NASA Request for Information on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities in NASA Programs, Contracts and Grants Process
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NASA is requesting information from stakeholders and other interested parties on how their process and procedures can be improved to remove "systemic inequitable barriers and challenges facing underserved communities."
Comments are due on or before July 12, 2021.
Contact Lenore.Dai@asu.edu if you would like to participate in an institutional response.
The RFI seeks to accomplish the following:
To support and achieve the objectives of the Equity E.O., NASA is conducting an internal assessment of mission programs and mission support programs and is soliciting public input to better understand and identify the systemic barriers and challenges facing people of color and other underserved communities to access and participate in NASA programs, contracts, and grants processes. The information and input from this RFI will assist the Agency with addressing gaps in equity while utilizing advanced science-based data and transfer technologies for environmental protection, climate resiliency and environmental justice.
NASA will host a webinar on this topic on July 13, 2021, at 1pm Eastern.
This portion of the event will air live on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app.
Following this, at 2 p.m., NASA will host five breakout sessions that address specific avenues of participation and partnership with the agency. Registration is required for participation in a breakout session.
NASA’s Internship Program (register here).
Science Competition Process (register here).
Grants & Cooperative Agreements (register here).
Procurement/Contracting Strategies (register here).
Early-Stage Innovations & Partnerships (register here).