construction and production supply chain, to make a commitment to tracking and disclosing disaggregated data on <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">supplier</span> diversity and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contractor</span> / <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">subcontractor</span> diversity, to build robust outreach plans for engaging with small businesses; minority - owned, veteran - owned, and women - owned businesses, and to identify sectoral partnerships to support </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOC 2023 Text 96</doc_id>
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<p>high - quality, equitable workforce development strategies. CHIPS Incentives <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> are expected to describe how they will collect and report demographically disaggregated data on workforce efforts. Additionally, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> will have to describe how they will track and disclose data on <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">supplier</span> diversity that is demographically disaggregated (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status), including statistics on what share of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">suppliers</span> are majority - owned by different groups. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOD 2023 Part Of Layout List 1</doc_id>
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<p>1. <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Procurement</span> and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Contracting</span>; 2. Military Installations and Bases; 3. Military Family Equity Advancement; 4. Equity Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Development; and 5. Underserved Community Investment. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOD 2023 Part Of Layout List 10</doc_id>
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<p>Established the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) - led University Affiliated Research Center at Howard University in Tactical Autonomy. Awarded 82 <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> to HBCU / MI researchers totaling $ 61.7M, which represents a record amount of research <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> given to HBCU / MI research projects. Placed 114 interns at 13 defense laboratories and OSD organizations through the DoD HBCU / MI Summer Research Internship program in Summer 2023. Sponsored six town halls in collaboration with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to facilitate discussions on equitable research and the educational partnerships necessary to advance HBCU / MI involvement in defense research activities. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOD 2023 Part Of Layout List 24</doc_id>
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<p>Track NALEMP funding execution. Track DERP funding execution. Track <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> funding of awards and execution on Guam. </p></article>
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<p>Actively seek public engagement in the cleanup process and enhance public outreach and engagement (e.g., Restoration Advisory Boards) to ensure that the voices and lived experiences of communities with environmental justice concerns inform DoD's work. The Restoration Advisory Boards provide an opportunity for the local community adjacent to the installation to discuss issues related to the cleanup with installation representatives. The installation representatives communicate how the Department's <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracted</span> cleanup is proceeding based on the Record of Decision and enables direct feedback from the public regarding potential new issues or previously unidentified impacts. Track NALEMP ad hoc tribal engagements. Conduct Association of Defense Communities meetings and other public engagement. Provide <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> financial assistance to the Government of Guam's Community Defense Liaison Office to ensure Guam can speak with one voice as it engages DoD across a </p></article>
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<p>Developed and executed the DoD Small Business Strategy and Implementation Plan, highlighting the Department's commitment to fostering a robust and equitable defense industrial base and discussing Department policies on working with small businesses. Achieved a 10.14 percent Small <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Disadvantaged Business</span> goal in FY 2022, exceeding the year - end goal by 0.64 percent. This achievement advanced the Biden - Harris Administration's whole - of - government approach to expanding <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracting</span> opportunities for Small <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Disadvantaged Businesses</span>. Exceeded its yearly milestone (0.60 percent by January 2023), achieving 0.61 percent of AbilityOne Program <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contract</span> spending. In FY 2022, DoD procured more than $ 2.5B of products and services from the AbilityOne Program, an increase of $ 125M in FY 2021. DoD <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracts</span> with the AbilityOne program to secure the services of approximately 35,000 individuals who are blind or have significant disabilities. The Military Departments and other participating DoD Components submitted their 2023 updates to the AbilityOne Strategic Plans, which will be implemented through the end of the calendar year. DoD continues to participate in the Federal level AbilityOne Representatives Program monthly meetings hosted by the U.S. AbilityOne Commission. Issued a memorandum titled, " " Actions to Support the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, " " that provides a list of actions to promote the awareness of workers ' organizing rights, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contractors</span> ' responsibilities, and government authorities when government <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contract</span> workers are trying to organize the <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracting</span> workforce. Baselined Simplified Acquisition Threshold performance within Military Departments and other DoD Components and established goals for FY 2023 and beyond. DoD is on track to issue regular guidance to the acquisition workforce on maximizing small business participation and update and deploy the Office of Small Business Program's Market Research Center of Excellence (MRCOE) in Quarter (Q) 1 of FY 2024. Educating small business professionals on how to use MRCOE to enhance DoD small business utilization through targeted and consistent performance and goal management and institutionalizing the involvement of small business professionals in the earliest stages of acquisition planning through regulation, policy, or guidance are on track for Q3 of FY 2024. Finally, DoD will add </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOD 2023 Part Of Layout List 8</doc_id>
