 00:00 Speaker 1 Hello everyone. Welcome to this webinar. About the Trust and Practice Award My name is Constanze Frischen. I'm the Managing Director of Aspen Digital and I'm speaking today on behalf of the alliance for Social Trust, an initiative by the Aspen Institute in partnership with Allstate. I'll be joined today by Louise Packard, the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Thought Leadership at Allstate, as well as by my Aspen colleagues, Jumi Banjo and Emily Imhoff. First and foremost, we are grateful and energized by your interest in the Trust and Practice Awards. These awards are meant to honor the work of nonprofit organizations that are collaborating on new ideas to build trust across communities in the United States. Let me give you a quick overview of the next hour. 
 00:48 Speaker 1 In today's webinar, we'll walk you through our criteria, guidelines and FAQs with the intent to help you understand the application process. This webinar will be recorded and made available on the website and we'll be taking questions. Please click the Q and A button on the bottom of your zoom frame to submit your questions and we'll channel them to our speakers on the back end and we will try to answer as many as we can during the remainder of the hour. Those questions that we will not be able to get to because of time constraints, we will endeavor to answer those over the course of the next week. Publish them on our website. One important disclaimer in the interest of fairness to all applicants, we will not be able to provide guidance or feedback on your specific questions about your proposal or your collaboration structure. 
 01:41 Speaker 1 With that said, I'm handing over the mic to the Senior Director of the alliance for Social Trust, Jumi Banjo. 
 01:49 Speaker 2 Thank you Constanze and thank you everyone for joining us. My name is Jimmy Banjo, Senior Director of the alliance for Social Trust. I will walk us through today's information session joined by my colleagues Emily Imhoff of the alliance for Social Trust and Louise Packard, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Thought Leadership at Alt State. First, we will conduct a quick walkthrough of our website to help guide you through the application process. I'll highlight where to find the application and additional resources. Let's start with the Trust in Practice Awards page where you will find a quick overview of the selection criteria, guidelines and FAQs and application and submission timeline. When you search for the alliance for Social Trust page, you will see on our main page a Trust in Practice Awards section. 
 02:50 Speaker 2 Once you click the Apply now button, it will take you to our specific alliance for Social Trust Awards page. On this page you will find the selection criteria. You will also find live links to our guidelines and FAQs. When you click the Guidelines document it will upload a PDF for you to view and when you click the FAQs document, it will also upload a PDF for you to view. Please keep in mind that both the Frequently Asked Questions as well as the Rules and Guidelines documents are updated frequently. The most last updated versions of These documents are December 3rd. Again you will see live versions of the Rules and FAQS documents as well as the FAQ documents. Please make sure that you carefully review both documents before applying. 
 03:55 Speaker 2 On the page you will also see an Application Submission timeline which highlights important dates for you to keep in mind when the application opened, the registration for the information session that we are having today, the cutoff for applicant questions as well as the application close deadline. Lastly, on this Awards page you will see the Apply now link. When you click this Apply now link it will take you to our external registration page for you to apply for the awards which you can find on the Submittable platform. Again, when you click the Apply now button it will take you to our Submittable platform. This Submittable platform is where you will apply for the Awards. This main page has information about the Trust and Practice Awards. You will also find the Guidelines and FAQS documents highlighted here. You will also find the submission timeline highlighted here. 
 05:01 Speaker 2 And lastly you will find information for three of our tiers for the $100,000 awards, the $500,000 awards and the Million Thousand Dollar Awards. When you click on Guidelines it will again share the links to our guidelines and FAQs for each of the tiers. We ask that before beginning your application you please review each of the tiers to carefully ensure that you are applying to the one that best fits your collaboration. When you are ready to apply, you simply click the Apply button which will take you to the page for you to either register if you have not registered or to continue your application if you have already started it. Those are the two main pages that you should be aware of which is the Awards page as well as the Application page. Now I would love for us to move into the FAQs. 
 06:07 Speaker 2 During today's information session. We will address questions that are generally about the awards. We will also talk about eligibility. We will talk about collaboration requirements. We will cover key definitions. We will cover the application and selection process, use of the awards and also post award commitments. We will endeavor to add any questions we are unable to address today to an updated FAQS document. I will now turn it over to my colleague and I will share my screen so that we can follow along. 
