On May 9, 2018, the WHI-HBCU Team with support of the VA Acquisition Academy’s (VAAAs), Enterprise Shared Services staff and Coley & Associates facilitated an interest mapping exercise for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHI-HBCU).  This engagement was performed to form Interagency  Clusters (ICs).

To date, the Interagency Clusters (IC) are flexible, adaptable, interconnected and broadly applicable. They have the potential to create efficiencies within the Federal system, as clusters are an effective tool by which to organize collaborative and actionable leadership to implement Executive Order (EO) 14041.  By aligning Federal system assets and creating shared strategies and tactics, agencies can develop and implement programs and strategic initiatives to improve the competitiveness of HBCUs and the people and communities they principally serve.

The goals, of the Interagency Cluster(s) ICs are to:

1. Create efficiencies within the Federal system to implement Executive Order 14041;
2. Provide high-leverage, collaborative leadership; and
3. Exponentially increase Federal agency contributions to HBCUs and the people and communities they principally serve.