ABC Awards Four Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Initiative Grants’

WASHINGTON (June 29, 2021) — Associated Builders and Contractors today announced that it has awarded an Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Initiative Grant to ABC of Michigan and its Greater Houston, Ohio Valley and Pacific Northwest chapters.

The grants were awarded through a competitive process to support and expand chapter-based IDE programs; build the capacity of the chapter to increase the diversity of membership; provide education to minorities, women, veterans, members with disabilities and LGBTQ+ construction firms to increase their ability to be competitive in a free-enterprise environment; and attract more diverse groups into the construction workforce. ABC’s board of directors designated $100,000 in funds to drive 2021 IDE strategic goals and objectives for ABC and the entire construction industry.

To be eligible for a grant, chapters illustrated their commitment to inclusion, diversity and equity and provided metrics to indicate that success. Evidence of commitment exists within the chapter’s strategic plan and aligns with the principles upon which ABC was founded and the association-wide plan in place. Visit diversity.abc.org/ideigrant.