BGS provides services related to recruitment, outreach, and network growth, as well as competitor & programmatic JEDI advising. In the JEDI Power Connector role, BGS supports NREL’s goal to recruit founders and business owners from disadvantaged communities, support team diversity, help participating organizations incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion into their company culture, and understand underlying problems limiting clean energy adoption in underserved communities. As part of this work, BGS provided recruitment and outreach support for the AMC Community Clean Energy Coalition Prize that included outreach and recruitment support, teaming events that engaged over 87 organizations and companies, a high school student “hackathon” for 50+ students across three 9th grade Environmental Studies classes at Boston Green Academy, and direct application support for 10 teams.