HBCU Interagency Working Group
For purposes of implementing the Order, the Interagency Working Group (IWG), comprised of representatives of federal agencies and departments, is established to help advance and coordinate work throughout the federal government to strengthen the capacity and competitiveness of HBCUs. The IWG is chaired by the Executive Director of the Initiative and facilitated by the Initiative’s Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator.
The IWG includes “liaisons,” the senior officials appointed by agency heads to provide overall coordination with the Initiative, reporting directly to their secretary, administrator or commissioner on progress made to implement the Order. These “liaisons” are the agency officials of record, responsible for developing and accountable for executing against the agency plans.
In support of “liaisons,” also there are “representatives” who regularly participate in IWG meetings and serve as the Initiative’s primary points of agency contact for the day-to-day, operational work of the IWG.
The IWG is the backbone of federal government leadership to improve the capacity and competitiveness of HBCUs.
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Member Agencies
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Agency for International Development
Department of Agriculture
Appalachian Regional Commission
U.S. Agency for Global Media
Department of Commerce
Corporation for National and Community Service
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of the Interior
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
General Services Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Labor Relations Board
National Science Foundation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Personnel Management
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Peace Corps
Social Security Administration
Small Business Administration
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Department of Treasury
Department of Veterans Affairs