 06:48 Speaker 3 Thank you Jimmy. So let's start with questions about the awards. First, what are the Trust and Practice Awards? The Trust and Practice Awards recognize and Support collaborations among 5501 nonprofit organizations advancing innovative approaches to building trust within and across communities in the United States. The awards will distribute up to $5 million total in grants, with each award funding a collaboration anchored by a lead organization enjoined by at least two additional partners. Each selected collaboration will receive a grant of $100,000, $500,000 or $1 million to fund its proposed initiative. Is this the first time the Trust and Practice Awards are being offered? Yes, this is the first year that we are offering the Trust and Practice Awards. Is this a one time awards program or recurring applicants should plan their proposals based on a one time grant opportunity. And what are the funding tiers? 
 07:58 Speaker 3 Again, the Trust and Practice Awards will be offered in three tiers. The first is $100,000 grants. These are intended to support local nonprofit collaborations launching an innovative community based project to test trust building strategies. These may be local neighborhood projects led by community organizations, typically with smaller budgets and or staff. The second tier is our $500,000 grants and these are intended to support nonprofit collaborations launching an innovative larger scale trust building project with clear potential for wider influence. These projects may involve more partners, multiple sites, or broader audience engagement. For example, this could be across sectors or institutions or geographic boundaries. And our third tier is our $1 million grants. These are intended to support ambitious nonprofit collaborations that are testing bold, highly visible ideas that have the potential to shift narratives or practices around trust. 
 08:58 Speaker 3 These projects should combine both a strong community engagement with research, storytelling or policy components that extend learning and influence beyond their immediate geography. Organizations in this tier or this category will typically have larger budgets and or teams. So what makes an organization a good fit for the Trust and Practice Awards? The Trust and Practice Awards are intended for organizations with a demonstrated commitment to building trust in their communities. Ideal applicants will bring experience in trust building, a spirit of collaboration, and the capacity to manage the projects and fund responsibly. Organizations of all sizes are welcome to apply provided that they show a meaningful accountability to the communities that they serve and align their proposals with the appropriate funding tier. 
 09:50 Speaker 4 Now let's move on to questions about eligibility. Who is eligible to apply for a Trust and Practice Award? Each application must be submitted by a lead 501 nonprofit organization on behalf of a collaboration with at least two other 501 nonprofit partners working together to implement a trust building initiative. There is no limit or preferred number of nonprofit partners. The only requirement is to have a minimum of one lead organization and two other partners for a total of three minimum in a collaboration. Who is not eligible for a trust and practice award? Individuals public institutions unless they are 501 organization, nonprofit or for profit entities, government entities incorporated or based outside of the United States or U.S. territories, and partisan political organizations or programs focused primarily on lobbying or electoral activities. 
 10:50 Speaker 4 If partners within the collaboration operate at a national scale, can our proposed initiative focus on multiple communities? National organizations are eligible to apply as part of a collaboration. However, applicants must clearly define these specific geographic community or communities where the trust building initiative will take place and demonstrate their local presence in and accountability to those communities. Initiatives that involve more than one location are eligible provided the proposal clearly articulates geographic anchors of the work, the community contexts in each place, the local partners involved, and how the collaboration will build trust within and across those communities. A question we've received does working with a wider group of partner organizations increase the strength of the application? No. The strength of the application is determined by the quality and feasibility of the proposed project, not by the number of partner organizations involved. 
 11:50 Speaker 4 Applicants should focus on meaningful, well defined partnerships rather than the quantity of partners. That said, applications must include a lead organization and at least two partners. Can nonprofit partners be across state lines and can they include partners in Canada? Collaboration may include US Based nonprofit partners located across state lines. However, strong applications must clearly identify the specific geographic community or communities where trust building initiatives will take place and demonstrate accountability to those communities. Partners outside of the United States or U.S. territories, including those in Canada, are not eligible to participate in a collaboration. Are different units or departments within a larger institution, like a university, eligible to apply as separate organizations? Yes, but under specific circumstances. Units or departments within a larger institution are eligible to apply as separate organizations if they operate as a distinct 501 entity with independent governance and financial oversight. 
 12:58 Speaker 4 If they apply together under the parent institution, or if the units or departments do not have separate 501C3s, they must apply together under the parent institution or be included as partners within a single application. In all cases, applicants should clearly describe the structure of the unit, its relationship to the broader institution, and its capacity to manage the project and funds responsibly. Can collaborations include government partners along with non governmental partners? No. Collaborations that include government partners are not eligible. All Partners must be US based 501c3 nonprofit organizations to qualify for the Trust and Practice Awards. Are there specific demographics or geographies you are most hoping to reach the Trust and practice Awards do not prioritize any specific demographic group or geography within the United States or U.S. territories. 
