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A
I
am
delighted
to
have
an
opportunity
to
welcome
a
couple
of
guests
to
deliver
a
report
with
me
about
transitioning,
non-profit
funding
decisions.
So
we
are
joined
today
by
a
few
members
of
a
pretty
extraordinary
team
that
has
been
generously
giving
of
its
time
for
the
past
more
than
18
months.
At
this
point
before
I
launched
into
a
presentation,
I
just
want
to
do
a
quick
round
of
introduction.
A
We
have
with
us
Cecily
Whitfield,
Kita,
stephaniezer,
Sal,
Reyes
and,
of
course,
our
beloved
Samia
bird
or
she's
Chief
race
and
Equity
officer
for
the
county
as
well
as
I.
Think
we've
got
DaVinci
Patel
on
the
phone.
Is
that
right,
who
I
think
maybe
driving
through
Danville?
A
The
the
time
commitment
benefit
of
the
doubt,
and
so
many
other
things
that
they
have
extended
to
me
personally
and
to
us
as
County
government
and
trying
to
rethink
a
pretty
fundamental
way
of
doing
business
here,
which
is
to
say
the
way
that
the
County
Board
makes
decisions
around
non-profit
funding
and
seeking
to
reform
that
to
really
reflect
our
goals
of
racial
Equity,
of
listening
to
our
communities
and
to
trusting
our
communities,
particularly
our
communities
of
color
when
it
comes
to
defining
the
the
the
needs
and
coming
up
with
solutions
to
meet
those
needs.
A
So
I'm
going
to
launch
in
with
just
a
little
bit
of
an
overview
of
our
project.
The
exciting
thing
to
be
presented
today
is
that
this
team
has
really
helped
work
closely
with
government.
Particularly
me
as
representative
of
this
board.
Samia
is
representative,
the
county,
manager's
office
and
others
to
co-create
a
set
of
principles
for
how
funding
can
move
forward
in
a
way
that
really
does
reflect
our
values
of
racial
equity
and
Community
Partnership,
so
just
to
launch
in
with
our
first
slide
here.
What
is
this
project
so
as
indicating
as
I
indicated
before?
A
This
was
about
bringing
together
bypoc
voices
in
our
community
and
particularly
Community
leaders
like
the
ones
that
we
have
today,
who
have
I,
think
fair
to
say,
deep
credibility
in
among
our
community
members
among
our
community
members
in
our
black
and
latinx
communities
in
particular,
to
take
on
this
question
of
how
Arlington
has
made
community
and
Human
Services
funding
decisions,
and
particularly
how
this
board
has
made
community
and
Human
Services
funding
decisions,
which
is
to
say
in
somewhat
of
a
at
best
ad
hoc
way,
year
after
year
with
the
budget
in
a
way
that
that
really
didn't
live
up
to
our
values
of
transparency
and
aqua
access.
A
One
of
the
things
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
talking
about
was
a
theme
that
was
really
echoed
by
the
2021
dialogues
and
race
and
Equity
that
Sami
and
her
team
worked
on
with
challenging
racism,
where
we
heard
some
some
very
truthful
feedback
about
how
the
Arlington
way
for
the
many
things
it's
achieved
and
in
it's
it's
a
times
positive
reputation.
The
community
also
has
some
real
downsides
that
it
has
been
a
a
system
or
way
of
doing
things
that
has
lacked
transparency
and
access
that
has
prioritized
relationships
over
fairness
at
times.
A
A
The
goal
was,
in
addition
to
try
to
develop
new
ways
of
making
funding
decisions
that
would
be
more
transparent,
accessible
and
racially
Equitable
Equitable,
and
the
group
that
came
together
to
do
this
included
a
number
of
bipod
Community
leaders,
again,
representatives
of
some
community-based
service
providers,
who
really
sought
to
to
bring
in
those
who
maybe
had
led
Grassroots.
You
know
truly
community-based
non-profits
as
well
as
representatives
of
Arlington
County
government.
