; and (ii) the quality of assistance underserved communities receive; (B) eliminating racial, ethnic, and other underserved community disparities in the delivery of various preparedness, response, and recovery assistance; and (C) carrying out such other responsibilities of the Office of Equal Rights as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience Act of 2020 as determined appropriate by the Administrator. (2) Grants and contracts In carrying out this section, to assure improved disaster resilience of underserved communities, the Director may— (A) award grants and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with local nonprofit entities, national nonprofit organizations with experience administering multi-State programs in not less than 10 States, and nonprofit organizations that are indigenous human resource providers in underserved communities; and (B) enter into memoranda of understanding with State, local, Tribal, and territorial government agencies. (3) Reducing disparities in preparedness, response, and recovery (A) In general The Director shall develop measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the activities of the Office aimed at reducing disparities in preparedness, response, and recovery. (B) Requirement The measures developed under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) evaluate community outreach activities, language services, workforce cultural competence, historical assistance for grants and loans provided to individuals, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, the effects of disaster declaration thresholds on underserved communities, historical barriers to equitable assistance across race and class during and after disasters, and other areas as determined by the Director