 13:55 Speaker 4 Instead, we are seeking initiatives that demonstrate a clear understanding of their community context, are accountable to the people they serve, and have a compelling vision for strengthening trust within and across that community. Does the project geography need to be defined pre award or can grantees solicit community participants via application post award? Project geography must be defined pre award. Applicants should identify the specific communities or locations they plan to engage in their proposal, as grantees are expected to work within the defined geographic area. Once awarded, are there size or annual budget requirements for eligible organizations? No. There are no minimum or maximum size or annual budget requirements for either lead organizations or for the collaboration as a whole. 
 14:50 Speaker 4 However, applicants should carefully review the funding tiers to ensure that both their organizational capacity and the scale of their collaborative initiative align with the appropriate funding level. Are there examples of the types of initiatives, projects, or approaches you are looking for? No. Rather than seeking any single model, the awards are designed to support innovative collaborations among nonprofit organizations that thoughtfully identify a community trust challenge and propose a strategy that strengthens trust through relationships, connection, and understanding. Applicants should propose initiatives that make sense for their specific community context, draw on the strengths of their collaboration partners, and demonstrate a clear commitment to building or repairing trust. 
 15:42 Speaker 2 Now let's move into questions about how we define specific terms. What counts as trust building? There is no single model or formula. Trust building refers to intentional and consistent efforts that strengthen relationships, understanding, and cooperation within and across communities. Applicants should describe what trust means in their community and how their initiative seeks to strengthen it through collaborative action. What do you mean by new or evolving? Initiatives should represent something meaningfully new, such as a freshly designed effort among new or existing partners or a project that builds on prior work while introducing a new phase, approach, or model. Fully established initiatives already operating at a scale are not eligible. What is considered scalable or replicable? These terms refer to the potential for an initiative's approach or learning to extend beyond the immediate community where it's first implemented. 
 16:56 Speaker 2 A scalable initiative may have the ability to grow over time, for example by reaching new participants, expanding into new locations, or deepening its impact through strengthened partnerships or increased capacity. A replicable initiative may be adapted or implemented in other communities, such as modeling new sets of practices or producing tools, resources, or insights that can be applied to initiatives elsewhere. A question we received While I understand trust building, can you explain what it means to test trust building strategies? Test building strategies refers to the trust and practice awards seeking to support initiatives that are meaningfully new, such as freshly designed efforts among new or existing partners, or a project that builds on prior work while introducing a new phase, approach or model. 
 18:01 Speaker 2 In practice, this means piloting or introducing a new element, for example a method, setting or group of community members, and using this experience to understand its effect on trust building. The aim is to surface insights about what works, what could be strengthened, and whether the approach might be adapted or applied in other communities. Another question we received does there need to be an explicit focus on intergenerational volunteering? No, your initiative does not need to have an explicit focus on intergenerational volunteering. That example reflects just one of many ways an initiative might build trust. Initiatives must clearly center trust building as a primary goal and may include activities such as civic engagement, intergenerational volunteering, community service, storytelling, dialogue across difference, or collaborative efforts that deepen connection and understanding within and across communities. 
 19:16 Speaker 2 Could you share a bit about what intergenerational volunteering looks like and or examples? This simply refers to volunteering or other trust building activities that bring together people across generations to work toward a shared purpose. 
 19:42 Speaker 3 All right, now let's move into questions about the application process. First, how do I apply? All applications must be submitted through the submittable portal, which is linked on our website and will be shared again after this webinar. As Jimmy showed earlier, the portal provides clear, step by step instructions for completing your application. Can I submit more than one application per organization? No. Each nonprofit organization may only be involved in one application. A nonprofit can apply either as a lead organization or as a partner, but not in more than one collaboration. Can I apply to more than one funding tier? No. Each collaboration may only submit one application. Organizations that apply to more than one funding tier will not be considered. Next is a question we received does applying for a larger grant award preclude consideration for a smaller grant award? The answer is yes. 
 20:54 Speaker 3 Again, you may apply for only one funding tier and you will be considered solely for the tier you select. If you are not funded at the level you request, you will not be considered for funding at any other level. We ask that you carefully review the tier qualifications to determine which option best aligns with your proposed initiative. A follow up question we received is there any specific guidance or recommendations on deciding between, say, the $500,000 tier and the $1 million tier? We seem to fit both descriptions. The answer is while some initiatives may align with more than one tier, applicants must choose one. We recommend selecting the tier that best fits the scope, the budget, and the anticipated impact of your proposed initiative. Please note that you will only be considered for the tier that you select. What does the application require? 