A
As
I
mentioned,
we
were
supported
by
the
equilibus
Unum
Fellowship,
which
is
a
national
Fellowship
working
to
support
local
governments
in
the
South
working
on
issues
of
race
and
Equity,
particularly
systemic
race
and
Equity,
and
through
their
generosity,
we're
able
to
bring
in
external
subject
matter
experts
and
facilitators.
We
partner
closely
with
the
United
Way
of
the
national
capital
area.
A
We
were
also
able
to
draw
on
Experts
from
example,
from
Denver
who
had
worked
on
non-profit
funding
and
funding
for
Equity
as
well,
so
I'm
going
to
share
just
a
quick
timeline
about
our
project
and
then
invite
colleagues
to
to
add
any
comments
about
the
the
project
timeline.
Is
it
unfolded
and
then
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
group
to
talk
about
the
recommendations
that
have
come
out
of
these
deliberations
and
then
I'll
close
with
a
few
next
steps?
So
this
is
sort
of
a
recap
we
initially
convened.
A
You
know
having
some
some
exploratory
conversations,
knowing
that
there
was
a
need
to
change
how
we
did
non-profit
funding
and
then
designing
a
project
that
I
worked
on
and
then
sought
funding
for
to
try
to
do
A
needs
assessment
to
say
how
do
we
better
hear
from
members
of
our
community
about
what
they
need
and
then
amend
our
non-profit
funding
practices
to
to
try
to
better
meet
those
needs?
A
We
brought
together
a
group
of
Leaders
with
the
intention
of
engaging
in
sort
of
a
snowball
effort
talking
to
folks
and
then
asking
them
to
refer
to
more
folks
in
the
community
and
so
on,
and
then
we
learned
a
lot
as
we
convene
folks
I
think
what
we
heard
well.
I
know
what
we
heard
was
that
the
way
the
project
had
been
designed
was
perpetuating
a
lot
of
the
very
power
dynamics.
A
So
if
you
go
to
the
next
stage
next
phase,
our
phase
two
are
reset.
We
redefine
the
scope
of
the
project
we
talked
about.
How
would
we
design
a
project
from
the
from
the
start
not
to
do
A
needs
assessment,
but
to
acknowledge
the
the
knowledge
that
was
already
in
the
room
and
one
of
the
biggest
takeaways
was
we
we
flipped
the
way
we
thought
about
it.
A
Instead
of
trying
to
go
and
talk
to
the
community
about
needs
and
then
make
change,
was
that
we
needed
to
show
as
County
government
that
we
were
capable
of
making
some
change
and
using
that
as
a
basis
to
then
try
to
go
to
the
community
and
engage
more
wider
voices
in
the
ongoing
calculation
and
evaluation
of
whether
our
programs
are
doing
what
they
say
they
can
do
so.
The
the
big
result
here,
as
I
mentioned,
is
the
set
of
recommendations
about
how
we
make
changes
of
County
awarded
funding
you'll
hear
from
our
community
leaders.
A
A
We
are
trying
to
to
repair
a
lot
of
historic
distrust
and
a
sense
that
communities
have
been
taken
for
granted
or
even
taken
advantage
of
by
County
government,
and
so
the
broader
work
of
of
continuing
to
to
Really
Engage,
The
Wider
Community,
to
show
that
we're
willing
to
share
power
and
improve
things
and
make
some
of
these
systemic
changes.
This
is
only
the
tip
of
the
iceberg,
so
before
I
have
things
over
to
the
team
to
start
presenting
some
of
the
recommendations
in
specific.
What
do
you
think
you
all?
B
Okay,
so
no
I,
don't
think
I,
don't
think
you
put
any
words
in
our
mouths.
I
think
there.
This
was
a
learning
process
for
all
of
us
and
we,
as
a
group
I,
believe
we
can
all
kind
of
say
that
we're
thankful
for
the
opportunity
to
engage
on
this
work
for
the
last
18
months
to
really
see
some
effective
change
start
here
in
Arlington.
