Department Of Energy ‘May Consider’ Whether Scientist Is A Minority When Awarding Grants

President Joe Biden’s Department of Energy (DOE) appears to be taking race into consideration when awarding grants.  

In a funding announcement for the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, applicants were encouraged to make racial minorities, women, and veterans the “prime applicant” or a “proposed partner to the prime applicant.” The announcement claims that a “Selection Official may consider the inclusion of these types of entities as part of the selection” process.