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I want to spend a few more minutes talking about the rubric-based review. This is the same as the project evaluation framework that I mentioned a minute ago. And we've tried to be as specific as possible about what this is going to look like, both for our reviewers and for our applicants, to ensure that everyone has clarity and transparency into the process. So applications are being evaluated across 8 different categories that are listed here on the bottom left of the screen, and within each of those categories, each application is rated on a scale of 1 to 5. In order to be eligible for funding, And to move on to the portfolio analysis phase, each application has to score a 3 or higher in every single category.