C
C
I
said
it
will
be
a
change,
because
the
process
already
changed
us
to
be
here
so
I
hope
it
will
be
change.
Thank
you.
Thanks
for
the
opportunity.
D
You
know
you
said
that
it's
been
a
pleasure
to
take
part
of
this
process
in
redefining
the
awards
and
funding
processing
in
Arlington.
We
all
know
that
Arlington
values,
diversity
and
inclusiveness
and
I
just
think
that
this
is.
This
is
a
way
to
make
Arlington
more
transparent,
racially
Equitable
and
accessible
for
all,
and
so
it's
it's
been
18
months
and
it's
it's
been
a
great
experience
and
so
looking
forward
to
sharing
our
recommendations.
A
Well,
thank
you
all
so
much
so
without
further
Ado
I'm
actually
going
to
do
exactly
that.
So,
if
you
scroll
through
you
can
see,
this
is
a
quick
summary
of
four
different
areas.
We've
thought
about
them
as
steps
for
the
for
the
way
that
funding
should
flow
at
Arlington
and
without
further
Ado
Cecilia
and
Keith
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
to
you
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
step,
one,
which
is
to
say
the
call
for
proposals
all.
B
Right
so
the
moment
we've
all
been
waiting
for
so
for
step,
one.
It
was
a
call
for
proposals
and
we
just
had
some
very
kind
of
clear
recommendations
for
for
this
step.
So
it
was
to
have
a
clear
and
competitive,
transparent
process
for
a
nofa
or
notice
of
funding.
Availability
for
Community
Services
is
recommend
is
recommended.
B
It
was
also
there
that
we
said
that
defining
community
service
would
look
like
illustrations
and
examples,
but
not
restrictive
of
certain
categories
restrictive
to
what
we
just
currently
do.
We
wanted
to
it
to
be
an
opportunity
for
defining
Community
Services
as
something
as
being
proactive
instead
of
reactive,
so
us
seeing
things
on
the
front
lines
and
being
able
to
serve
in
those
areas
without
being
restricted
to
what
some
things
are
currently
set
up
as
okay
to
see
one
of
the
other
ones.
B
Okay.
So
then
we
also
had
a
technical
assistance
sessions
where
the
county
would
have
a
technical
assistance
sessions
for
folks
going
after
these
novas.
The
this
part
was
very
important
to
us,
particularly
for
smaller
organizations
who
don't
necessarily
have
the
bandwidth
or
the
the
knowledge
in
the
grant
making
cycle
that
other
larger
organizations
have.
So
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
providing
technical
assistance
from
the
counties
side
would
be
accessible
to
all,
making
it
an
accessible
nofa.
We
also
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
had
transparent
deadlines
and
requests
for
follow-up
of
information.
B
That
is
not
us
having
to
hurry
to
do
something
then
not
give
a
concise
or
clear
answer,
because
we
don't
have
the
bandwidth
to
do
so,
but
we
also
wanted
to
make
sure
that,
in
those
requests
that
the
timelines
for
organizations
to
access
funding
distortions
would
be
like
understood
in
those
requests
as
well.
D
All
right,
that's
my
cue,
so
The
Next
Step,
as
you
see
there
on
the
on
the
PowerPoint,
is
evaluating
proposals,
so
bear
with
me
on
this
one.
It's
a
little
long,
so
our
recommendations
are
the
following.
First,
that
proposals
should
be
evaluated
holistically.
For
example,
Nat
divided
into
service
areas
based
on
organization's
ability
to
meet
Community
needs
and
multi-domain
projects
are
welcome.
D
The
proposals
should
be
evaluated
by
a
panel
of
consisting
of
subject
matters.
Experts,
community
members
who
are
eligible
for
and
or
receive
Services.
D
Now
this
may
this.
This
is
not
a
rubric.
It's
not
a
rubric.
