The Biden administration's Department of Agriculture has awarded over $12.7 million in contracts for "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" training and DEI-related initiatives.
This thread will list all contracts, recipients, and links to awards:
In 2021, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $3,019,575 to Star Cypress Partners LLC for "Equity Commission contract support", with a potential $4.4 million total contract award. $10 million for USDA "racial equity commissions" was authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded an additional $3,000,000 to Star Cypress Partners LLC for "equity program contract support"
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $975,000 to Timothy J Londagin for the "Agricultural Market Service Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative".
The initiative will "determine the current state of DEIA in the organization's current culture" and "define a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In 2021, the Biden administration's USDA awarded another $250,000 to Timothy J Londagin for the "Agricultural Market Service Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative". The contractor will "provide support, guidance, and expertise in DEIA."
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $931,910 to Accenture Federal Services for evaluation of equity in SNAP (food stamp) service delivery.
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $500,000 to Professional Management Consulting Services for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Training for the USDA Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $500,000 to Martin Loyd Inc for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Training for the USDA Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, with a potential $1.1 million total contract award
In 2021, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $494,573 to Essnova Solutions for diversity, equity, and inclusion and "Voice of the Customer" design support services for the USDA Office of the Customer. The contract covers 2 full time and 2 part time staff with 2,824 hours of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In 2021, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $484,606 to The AR Group LLC for a Diversity and Inclusion Climate Assessment on the Rural Development program
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded an additional $347,431 to The AR Group LLC for a Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center "inclusivity climate assessment plan", training, and "diversity, equity, and inclusion assessment."
In 2021, the Biden administration's USDA awarded an additional $189,187 to The AR Group LLC for an "inclusivity climate assessment for the USDA Farm Production and Conservation Business Center (FPAC-BC) to determine organizational cultural effects on FPAC-BC employees, diversity… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In 2023, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $465,000 to Metropolitan Group LLC for the Pacific Southwest Region "Strengthening Workforce Diversity and Modernizing Recreation" program, with a potential $2.4 million total contract award
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $248,547 to Freedom International LLC for the Strategic Minority Agriculture Recruitment Target Program (SMART), a program aimed at recruiting "underrepresented" USDA employees at minority-serving education institutions
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $213,817 to Management & Engineering Technologies International Inc for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion specialist services for Forest Service international programs
In 2023, the Biden administration's USDA awarded an additional $191,817 to Management & Engineering Technologies International Inc for Outreach, diversity, and inclusion specialist services for Forest Service programs
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded an additional $31,941 to Management & Engineering Technologies International Inc for an "LAC Gender Equity Facilitator"
In 2021, the Biden administration's USDA awarded an additional $13,472 to Management & Engineering Technologies International Inc for "International diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant services for Forest Service international programs"
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded an additional $18,805 to Management & Engineering Technologies International Inc for "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion communication specialist services for Forest Service international programs"
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $150,000 to David Jones CPA PC for fact-finding services for FY 2022 for the Office of Equal Opportunity, Diversity, And Inclusion
In 2021, the Biden administration's USDA awarded an additional $38,100 to Strategic Diversity Initiatives Inc for a "certified diversity and inclusion consultant" to "help assess the USDA's current program and make recommendations for additional growth".
In 2022, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $10,565 to Sheila Lee & Associates LLC for "preventing discrimination and diversity and inclusion training"
In 2021, the Biden administration's USDA awarded $10,250 to TMS Business Solutions for a "racial equity consultant" to "provide virtual, region-wide DEI assessment and training"
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