 21:59 Speaker 3 Jimmy noted this earlier in the webinar, but a full list of requirements and guidance on how to complete each section of the application can be found in the Application Requirements section of the Rules and Guidelines. This document is linked on our website and is also available on Submittable. Another question we received the selection criteria Impacts of Trust levels in the community is the hardest to gauge. Can you dive deeper into this so this category assesses the collaboration's demonstrated and potential impact on social trust within its community. Consideration will be given to the collaboration's understanding of its local trust dynamics and the clarity of its strategy to strengthen them through measurable and community centered activities. Applications will also be evaluated on whether the collaboration has a clear and feasible plan to sustain and build on its trust building efforts over time. 
 23:05 Speaker 3 Is there a preferred budget template document? No. Applicants are welcome to create a budget timeline and narrative that is most appropriate for the structure of their collaboration. Budgets should be uploaded as one PDF and address key cost categories relevant to the proposed initiative such as personnel, travel events, materials and other project related expenses. How much can be applied to technical assistance and consultation for application support? So there is no set limit on how much funding may be allocated to technical assistance or consultation for application support. Applicants have full discretion to determine the budget that best supports their proposed collaboration project. Please include in your budget an accompanying narrative that clearly explains how the requested funds, including any technical assistance or consultation, will be used to carry out the work. This was a popular one. 
 24:13 Speaker 3 How formal does the relationship need to between the lead nonprofit and the collaborating nonprofits? So the relationship between the lead nonprofit and collaborating nonprofits does not need to be highly formal. What matters most is that the roles, the responsibilities and the contributions of each partner and are clearly defined and meaningful to the success of the project. Formal agreements such as Memoranda of Understanding are helpful, but they are not required. And as a follow up, are there suggested templates for Memoranda of understanding or MOUs among organizations applying as partners? The answer is we have not provided and will not provide suggested templates for mouse. Applicants may use any format that clearly outlines the roles, responsibilities and commitments of each partner org. The important thing is that the MOU effectively demonstrates how the collaboration will support the success of the proposed projects. 
 25:16 Speaker 3 And again, formal agreements are helpful, but they are not required. And are there any future key dates that I should be aware of before submitting? So yes, January 16, 2026 is the cutoff for guaranteed responses to application or applicant questions. Questions received after 3:00pm Eastern Time on this date are they're not guaranteed a response before the submission deadline and as a reminder, the deadline to submit your application is January. I believe this is Friday, January 30, 2026 at 11:59pm Eastern. 
 25:58 Speaker 4 Let's move on to questions about the selection and review process. First, who reviews the applications? Applications will undergo a four step review process. First, administrative review, an initial screening to ensure every submission is complete and meets eligibility requirements Second, an internal review a more detailed assessment of eligible applications based on selection criteria 3 third, an evaluation panel Holistic Assessment of Advanced Applications, which will be conducted by external reviewers including practitioners, researchers and notable trust builders recognized as experts in the field and fourth, a final selection the selection of the final award recipients how many Trust and Practice Award winners will be selected? The number of award recipients will vary based on the strength and distribution of applications across those three funding tiers. 
 26:56 Speaker 4 We anticipate the awards will support multiple collaborations in each tier, with the greatest number of awards expected at the $100,000 level and fewer at the $1 million level. When will applicants be notified if they are selected to receive a Trust and Practice Award? Selected recipients will be confidentially notified in the spring of 2026 and publicly announced at the Trust and Practice Summit, which will occur this May 19th through 20th, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Applicants will be informed of any date changes or additional updates. A live question when is the award expected to be distributed? Awards are expected to be distributed and granted in April and May of 2026. 
 27:46 Speaker 2 Now we will move into questions about using the awards. How will the Trust and practice awards be distributed? The lead organization shall enter into a direct and separate grant agreement with the Aspen Institute containing key terms and conditions. Each grant award agreement governing the use of funds may vary depending on the nature of the proposed project, the organization receiving the award, and the award amount. The question that we received Are awards just to the lead organization or should we submit a project budget across organizations that will divide up the total? The awards are granted directly to the lead organization, which will enter into its own grant agreement with the Aspen Institute. The lead organization is responsible for distributing and managing the funds within and across its collaboration. Each 501 nonprofit organization within the collaboration will not receive a grant. 
 29:01 Speaker 2 It is one grant to be split amongst the collaborating organizations. We have now come to the end of our FAQ section. I understand that we have received some additional live questions that I believe have been answered during this call I am looking through to see if there are any that we can address live. But as mentioned at the beginning, any questions that we are unable to address during this information session will be included in an updated FAQ document. There is a question. Will the recording be sent to people who have registered to reference later? Yes, the recording will be provided following this information session alongside an updated FAQ document. 