Organizations
need
to
provide
the
details
that
matter
most
to
them
and
the
community
they
serve,
which
could
include,
lived
experiences
of
organizations,
leadership,
staff
and
Boards
example,
and
examples
of
hiring
members
of
community
they
serve,
including
a
youth.
D
Lastly,
joint
ventures
with
larger
community-based
organizations
are
encouraged,
though,
if
such
organizations
can
demonstrate
how
the
joint
venture
is
a
partnership
relationship
and
not
a
subcontractor
arrangement
with
the
smaller
organization.
That
concludes
this
step
for
me
and
I'll,
pass
it
over
to
DaVinci
who's
joining
us
by
phone
to
talk
about
the
awards
process,
so
DaVinci
foreign.
D
All
right
so
Dan
I'll
talk
about
the
awards
process.
The
recommendations
are
that
they
should
be
transparency.
County
government
should
make
public
lists
of
current
and
previous
grantees
for
organizations
that
do
not
receive
funding.
D
County
governments
should
provide
individual
feedback
and
written
recommendations
aligned
with
the
county,
technical
assistance
and
information
workshops
on
how
to
be
a
successful
applicant
in
future
years
and,
lastly,
funded
restrictions
should
be
only
limited
to
state
and
federal
obligations
and
the
funding
should
permit
flexibility
to
community-based
organizations
to
adapt
their
budgets
so
that
they
can
fulfill
the
same
outcomes
they
identified
in
their
proposals.
B
B
B
Is
the
accountability
and
for
accountability?
We
have
the
following
recommendations
and
we
recommend
did
yes
that
for
funding
agreements
between
organizations
and
County
specific
to
the
Grant
and
include
perspectives
and
feedback
of
community
members
served.
So
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
evaluation
for
for
these
agreements
will
have
measures
that
include
perspectives
of
the
community
and
the
community
members
that
it
serves
and
that
the
technical
assistance
that
the
county
offered
should
meet
within
the
measurement
and
monitoring
plans
of
those
evaluation
measures.
B
We
also
wanted
to
make
sure
that
reporting
structures
are
responsive
to
the
grant
while
balancing
the
oversight
of
reporting
needs.
This
was
huge
to
us
because
we
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
people
had
the
the
time
and
the
the
expertise
and
the
things
that
they
needed
to
provide
the
correct
reporting
pieces
to
the
county.
So
we
weren't
put
into
a
position
where
it
wasn't
that
we
were
reporting
what
we
actually
needed
to
report
and
I
think
that's
it
for
accountability.
I.
A
A
I
hope
you
can
get
a
sense
of
the
the
spirit
of
deliberation
that
went
into
those
recommendations
and
now
I
think
it's
on
us
as
County
government
to
actually
do
something
with
these
thoughtful
recommendations
for
changing
again
a
process
to
that
is
as
important
as
how
we
allocate
funding
in
a
way
that
reflects
our
our
professed
values.
So
how
do
we
do
that?
Here's
a
little
bit
of
a
timeline
about
next
steps
here
we
obviously
are
interested
now
in
trying
to
engage
the
broader
community
on
these
transition
plans.
A
Today's
presentation
is
part
of
that
we
are
here.
We
also
are
going
to
be
hosting
a
community
meeting
on
January
9th,
who
just
set
the
date
6
30
to
8
30
p.m,
we'll
do
it
at
leopard,
run.
Community
Center
and
that'll
be
an
opportunity
for
again
a
version
of
our
leaders
group
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
this
process
was
like
from
their
perspective
and
to
explain
the
the
co-created
recommendations
now,
I
think
one
of
the
things
that's
really
important
for
us
to
think
about
is
the
board
and
as
County
government.
A
Obviously
it
takes
a
little
while
to
to
make
a
big
transition
like
this,
and
so
you
can
see
a
sort
of
an
Envision
timeline
for
a
first
full
implementation
of
a
notice
of
funding
available
process
from
advertisement
to
award
consistent
with
other
groups
recommended.
But
this
is
really
important.
