President Biden took on the monumental task of being the first administration to name equity as the responsibility of the federal government. The work of this second year must be focused on ensuring efforts to advance equity not only deepen but endure across future administrations. This brief outlines how the Biden Administration can hold itself accountable to its equity commitments and build on this foundation to ensure the federal government finally serves all people.

Achieving equity through federal resources requires intentional planning and a sharp focus on delivering measurable benefits to those most impacted. The lessons from past recovery efforts are clear: absent an intentional approach, current economic and racial inequities will become further entrenched. To meet the urgency and potential of this moment, policymakers must ensure recovery resources are used to support the hardest-hit workers, businesses, and communities and commit to building an equitable economy. These 10 priorities provide guidance and support to policymakers at all levels of government committed to advancing an equitable recovery.

The nation’s first comprehensive racial equity blueprint for federal agencies, For Love of Country: A Path for the Federal Government to Advance Racial Equity provides resources, tools, and a plan for federal agency leaders to implement President Biden’s historic executive order on advancing racial equity.

Geared toward staff working within federal agencies, For Love of Country: A Path for the Federal Government to Advance Racial Equity also includes tools that are applicable for equity advocates across the nation working inside and outside of government, including:

• Several key roles the federal government can use to shape racial equity
• The transformative potential equity presents for key socioeconomic outcomes
• Guiding principles that can serve as a common foundation for the work across the federal government
• A starter tool for conducting and refining an initial equity assessment
• A tool for agencies to develop a strategic vision and action plan to advance equity, and guidance on how to launch this journey

Download the executive summary.
Download the accompanying user guide.
Read the press release.