for now, we'll hear from alexa kielty. >> hi again. unusual i have two agenda items back-to-back. we are here to share with you our recommendation for the zero waste grant. i'm going to give you little bit of history and quickly go through a short description each the grants. quick history of the zero waste grant program has been around since 1984. it's awarded millions of dollars in nonprofit community, just in san francisco. we've created hundreds of green jobs and we've diverted thousands of tons from landfill. lot of going to reuse. everything from reuse to book collection through s.f. public library to edible food recovery. all sorts of different things that people don't typically think of as waste. how is it funded? it comes out the rate. it comes out the refuse rate. a small percentage goes to the program funds. here's the list. we had 19 applicants they were requesting $1.7 million was the total requested amount. we awarded 14 organizations and we awarding $720,000. that's over a two-year period. the exciting thing about this list is seven are recurring grantees and seven