 30:06 Speaker 3 Hi Jimmy, we have a question from someone saying could you clarify the award amounts? Is it 100,000, 500,000, 1 million each or total between the partner organizations? Do you want me to answer that? Sure. So the answer is that would be total. So if the applicant if the collaboration applies to the $100,000 tier, it would be $100,000 total for all the partners in the collaboration. Likewise for 500,000 or 100 million or I'm sorry 1 million, not 100 million. 
 30:46 Speaker 2 Are the specific questions for the application available in a Word or PDF document before creating an account or logging into the portal? Yes, you can find the associated questions for the application in the rules and guidelines document. 
 31:05 Speaker 3 Hi Jimmy, I'm back with another question. Someone asks, are you offering any office hours or one one opportunities to ask questions and run ideas by our team? And the answer unfortunately is no. For equity purposes, we will not be meeting one one with any interested applicant. 
 31:28 Speaker 2 How many of each tier awards are there? There are three tiers. We have $100,000 awards, $500,000 and $1 million awards. And we anticipate the awards will support multiple collaborations in each tier with the greatest number of awards expected at the hundred thousand dollar level and fewer at $1 million level. 
 31:56 Speaker 3 Another person asked where do we submit questions for responses during the pre application phase? So you can email questions to allianceforsocialtrustspeninstitute.org and we'll put that email address up on the screen or in the chat as we close out the session. 
 32:16 Speaker 2 There was a question someone sent an email to specifically to Emily. So as she mentioned, were asking that all email inquiries about the awards be sent to our alliance email address and that will be shared in the chat and you can also find that information on the FAQs and guidelines document. 
 32:42 Speaker 3 Another question just came through. Are there any word limits within the application? Yes, there are. So when you go to start your application in submittable, for each of the questions you will see clearly stated word limits and you can create a submittable account and go in and get those word limits before you actually submit. Insubmittable. Actually that's a a sort of Follow on response to this In Submittable, you can start an application, save it, and go back to it to submit at another time. 
 33:17 Speaker 2 There was a question can we apply for different levels of awards? If yes, do we have to submit separate applications? 
 33:26 Speaker 4 No. 
 33:26 Speaker 2 Each nonprofit organization may only be involved in one application. A nonprofit can either apply as a lead organization or as a partner, but not in more than one collaboration. So you may only submit one application. A reminder that organizations that apply to more than one funding tier will not be considered. Another question that we have received is about are there geographic areas of interest the alliance is interested in? And this is a question that we covered and it can also be fine in the FAQs. We are not prioritizing any specific geographic areas for the awards. There is a question when are awards expected to be made and how will the award be dispersed? We are expecting that awards will be dispersed in April or May of 2026 and awardees will be sent additional information about disbursement. 
 34:48 Speaker 2 There is a question do 501c3 pending qualify in applying as well? We ask that at the time of submitting your application that your organization be recognized as a 501c3 organization. 
 35:05 Speaker 3 Someone asked when is the application due again? So that is January 30, 2026. Cutoff for questions is January 16. 
 35:18 Speaker 2 There is a question, do you need one lead organization with two additional partners? That is correct. Every application must have one lead organization accompanied by two. At minimum two partners. 
 35:36 Speaker 3 Someone asks if grants are only available in their specific county. Collaborations can exist anywhere within the United States or U.S. territories. We just ask in your application that you clearly define or identify the community that your collaboration serves. 
 35:57 Speaker 2 There's a question Are applications prioritized on a first come, first serve? Very good question. There is no application preference as it relates to your submission cycle. We just ask that your application be submitted by the deadline January 30, 2026 to my team. Are there any additional questions that we can respond to live? 
 36:23 Speaker 3 There's a question from someone that says is this a new funding opportunity this year? If not, can you direct applicants to previously funded projects or press releases? So this was one of the very first questions that we answered at the top. This is a new awards and so no, we cannot point to any past examples. Another question Jimmy can funds be used towards salaries and or stipends, for example to pay project personnel or to reimburse community participants for their time? Sure. Applicants, when they submit their budget, are just asked to list out how they will be spending their the, you know, the project funds, but we do not set any limits on say salaries. 
 37:07 Speaker 2 Where do we submit questions for responses during the pre application phase? Again, you can email us at alliance for socialtrustspeninstitute.org that email address will be shared in the chat and you can also find it on our external documents, the rules and guidelines as well as the FAQs. 
 37:32 Speaker 3 Jamie, I'm going back to the budget question for a second. What is the indirect cost policy? So we do not have one, but if when applicants submit their budgets we do ask them to include, you know, what those indirect costs may be. But we do not have a policy or a limit. I see another question here. