Executive Order 14015: Establishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Re-established a White House office to coordinate federal partnerships with faith-based and neighborhood organizations while requiring respect for constitutional and legal safeguards.
Status: Revoked.
Is Executive Order 14015 still in effect? No. EO 14148, section 2(y), expressly revoked EO 14015 on January 20, 2025. EO 14205 separately established the White House Faith Office on February 7, 2025; that later structure does not continue EO 14015 as an operative order or establish the current status of every earlier agency grant rule. EO 14148, section 2(y); EO 14205.
What does Executive Order 14015 do?
EO 14015 created the White House Partnerships Office, backed by the Domestic Policy Council and Office of Public Engagement. It covered secular as well as faith-based organizations. The office coordinated policy and outreach; it did not itself award a grant to every participating organization. Sections 1–3.
Before and after
Before the order
Earlier presidential frameworks organized faith-based partnership offices differently and EO 13831 had created a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative.
After the order
EO 14015 revoked EO 13831 and renamed offices and centers in five earlier orders. Sections 5–6. Nine agencies later issued a joint final rule on beneficiary protections and provider rights. That rule, rather than office creation alone, supplied the published regulatory changes and compliance dates. 2024 rulemaking.
The order was revoked on January 20, 2025. A separate February 7, 2025 order created a new White House Faith Office, housed in the Domestic Policy Council, with a new 90-day liaison requirement for agencies without a Center for Faith. That deadline belongs to EO 14205, not EO 14015. Later office and liaison directions.
Who had to do what
| Agency / official | Direction or retained authority | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| White House Partnerships Office | Coordinate partnership policy, raise policy options and promote awareness of financial and nonfinancial opportunities; work with agency liaisons. | Sections 3 and 4(c); continuing functions, no separate numerical reporting deadline. |
| Executive Director and Deputy Director | Lead the office and begin its operations. | Within 30 days of February 14, 2021; section 4(b). This is a direction, not evidence the deadline was met. |
| Domestic Policy Council | Support the office within the Executive Office of the President. | Section 2; no separate numerical deadline. |
| Office of Public Engagement | Support the office within the Executive Office of the President. | Section 2; no separate numerical deadline. |
| Executive departments and agencies | Cooperate and provide requested information, support and assistance where lawful. | As requested under section 4(d); no numerical deadline. |
| Agency liaisons and points of contact | Coordinate with the White House Partnerships Office on the initiative. | Section 4(c); no numerical deadline. |
| Executive Director, through Counsel to the President | May seek the Attorney General’s opinion on constitutional or statutory questions about existing or prospective grant or contract programs. | Optional consultation under section 4(e); no fixed deadline. |
| Attorney General | Recipient of any opinion request through presidential counsel; the order does not mandate a particular legal opinion or outcome. | If an opinion is sought under section 4(e); no numerical deadline. |
What happened next
Biden signed EO 14015; operations were directed to begin within 30 days. Signed sections 2–4.
The order was published at 86 FR 10007. Publication record.
Education, DHS, Agriculture, USAID, HUD, DOJ, Labor, VA and HHS published a joint final rule implementing beneficiary protections and provider rights under the partnership framework. Final rule.
The joint rule’s stated effective date; required beneficiary notices had a separate July 2, 2024 compliance date. These are regulatory dates, not deadlines in EO 14015. Rule dates.
EO 14148 section 2(y) expressly revoked EO 14015. Signed revocation.
EO 14205 established a separate White House Faith Office and amended earlier executive orders. It does not establish the current outcome of every earlier grant or agency rule. Later signed order.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses, federal grant statutes, nondiscrimination law and appropriations controlled implementation. The order could coordinate programs but could not prefer religion or waive statutory grant conditions.
The order’s policy expressly recognized equal protection, free exercise and the prohibition on establishing religion. Section 7 preserved agency powers, applicable law and available appropriations. The office could seek legal advice about grant programs; it could not create funding or decide an applicant’s eligibility merely by coordinating policy. Sections 1, 4(e) and 7.
The 2024 final rule records a later administrative process with its own legal authorities. Revoking an executive order and changing an agency regulation are separate actions; a current grant question requires the applicable program rule and any controlling court order. The 2025 successor office’s directions likewise operate within applicable law. Published rule and agency authorities; EO 14205 legal limits.
Sources by type
If a source is unavailable, first check the cited publisher or another official repository. The cited publisher remains the authority.
Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
Last checked against the sources above on September 24, 2026. How we research →
Additional source review: October 16, 2026. Original office assignments and later rulemaking and revocation are distinguished above; individual grants and current court outcomes are not established here.