Our attorneys, intelligence analysts, victim specialists, special agents, forensic accountants, civil engineers, and others represent every walk of life, color, race, religion, gender, orientation, ability, and talent. Each employee brings a unique skillset, lived experience, and perspective to their work—and this allows the FBI to most effectively achieve our mission on behalf of the American people. 

The Beacon Project

This effort began as a national community engagement initiative to enhance the FBI’s relationship with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and provide pathways to FBI employment through the Collegiate Hiring Initiative, the Honors Internship Program, and other entry-level opportunities.

The Beacon Project 2.0 expanded these efforts to more Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and began building relationships to recruit more Asian Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and women.  

Cultivating partnerships with our Beacon schools helps us build trust with, and better represent, the communities we serve. The Beacon Project aims to foster genuine, long-lasting relationships between the FBI and the various underrepresented communities, strengthen our culture of inclusion, and diversify our workforce in service of our mission of protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution. 

From Our Beacon Partners

“The FBI is an anchor to the Jackson area. We’ve partnered in many ways, but today was even more important that we sign this agreement and that we open up this opportunity to colleges across the nation, especially historically Black colleges, (which) offer the value proposition of our students to the world.” —Carmen J. Walters, President, Tougaloo College 

“We are collaborating to build those pipelines that will help the FBI meet their programmatic goals while offering law enforcement opportunities to our students.” —Thomas K. Hudson, President, Jackson State University 

Our Work