**Underserved communities are defined by Notice of Funding Opportunity MBDA-OBD-2023-2007775: Populations sharing a particular characteristic, as well as geographic communities, that have been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life because of, for example: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, residence in a rural community; and persistent poverty. See 31 C.F.R. 35.27(g)(11)(ii). “Underserved communities” includes Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality. (See 31 C.F.R. 35.27(g)