In response to a January 2021 Executive Order (EO) on economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, the USPTO established an Economic Relief Working Group (ERWG) comprised of individuals from across the USPTO to identify and develop programs and strategies to fulfill the goals of the EO – specifically, “to provide the greatest relief to individuals, families, small business; and to State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments.”
Read more at the USPTO’s Director’s Forum Blog.