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Commerce Released Equity Action Plan

Last updated:

April 14, 2022

Authority

Executive Order

Agencies

Commerce, NOAA

Actions

Guidance/Policy

The Department of Commerce released its Equity Action Plan, as part of its implementation of Executive Order 13985. The plan emphasized key strategies including: closing the digital divide, ensuring community development dollars advance racial equity, growing underserved businesses to address the racial wealth gap, increasing access to patents for entrepreneurs from underserved communities, and improving data access. Read a summary of Commerce’s Equity Plan.