At the outset, as I said in my remarks, the agency is focused on innovation and has a suite of programs meant to support businesses at various stages of their growth. It is also meant to support the innovation ecosystem. I referred to the fact that there are 35 colleges and universities. There are 34,000 establishments. There are a number of companies across the region.
We cover 37 census divisions from west to east and north to south. We receive a lot of requests. We receive a lot of proposals for funding through our various program suites. Our assessment is based on the proposals and the projects that we do receive. It's based on merit and it's based on—