Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government

Executive Order 14091, titled Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, directs a broad, government-wide effort to embed equity into how the federal government makes decisions, spends money, buys goods and services, and delivers programs. Building on an earlier equity order (EO 13985), it creates new governance structures at both the White House and agency levels (Agency Equity Teams and a White House Steering Committee) to coordinate action, track progress, and ensure meaningful engagement with underserved communities. The Order also expands civil rights emphasis, data use, procurement goals for small disadvantaged businesses, and efforts to address barriers in rural and urban development, while reshaping certain site-location and revitalization policies to prioritize neighborhood impact and equity. Overall, it aims to institutionalize equity as a multi-year, cross-cutting responsibility across the entire federal government. Key components include requiring agencies to develop and publicly share Equity Action Plans, tying budget and policy design to equity outcomes, strengthening engagement with communities, prioritizing equitable procurement, and enhancing civil rights and data practices. It also directs consideration of how to design artificial intelligence and automated systems to advance equity, and it revokes or revises several prior facility siting and urban development Executive Orders to align with equity aims and remove barriers that have historically disadvantaged underserved communities.