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Intro Power Inclusive Future For All FY23 Purpose Report | 58 Looking Ahead Social justice We believe in equal rights, equitable access to opportunity, and standing up to injustice. In 2020, we transformed our longstanding advocacy for social justice Cisco's AACPC, completed critical installations to modernize CAU OUR IMPACT into a global, enterprisewide commitment to inspiring action and technology infrastructure, meet NIST cybersecurity standards, and creating lasting change. ensure their eligibility for Title IV Federal Student Aid. US$150 million Guided by our Social Justice Beliefs, we designed 12 Actions for Social We've also donated Cisco Networking Academy services, provided committed to HBCUs over 昀椀ve years, which includes US$100 million for technology upgrades and Justice to bring together the full power of our technology, our people, a Certi昀椀ed Leasing and Finance Program Certi昀椀cation Scholarship training to students, and we sponsored the Black Economic Alliance US$50 million for students pursuing STEM education and our ecosystem. We embarked on a 昀椀ve-year journey backed by a US$300 million commitment to address systemic challenges and Endowment, a US$1 million endowed chair to help empower the next US$66 million empower communities for an inclusive future. Cisco’s 12 Actions initially generation of CAU entrepreneurs. focused on tackling inequities faced by the AA/B community. Now, in software donated FY20-FY23 we’re building a strategic framework that can be adapted and scaled across the full spectrum of diversity. 46 NIST Building a bridge for HBCUs assessments completed FY20-FY23 30 In 2020, Cisco committed US$150 million over 昀椀ve years to the strategic recovery and sustainability of America's HBCUs, with technology installations completed FY20-FY23 US$100 million going toward technology modernization to keep colleges compliant with cybersecurity risk standards established by US$1.5 billion NIST. By the end of 昀椀scal 2023, Cisco had invested US$66 million in in Title IV Federal Funding preserved at HBCUs services and software, which also preserved more than US$1.5 billion in Title IV funding. We also enlist our African American Cisco Partner Community (AACPC) to do the technology installations. See how Cisco is helping Clark Atlanta Cisco’s collaboration with Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is a powerful University enhance its network security. example of the impact we’re driving through our social justice commitments. To start, we’ve donated over US$1.7 million in security software and services. The CAU IT team and Procellis, a member of

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