this is gigi whitley. >> yes. i am the deputy director for administration and finance for the department of homeland supportive housing. joining me is our colleague who is our legislative affairs manager. i'm here today to present this resolution asking your support so that the department can apply for the 2019 continuum of care grant to h.u.d. in the amount not to exceed $51 million. the next slide shows you h.u.d.'s general guidelines. it was to propose a community-wide commitment. the majority of funds go to our non-profit competitors that is heard and vetted through our local homeless vetting board. it's promoting access and affecting the utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families and optimizing self-sufficiency. slide 3 goes into what we're asking annually through this competitive process. it's released annually by h.u.d. the note came out in july and it's due at the end of this month or beginning of october. san francisco receives the fourth-largest award in the country, behind n