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Executive Order 14015

Establishment of the White House Office of Faith- Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

This executive order establishes a White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal partnerships with faith-based and secular community organizations. It revokes the Trump-era White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative (EO 13831) and updates naming conventions across six prior executive orders dating back to 2001, while directing all federal agencies to cooperate with the new office.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 10007

Impact dates

  1. White House Partnerships Office operations shall begin

Key directives

  • Establish White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships within Executive Office of the President
  • Office operations shall begin within 30 days of order date
  • Office to have lead responsibility for federal policies on faith-based and secular community partnerships
  • All agencies shall cooperate with and provide information/support to the White House Partnerships Office
  • Executive Director may seek Attorney General opinions on constitutional/statutory questions involving faith-based programs
  • Revoke Executive Order 13831 (White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative)
  • Amend six prior executive orders (13198, 13279, 13280, 13342, 13397, and 13559) to update organizational names

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Office operations must begin within 30 days of signing
  • Revocation of EO 13831 takes effect
  • Amendments to six prior executive orders take effect

Near term (90d)

  • Agency coordination with new White House office expected to commence
  • Potential Attorney General opinions on constitutional/statutory questions regarding faith-based grant programs

Long term

  • Ongoing federal policy coordination on faith-based and community partnerships
  • Potential shifts in grant-making practices and federal-civil society relationships depending on administration priorities

Risks & tensions

  • Constitutional tension between facilitating faith-based partnerships and avoiding Establishment Clause violations; text acknowledges this explicitly but provides no specific safeguards beyond 'to the extent permitted by law'
  • Vague scope of 'equip, enable, empower, and expand' language leaves actual policy leverage uncertain
  • Potential for interagency friction given broad coordination mandate without specified enforcement mechanisms
  • Revocation of prior administration's initiative signals partisan cycling in faith-based policy architecture
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