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<p>Closed 13 FY 2021 Cooperative Agreements (CAs) in Q4 2023. At the beginning of Q2 2023, DoD finalized and approved the FY 2023 Short List of NALEMP projects and <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.3)" title="Budget">budgets</span> for 14 Federally Recognized Tribes. The Short List is a list of Tribes with eligible sites that have been approved for NALEMP funding to address past DoD environmental impacts on Indian lands and other locations where DoD, an Indian tribe, and the current landowner agree that such mitigation is appropriate. These FY 2023 CAs are expected to be executed by Q4 2023. Additionally, NALEMP is currently considering 16 Tribes for FY 2024 CAs. Completed over half of the Preliminary Assessments / Site Inspections (PA / SI) at 707 installations where DoD may have used and potentially released PFAS materials. DoD obligated $ 2.0 billion (B) through FY 2022 to conduct PFAS - related drinking water mitigation, investigations, and cleanup on its installations, as well as in nearby communities. Awarded three non - construction planning and organization assistance <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> to Guam in FY 2022 totaling $ 2.3 million (M) to address cumulative DoD socioeconomic and environmental impacts in Guam. Provided approximately $ 218M in appropriated funding for outside - the - fence investments in Guam, including a cultural repository ($ 12M), public health lab ($ 32M), upgrades to the Northern District Wastewater Treatment Plant ($ 139.3M), Interceptor Sewer Refurbishment ($ 30.6M), Northern Guam Lens Aquifer Monitoring System ($ 3.7M), and surface transportation network improvements ($ 246M). Three of the five Guam outside - the - fence investments are complete, one is under construction, and one is completing final design. All projects are estimated to be completed by 2025. Initiated a robust environmental cleanup communication and outreach effort to improve transparency and engage communities affected by DoD's cleanup activities. </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOD 2023 Section Header 3</doc_id>
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<p>Action 1 - <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Procurement</span> and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Contracting</span> </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOD 2023 Text 45</doc_id>
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<p>The DoD brought together a team that includes leaders responsible for implementing these Executive Orders. Additionally, because the DoD's EAP 2023 Update addresses the requirements of several different Executive Orders, the DoD worked closely with the Domestic Policy Council and the Office of Management and <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.3)" title="Budget">Budget</span> and selected the following Strategies for the 2023 EAP Update: </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOD 2023 Text 77</doc_id>
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<p>Objective: Close gaps in participation by small businesses and other underserved communities and improve workforce equity through an ambitious equitable <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">procurement</span> and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracting</span> agenda that includes advancing equity throughout the supply chain (e.g., advancing opportunities for prime and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">subcontractors</span> who are members of underserved communities). </p></article>
<article insearch="1" infilter="1"><doc_id>DOE 2023 Part Of Layout List 1</doc_id>
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<p>1) Address gaps in data collection to facilitate data - informed, equitable decision - making 2) Increase opportunities for new <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">entrants</span> into DOE <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">procurement</span> and financial assistance 3) Increase participation by individuals and institutions that are underrepresented in DOE's research and development (R & D) programs supported through financial assistance 4) Expand Tribal engagement and stakeholder engagement across DOE 5) Improve access and equity in DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program </p></article>
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<p>EJE developed a Stakeholder Engagement Smartsheet in partnership with the Justice40 SE CoP which will track energy justice related stakeholder engagements by program office, technology, region, and attendees. Offices will also upload outcomes from engagements. V. Progress on improving access and equity in DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program. DOE created the Office of State and Community Energy Programs to administer state and community - facing programs, including the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The following bullets outline key accomplishments in WAP since the publication of the April 2022 EAP. On February 3, 2023, DOE published <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.3)" title="Budget">allocations</span> of $ 30M for Weatherization Readiness from the FY 2023 WAP appropriation, an increase of $ 15M from FY 2022. DOE WAP and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched a Weatherization Workforce Development Pilot in February 2023 to enhance impact in four communities: Lowell, MA; Roanoke, VA; Chicago, IL; and Warner Robins, GA. The program connects HUD residents to weatherization jobs within Community Action Agencies and sets up residents for careers in green construction. This partnership aims to support the utilization of DOE Weatherization Assistance Program funds by adequately staffing the weatherization programs in local communities. Several of the communities have begun hosting job fairs to share information and recruit HUD residents interested in weatherization work. Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers (SERC) funding is available to WAP <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grantees</span>, subgrantees, and non - profit organizations to demonstrate innovative technologies and approaches that go beyond the scope of the formula WAP. These <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> offer more flexibility than the WAP formula <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> and unique opportunities to broaden the impact of WAP. The second round of SERC funding was announced in October 2022. DOE anticipates awarding eleven <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grantees</span> $ 17M with 2023 SERC funds. The projects will install various renewables, including solar technologies and heat pumps. In June 2022, DOE published WPN 22 - 9, Managing Multiple Funding Streams. This policy update provides clarification on the allowability of braiding DOE funds with other federal and non - federal funding sources to expand and enhance the services provided to low - income households. </p></article>
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<p>The DOE Civil Rights Division launched a technical assistance program for recipients of DOE financial assistance. The program includes both in - person events and webinars related to providing meaningful access for limited English proficient individuals in both DOE - conducted and DOE - financially assisted programs and activities. Additionally, one session provides an overview of the Department's civil rights regulations at 10 C.F.R. 1040 and 1042, which outline compliance requirements for recipients of DOE financial assistance. On February 23, 2023, and February 28, 2023, DOE's Office of Energy Justice and Equity's Minority Business and Workforce Division hosted the inaugural DOE Minority Business and Workforce Connect Summit. This summit offered opportunities for Minority Business Enterprises (<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBEs</span>), Department of Energy program offices, the National Labs, higher education institutions, financial institutions, and non - profit organizations who are working to realize a just clean energy future to build lasting and generative connections. The Summit allowed participants to learn about how to engage in business with the Department of Energy and to engage with leaders in government and industry to learn more about how the energy industry is responding to historic federal investments in clean energy and communities. For more information, see DOE Minority Business Enterprise Connect Summit Department of Energy DOE's 2023 Minority Business Enterprise Connect Summit Draws Record Attendance and Announces New Partnerships Department of Energy. NNSA and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory manage the NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP) and partner with MSIs to recruit highly qualified and diverse students for this program. In 2021, 28 % of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> hired through this program were from underrepresented minority groups. In 2023, that number increased to 45 %, an increase of 17 %. The diversity of the <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicant</span> pool increased, and, as a result, the number of diverse people has meaningfully increased over the past two years. NGFP developed a diverse team of University Relationship Managers to assist with outreach at MSIs. This approach resulted in 20 % of all applications being submitted from an MSI. On July 6, 2023, DOE announced nine states and three Tribal communities as the third cohort to receive a combined total of $ 207.6M in Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Grants</span> including the Metlakatla Indian Community (Annette Island Reserve), the Native Village of Eagle, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota. The DOE Energy Justice to the People Roadshow is a series of community listening sessions and workshops dedicated to sharing information about available DOE programs and funding opportunities to support disadvantaged frontline communities and advance U.S. energy security in a just and equitable way. To date, two stops on the DOE Energy Justice to the People </p></article>
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<p>In FY 2023, DOE co - sponsored White House Hispanic Initiative's Hispanic Regional Economic Summit in San Bernardino, CA, to share federal and DOE opportunities related to careers, internships, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span>, and financial assistance. On October 12, 2022, EJE met with the Alliance of Hispanic Research Universities. At that time, the Alliance consisted of 21 universities which were both Hispanic - Serving Institutions as defined by Title V of the Higher Education Act and in the top 5 % of universities in the U.S. for research as determined by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The meeting was held to discuss opportunities to increase diversity in the federal work force and DOE's <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grant</span> recipient pool in accordance with DOE's Justice40 implementation initiatives. In FY 2023, EJE was represented by the Minority Business and Workforce Division at the Annual U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Legislative Summit held in Washington, D.C. The USHCC actively promotes the economic growth, development, and interests of more than 4.7 million Hispanic - owned businesses. During this event, DOE presented to Hispanic owned energy businesses on funding opportunities available through various DOE program offices. </p></article>
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<p>In May 2023, DOE sponsored the Federal Asian American Pacific Council's annual National Leadership Training Program in Long Beach, CA, and attended Office of Personnel Management's AA and NHPI Federal Employee Leadership Development Conference. The Department is partnering with its Asian American Pacific Islander Network Employee Resource Group (ERG) to sponsor ERG members in the federal workforce for professional development, capacity - building, and enhancing leadership skills. In FY 2023, DOE participated in two White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) Regional Economic Summits in Seattle and New York City to share federal and DOE opportunities related to careers, internships, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span>, and financial assistance. DOE also actively partnered with Asian Americans in Energy, the Environment, and Commerce on two external engagement events (August 2022 in Washington, DC, and October 2022 in Boston, MA) to inform the community about employment, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracting</span>, </p></article>
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<p>deployment, and accelerates America's transition to a resilient, equitable energy future through direct investments in manufacturing capacity and workforce development. The Grid Deployment Office, which offers the Grid Resilience Innovation Program and provides financial assistance <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grants</span> for grid resilience, smart grid, and grid innovation projects. This year, Secretary Granholm has prioritized visiting rural areas across the region including Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Georgia, where she spoke about clean energy investments for Tribal communities and well - paying energy union jobs, met with local labor leaders, and led town halls. </p></article>
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<p>(1) Establish a DOE - wide Community Benefits Plan (CBP) framework that builds trust and improves outcomes for underserved communities, which in turn supports successful Deployment & Demonstration and R & D projects that advance an equitable clean energy transition. (2) Update the DOE Merit Review Program to improve equitable outcomes for DOE awards. (3) Increase and improve access to <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">procurement</span> opportunities (acquisition and financial assistance) for new <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">entrants</span>, small, and historically <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">disadvantaged businesses</span>. (4) Integrate and track justice considerations through a metrics framework for the Department's R & D strategy by providing consistent communication of expectations and efficient coordination and implementation of reporting requirements across the Department. (5) Develop an agency - wide framework to effectively work with Tribal and disadvantaged communities to reimagine their clean energy future through real investments and technical assistance and ensure that community voices and decision - making are integrated into DOE funding, research, and programming. </p></article>
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<p>Track how funding is distributed to disadvantaged, fossil energy, Tribal, and rural communities. Track Justice40 metrics within BIL and IRA funding awards. Track number of Community Benefits Agreements and Project Labor Agreements entered within DOE - funded projects. Capture the number of community members or stakeholders engaged by - Communities of interest (individually and collectively) Type of Engagement Degree of Engagement Report community ownership in the following ways: Number of clean energy projects with community ownership Total value of community owned clean energy projects and percent owned by communities Total value of annual compensation to communities from community owned energy assets Measure the number of projects using go / no - go <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contractual</span> elements to ensure project is meeting CBP commitments. Conduct survey of impacted community response / opinion before, during, and after project deployment (mid / long term). Provide an avenue for communities to contact DOE if they are concerned about the implementation of a CBP. </p></article>
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<p>Establish short -, medium -, and long - term CBP engagement support that would facilitate strong CBPs in applications in financial terms and conditions negotiations, through the go / no go decision process, and through the reporting cycles. Conduct CBP workshops that are tailored in content and method of delivery for the following specific audiences: 1) Tribal Nations to support Tribal capacity both as <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span> and beneficiaries of project benefits from developers and researchers; 2) Underserved communities and rural and remote communities; 3) Project developers (e.g., industry, academia, local government, and utilities) to support development of stronger CBPs from <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">applicants</span>; and 4) Labor unions and other entities representing local workers, workers displaced by the energy transition, and workers under - represented in the energy workforce. </p></article>
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<p>(1) Establish a DOE - wide CBP framework that builds trust and improves outcomes for underserved communities, which in turn supports successful and support successful Deployment & Demonstration and R & D projects that advance an equitable clean energy transition. (2) Update the DOE Merit Review Program to improve equitable outcomes for DOE awards. (3) Increase and improve access to <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">procurement</span> opportunities (acquisition and financial assistance) for new <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">entrants</span>, small, and historically <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">disadvantaged businesses</span>. (4) Integrate and track justice considerations through a metrics framework for the Department's R & D strategy by providing consistent communication of expectations and efficient coordination and implementation of reporting requirements across the Department. (5) Develop an agency - wide framework to effectively work with Tribal and disadvantaged communities to reimagine their clean energy future through real investments and technical assistance and ensure that community voices and decision - making are integrated into DOE funding, research, and programming. </p></article>
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<p>Work with Privacy Act Officers and the Office of the General Counsel to update systems to include demographic data with reviewer registration, which can help the agency analyze how merit review board composition may impact selection outcomes. Create a guidance document for resume screeners to mitigate implicit bias within merit review board selection and increase opportunities for underrepresented individuals to serve on merit review boards. Create and maintain a reviewer landing page to capture departmental opportunities and alert potential reviewers of opportunities to serve as merit reviewers. Expand departmental efforts to reach out to <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">MBEs</span>, MSIs, underrepresented groups, minority organizations, and federal equity leads to increase opportunities for underrepresented individuals to serve on merit review panels and learn more about the DOE merit review process. Create consistency in questions asked in DOE reviewer recruitment registration processes. Improve public awareness and access to DOE program managers. Capture the input of reviewers on the review process and the way proposals are solicited, evaluated, and awarded. </p></article>
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<p>Stakeholders have routinely expressed frustration in accessing DOE opportunities. DOE is underutilizing federal acquisition statutory and regulatory authority to provide <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">procurement</span> opportunities to underrepresented groups. </p></article>
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<p>DOE / OMB / OFPP co - sponsored two nation - wide crowdsourcing campaigns in 2021, which illustrated that underserved groups faced difficulty finding DOE financial assistance opportunities. High participation at DOE - hosted Annual Small Business Fora & Expos illustrates that small businesses, including those in underserved communities, are very interested in working with the Department and are seeking clarity on opportunities, <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">procurement</span> (and other funding mechanisms) processes and procedures, and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">subcontracting</span> opportunities. Through involvement in numerous annual regional / local small business opportunity outreach events and conversations with business owners, DOE learned that small businesses are highly capable of performing DOE mission work that is generally less complex in nature and smaller in dollar value. By reviewing stakeholder feedback from agency Requests for Information (RFI) and Industry Days and benchmarking state and local governments and other federal agency equity <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">procurement</span> best practices, DOE identified the following pathways to increase equity: Create centralized, more complete forecast information for future <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">procurement</span> activities; Ask more detailed questions on capability during market research and provide sufficient time for industry responses; furnish more information in the pre - solicitation phase; Communicate expected timing between draft request for proposal (RFP) and final RFP for teaming purposes; Increase small business " " carve outs " " and reserve meaningful scopes of work for small businesses in larger requirements. </p></article>
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<p>Deploy a centralized, public - facing DOE business forecast to provide timely access to upcoming opportunities for <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracts</span>, financial assistance, and <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">subcontracting</span>. Continue to leverage CBP guidance and sample terms and conditions in DOE FOAs to ensure that recipients use federal investments to fulfill the four priorities of the CBP (investing in America's workforce, engaging communities and labor, advancing DEIA, and implementing Justice40.) Continue to implement policies and procedures for expanding DOE's use of Partnership Intermediary Agreements and Other Transactions Authorities. </p></article>
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<p>Continue to increase outreach to Tribal Nations, underserved communities, and socio - economic small businesses to bolster efforts to increase new <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">entrants</span> to DOE opportunities. Develop and leverage strategic partnerships with external entities (e.g., Minority Business Development Agency, APEX Accelerators (formerly PTACs), and Small Business Development Centers) to support expanded socio - economic and small business <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">supplier</span> base through training and development and access to capital programs. Continue to utilize subject matter experts (EJE, program office representatives) as a resource for the technical review of M & O <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contractor</span> Diversity Plans to support DOE in their oversight of the M & O <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contractors</span>. Provide technical assistance to <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">grantees</span> on complying with civil rights laws while carrying out DOE - funded activities. Launch a new Department Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Plan providing guidance to DOE offices on translation, interpretation, and outreach services for LEP persons seeking access to Department programs to help ensure that LEP communities are informed of DOE activities and funding opportunities. Utilize the Women - owned Small Business (WOSB) Small Business Program Manager to develop strategies for increased gender equity to be informed by increased data analytics, WOSB - centric North American Industry Classification System code assessments, and in collaboration with the SBA WOSB Program, and major facility management <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contractors</span>. Continue to support on - going efforts for M & O <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contractors</span> and major site and facility <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contractors</span> to increase <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">subcontracting</span> opportunities for AbilityOne <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contractors</span> who employ people who are blind or have significant disabilities. Continue to support ongoing activities to increase socioeconomic achievements in awarding <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contracts</span>, including <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">subcontracts</span> under the Department's Management & Operating <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Subcontract</span> Reporting Capability (MOSRC) actions. Continue to collaborate with <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">contractor</span> groups such as the Energy Facility <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">Contractors</span> Group to increase awareness and understanding of <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">procurement</span> flexibilities that can be used to increase opportunities for new <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">entrants</span> and disadvantaged communities. </p></article>
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<p>Increase the number of federal and DOE acquisition awards to new <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.3)" title="Procurement">entrants</span>. Increase usage of DOE and SBA Mentor Protégé Programs. </p></article>
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<p>U.S. Energy Information Administration U.S. Digital Services National Science Foundation National Laboratories White House Council on Environmental Quality White House Office of Management and <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.3)" title="Budget">Budget</span> U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency </p></article>
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