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Evidence-Based AI Governance
Practice 03 · SANCIAN Core Competency

Equity-Driven Consulting

SANCIAN embeds equity and ethics frameworks into federal AI and international health policy initiatives — conducting stakeholder mapping, facilitating inclusive policy analysis, and ensuring underserved populations are protected in design — not retrofitted in response.

Overview

Equity is upstream infrastructure.

This practice area is where SANCIAN's conviction that equity is not a compliance check meets real federal engagement design. Stakeholder mapping happens before framework selection. Underserved-population analysis happens before deployment. Every model that leaves SANCIAN carries an equity artifact — not because a regulator demanded one, but because the SANCIAN methodology requires one.

This is also the practice area where SANCIAN's international work — WHO advisory contributions, UN AI advisory input — most directly touches its federal work. The frameworks translate.

"Underserved populations get protected in design — not retrofitted in response."
Scope of Work

What SANCIAN delivers under this practice.

Every engagement is scoped, priced, and delivered against these standard deliverables. Custom scope available on request.

01

Equity Impact Evaluation

Systematic evaluation of proposed AI systems for population-level fairness, data representativeness, disparate impact — with remediation planning for federal review.

02

Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement

Structured stakeholder identification, engagement strategy design, and inclusive facilitation for federal initiatives requiring broad input.

03

Ethics Framework Integration

Embedding of equity and ethics frameworks into federal AI initiatives — governance structures, review boards, escalation paths.

04

Underserved Populations Policy Analysis

Rigorous policy analysis focused on impact to underserved and diverse populations — data equity, access equity, outcomes equity.

05

Program Evaluation for Equity

Equity-lensed program evaluation methodology — effectiveness for whom, at what cost, under what conditions.

06

Cross-Cultural Advisory

For federal agencies operating internationally: advisory on cross-cultural policy translation, international equity standards, cross-jurisdictional harmonization.

Methodology

Standards. Frameworks. Federal-grade rigor.

Each engagement is anchored in named methodologies with documented standards alignment — the artifacts required for federal review, produced by design.

Flagship Method

AI-EQUITYClear

SANCIAN's proprietary equity impact evaluation framework — scores AI systems for fairness, representativeness, and disparate impact, generating remediation plans for federal review.

Design Philosophy

AI SoftL.I.F.E.

Human-centered implementation methodology — reframes AI adoption around reducing burden, supporting cognitive load, and aligning payment with measurable burden reduction.

Standards Alignment

NIST AI RMF & WHO ethics

Alignment to federal AI risk management frameworks and international AI ethics guidance — including WHO AI ethics principles and cross-jurisdictional equity standards.

Framework Anchor

SANCIAN Framework

Phase 02 (Map) and Phase 03 (Assess) carry the equity load — stakeholder context and readiness gaps are surfaced before design begins.

Sample Engagements

Engagement types under this practice.

Representative engagement patterns for federal agencies and international institutions. Actual scope, duration, and pricing determined per engagement.

ENG-01

CDC / Equity Framework

Equity-driven public health policy support — stakeholder engagement, policy translation for underserved populations, program evaluation.

Est. 6–12 months · Type: Advisory
ENG-02

CMS / Access Equity

Reimbursement-aligned equity evaluation — Medicare/Medicaid access equity, coverage disparities, remediation planning.

Est. 4–10 months · Type: Analysis
ENG-03

ATSDR / Environmental Equity

Equity-driven analysis for environmental health surveillance — affected-population representation, exposure equity, remediation prioritization.

Est. 6–12 months · Type: Analysis
Applicable Frameworks

Which SANCIAN frameworks power this practice.

Every practice engagement runs on one or more of SANCIAN's proprietary frameworks — named, trademarked, tested.

Flagship

AI-EQUITYClear

The methodology behind every SANCIAN equity engagement — proprietary, tested, standards-aligned.

Applies

AI SoftL.I.F.E.

Leverage · Intentionality · Flow · Equity — human-centered implementation as the philosophy behind the methodology.

Applies

SANCIAN Framework

Phases 02 (Map) and 03 (Assess) carry the equity work forward into every downstream phase.

Procurement

NAICS & PSC codes relevant to this practice.

Contracting officers may procure under the codes below. Full SANCIAN registration includes 25 NAICS codes — the subset shown here is most relevant to Practice 03.

NAICS Codes

541611Administrative Management & Consulting
541690Scientific & Technical Consulting
541618Other Management Consulting
624310Vocational Rehabilitation Services

PSC Codes

R410Support-Professional: Program Evaluation
R408Support-Professional: Program Management
R426Support-Professional: Communications
Engage SANCIAN

Ready to engage on Practice 03?

Request the Capability Statement, schedule a briefing with Dr. Crawford, or reach the Government Business POC directly. SANCIAN responds to federal and institutional inquiries within one business day.

Government Business POC
Dr. Sancian Crawford
PhD · DCM · MPH

consultant@sancian.com
(833) 726-2426

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