Diversity & Inclusion Guidelines

Information on this page has been provided by IARPC staff group members. If you would like to add your institution's guidelines, please send them to web@iarpccollaborations.org.

U.S. Government

• Government wide Inclusive Diversity Strategic Plan 

Department of Commerce

• 2018 Secretarial Policy Statement on Equal Employment Opportunity
• NOAA Diversity and Inclusion Implementation Plan

Department of Defense

• DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
• Links to Specific DoD Documents (DoD Diversity and Inclusion report, DoD Diversity and Inclusion Plan, etc. )
• 2016 Blog Post about Diversity and Inclusion in STEM 
• February 2018 DoD Harassment Prevention and Response 

Department of the Interior

• Department of the Interior Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan
• Diversity Change Agent Program

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Agency-Level Diversity & Inclusion Materials

• NASA Office Diversity and Equal Opportunity
• NASA 2016 Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Implementation Plan
• Special Emphasis Programs
• American Indian/Alaska Natives Special Emphasis Program

NASA Agency and Science Mission Directorate-Level Anti-Harassment Materials

• Anti-Harassment Program 

Anti-Harassment Letters

• NASA Administrator James Bridenstine
• NASA Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate Thomas Zurbuchen

How NASA Does Business/Setting Expectations Materials

• Section 4.6 Antidiscrimination, Diversity and Inclusion in Research Opportunities in Earth and Space Science (ROSES) E.2 Topical Workshops, Symposia, and Conferences
• Standard Announcement of Opportunity (policies addressing discrimination and harassment)
• MissionSTEM (to help grant recipients with civil rights compliance)
• NASA Implicit bias video

National Science Foundation

• Office of Diversity and Inclusion 
• Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan (2011- 2016)
• Sexual Harassment Policy (now included on grant terms and conditions)
• Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (discusses diversity in selection of reviewers on PDF Page 95)
• Dear Colleague Letter: Research on Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Harassment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Contexts

Smithsonian Institution

• Office of Equal Employment and Minority Affairs
• Special Emphasis Program