I
know
that
we
have
an
opportunity
to
implement
the
principles
associated
with
the
recommendations
between
now
and
then
to
really
show
that
we're
doing
the
work
you
know
as
I
was
mentioning
earlier
about
showing
credibility
and
and
commitment
to
implementing
these
ideas.
A
So
you
can
actually
start
to
see
this
already
and
some
of
the
things
we've
taken
on
when
we
did
the
restorative
justice
notice,
the
funding
available
award
or
the
recent
safety
net
notice.
The
funding
available
that
I
think
we
might
be
hearing
more
about
the
manager
more
from
the
manager
about
today
for
covid
Relief.
These
principles
about
a
transparent
and
competitive
process,
applications
with
low
barriers
to
entry,
inviting
community-based
organizations
to
define
the
services
that
they
see
needed.
Rather
than
saying
the
services
that
are,
we
think
as
Government
are
needed
and
inviting
applications.
A
These
principles
are
showing
up
already
and
I.
Think
it's
going
to
be
really
important
for
us
as
the
board
and
government
to
keep
demonstrating
that,
even
as
we
transition
to
a
first
full
formalized,
nofa
system,
so
I
think
our
next
best
chance
to
reflect.
That
is
definitely
going
to
be
in
the
development
of
the
February
or
excuse
me
of
the
fiscal
24
budget
during
February
that'll
be
a
chance
to
to
start
talking
about
the
notice
of
funding
available.
A
In
the
meantime,
our
County
manager's
office
Samia
and
her
teammate
Amber
working
as
well
with
Deputy
County,
Manager,
Michelle,
Cohen
and
and
her
colleague
Elizabeth,
who
is
known
to
us
from
the
the
a
couple
of
these
other
nofas,
are
going
to
be
working
with
this
subject.
Matter
expert
support
from
the
United
Way
of
the
national
capital
area
to
come
up
with
the
specifics
of
the
competitive
process.
A
So
we've
got
the
principles
now
where
the
rubber
will
meet
the
road
of
you
know
the
the
actual
timeline
of
of
materials
being
posted
and
that
type
of
thing
and
then
by
the
first
quarter
of
the
fiscal
year,
which
is
to
say
starting
late
summer,
early
fall
of
next
calendar
year
that
notice
of
funding
available
process.
A
Our
goal
is
to
have
that
live
and
out
asking
for
for
proposals
again
for
Community
organizations
to
define
the
needs
and
their
proposals
to
use
County
funding
to
help
meet
those
needs
and
then
convening
and
training
up
a
panel.
As
the
team
mentioned,
the
the
goal
of
having
a
panel
that
is
inclusive
of
not
just
subject
matter,
experts
and
necessary
County
staff
members,
but
also
community
members
with
lived
experience
and
sending
that
entire
panel
together
through
racial
Equity
training,
so
that
they
have
common
language
so
that
they
can
work
during
that.
A
The
Q3
and
Q4,
which
is
to
say
the
first
half
of
calendar,
2024,
to
make
those
recommendations
so
that
the
board
can
vote
on
the
first
panel
of
recommended
grants
as
part
of
the
fiscal
25
budget
and
allocate
thereafter
I
hope
this
will
become
the
new
way
of
doing
business
in
Arlington
County.
There
is
a
there
are
a
lot
of
other
areas
that
need
to
shift
and
specifics.
You
know
we
also
have
quite
a
few
County
Board
Awards.
Now
that
are
discretionary
awards.
That
really
should
be
part
of
dhs's
core
Mission.
A
So
there's
also
work
to
transition
that
into
different
procurement
processes,
but
I
know
for
all
of
us
on
the
County
Board
I
think
we've
long
had
a
desire
to
be
able
to
make
funding
decisions
in
ways
that
are
fair
and
transparent
and
Equitable
and
I'm
so
grateful
to
this
group
for
giving
us
a
pathway
to
do
that.
I'm
going
to
stop
there.
That's
been
a
lot
of
me.
