Work Streams of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council
Work Streams | Lead Agency | Supporting Agencies | Action Items |
Economic Development | Department of Commerce | Small Business Administration; Department of Housing and Urban Development; Department of Agriculture; Treasury Department; Department of Transportation; Department of Health and Human Services; Council on Environmental Quality; Environmental Protection Agency | Leverage federal grants and loans in a more integrated way to develop dilapidated properties and provide basic infrastructure and financial tools to attract private investment. |
Entrepreneurship | Small Business Administration | Department of Commerce; Department of Energy; Department of Agriculture; Department of the Interior; Department of Veterans Affairs | Leverage government lending and grants to stimulate access to private capital, and promote programs that assist entrepreneurs. |
Safe Neighborhoods | Department of Justice | Department of Health and Human Services; Environmental Protection Agency; Department of the Interior | Combat drug addiction and the opioid crisis, reduce crime/enhance public safety, and address environmental contamination obstacles to development. |
Education and Workforce Development | Departments of Education and Labor (co-leads) | Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Agriculture; Department of Commerce; Department of Energy; Department of Veterans Affairs | Improve the efficacy of K-12 and community college career and technical education and workforce development programs to better prepare workers in distressed communities for jobs. |
Measurement | Council of Economic Advisers | Treasury Department; Department of Housing and Urban Development; Department of Commerce | Develop robust reporting and analytics to measure impact of Opportunity Zones. |