"NASA Enhances Equity Action Plan with STEM Education Focus"
NASA updates its 2023 Equity Action Plan, focusing on increasing equity across the agency and removing barriers for underserved communities. The plan includes commitments to engage and inspire diverse talent in STEM education, expand equity in procurement processes, enhance grants for underserved communities, increase accessibility to Earth science data, improve language access policies, and build a diverse future STEM workforce. NASA's achievements since the 2022 plan include increased outreach events for small businesses, higher grant award amounts to historically Black colleges and universities, funding for environmental research, and the establishment of an Earth Information Center in Washington.