Talking
I
will
once
again
emphasize
that
January
9th
30
to
8
30.
we'll
be
having
a
community
meeting
to
also
field
more
questions
too.
A
The
community
members
or
organizations
may
have
about
this
transition
about
the
principles
and
their
development,
and
we
are
also
going
to
aim
to
stand
up
a
web
page
as
well,
so
people
can
learn
more
before
we
wrap
up.
Let
me
open
the
floor
of
my
colleagues.
Have
questions
or
thoughts
the
the
to
reveal
behind
the
curtains.
Colleagues
have
actually
already
had
a
chance
to
see
this
but
I'm
glad
to
be
able
to
be
joined
by
the
group
of
community
today,
Ms
Garvey.
If
you
want
to
take
the.
E
Floor
first,
as
per
usual
I'm
not
going
to
get
into
the
specific
specifics,
because
I
think
this
is
just
great
I
I
find
I've,
just
I'm
thinking
how
great
it
is
that
we've
had
chair
after
chair
after
chair
that
has
made
Equity
their
initiative,
and
this
is
the
product
of
years
of
work.
It's
like
we're,
not
careening
off
from
this,
and
you
know
we're
really
staying
focused
on
on
equity
and
it's
making
a
huge
difference.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
E
Right
and
I
was
cheering
I,
think
I.
Remember
that
all
right
good
and
then
we
had
other
things
that
kind
of
seemed
to
get
in
the
way.
But
obviously
this
did
not
stop
and
I'm.
So
glad
that
you,
you
know,
worked
with
them
and
brought
this
here.
It's
a
holistic
approach.
I
also
find
myself
thinking
about
my
days
actually
a
little
bit
with
Peace
Corps
and
foreign
aid,
and
you
know
there's
that
saying
I'm
here
from
the
government,
government
and
I'm
here
to
help
you
and
that's
supposed
to
be
scary.
E
I
realize
it's
really
it's
really,
because
what
it
often
means
is
I'm
here
from
the
government
I'm
here
to
tell
you
what
you
need
and
that's
what's
happening.
That's
a
had
been
a
problem
in
foreign
aid
for
a
long
long
time,
and
we
finally
have
finally
started
to
fix
that,
and
obviously
that's
been
happening
locally
too,
and
that
sort
of
was
part
of
what
the
Arlington
Way
has
sometimes
been.
E
I
also
think
the
Arlington
Way
is
an
amorphous
thing
that
keeps
changing,
which
is
good
because
we
don't
want
it
to
stay
the
same.
It
also
is
what
people
think
it
is
and
I
do
warn
us.
E
We
may
find
a
little
bit
of
reaction
from
this
that
this
is
not
the
Arlington
way
and
we
have
to
figure
out
ways
to
bring
along
everybody
and
explain
that
yeah,
probably
it
maybe
used
to
be,
but
it
isn't
now-
and
this
is
going
to
be
better
and
and
here's-
why
so
I
think
we're
going
to
have
work
to
do
with
the
other
part
of
the
community
that
maybe
is
usually
included
so
I
could
Ramble
On
more,
it's
really
exciting
and
it's
got
it
got
just
kind
of
little.
E
You
know
thoughts,
keep
going
ping,
ping,
ping,
ping
ping
and
it's
just
delightful
way
to
sort
of
end
this
year
and
then
start
the
next
year.
Thank
you,
madam
cheers,
so
much
and
thank
you
to
our
wonderful
workers.
It's
just
it's
great
to
have
you
here.
I,
remember,
Sicily
sitting
and
talking
with
you
and
you
were
upset
about
how
we
were
doing
our
funding.
I,
think
that
was
about
six
or
eight
years
ago.
So
here
we
are,
it
takes
time.
Persistence
is
a
good
thing.
Thank
you.
So
very
much
yeah.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
and
I
share.
The
the
positive
overall
thoughts
I
think
we're
probably
each
in
our
own
way
dangerous
on
this,
because
I've
worked
at
three
or
four
National,
non-profits
and
and
so
I'll
skip
all
the
summary
of
that.
But
I
will
say
that
my
interactions
with
each
of
you
ring
in
my
mind
as
I'm,
listening
to
what
we're
doing
now
and
I,
don't
I
think
this
will
not
be.
This
is
so
the
right
thing
to
start
and
it
won't
be
all
simple
matter
of
fact.
F
It
will
be
complex
and
complicated,
but
we
have
to
have
a
conversation
instead
of
what
we've
been
doing
to
this
point,
and
so
just
wanted
to
reflect
that
thought
and
I
can't
unhear
what
you've
told
me
on
the
phone
or
via
Zoom
or
in
conversations
and
I,
think
that
that
is
what
fuels
support
for
this
direction.
For
me,.
A
Thank
you
so
much
and
Mr
Mercy.
G
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
persisting
in
this
work.
You
know
and
and
thank
you
to
our
partners
for
persisting
in
this
work,
because
I
am
sure
there
were
many
points
along
the
way
where
frustrations
could
have
called
on
people
to
sort
of
walk
away
and
default
to
the
status
quo
and
I
think
that's
emblematic
of
what
makes
the
work
of
of
equity
in
doing
things
that
are
people-centered
instead
of
bureaucracy
or
organization
Center
that
that's
what
makes
it
hard.
But
that's.
G
All
of
that
and
I
just
I'm
grateful
for
all
of
you
for
sticking
with
it,
because
it
would
have
been
easy,
easy
and
perhaps
even
understandable
if
at
some
point
you
would
just
said
all
right
too
hard
we'll
deal
with
it
later
and
I
just
look
forward
to
helping
to
support
this
as
it
goes
to
the
implementation
phase
in
the
fiscal
years
ahead.
H
Gratitude
is
in
order
to
you
for
for
spearheading
that
and
for
connecting
the
dots
between
you
know
our
I
wouldn't
call
it
Equity
deficits,
but
definitely
Equity
liabilities
over
a
very,
very
long
time,
which
has
been
recognized
and
worked
on
by
that
which
makes
it
all
the
mo
the
more
and
more
difficult,
and
we
will
have
more
to
talk
about
how
we
continue
to
work
on
our
Equity
liabilities
in
in
other,
in
other
places
and
in
other
programs.
H
I
find
the
basic
idea
that
applicants
have
to
come
are
invited
and
welcomed
to
come
to
us
with
proposals
and
with
their
own
Grassroots
base.
Definition
of
needs,
a
significant
departure
from
what
we
have
done
until
now.
It
is
very
clear
to
me
that
this
is
not
a
very
easy
thing,
because
any
significant
departure
cannot
be
linear,
but
I.
Thank
you
for
being
partners
and
companions
in
this
in
this
journey
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
on
the
first
grant
a
round
of
feedback
on
January
9th
in
the
first
Public
Presentation
with
practitioners.
A
That
absolutely
thank
you,
Mr
kernonis,
I'm
glad
you
called
that
out.
I
think
that
was
really
one
of
the
major
features.
I
had
the
realization,
anyway,
listening
to
this
group
to
liberate
what
that
means
to
actually
trust
the
community
to
Define
needs
themselves.
That
was
a
really
powerful
takeaway
for
me.
So
I'm
glad
you
called
that
out
too
and
that
you
noted
that
that
will
be
a
challenge,
because
any
big
change
is
a
big
challenge.
A
Well,
on
that
note,
I
just
want
to
conclude
by
thanking
you
all
again
so
much
and
thank
you
to
miss
Patel
for
for
joining
us
virtually
despite
what
sounds
like
a
few
different
family
needs
and
other
things
going
on,
I
think
a
real
sign
of
as
Mr
Josie
was
saying.
The
commitment
that
this
whole
group
has
brought
I'm
very
excited.
We
will
miss
barely
a
beat
at
all
into
the
new
year,
we'll
see
everybody
on
January,
9th
cisley
Samia.
Thank
you
all.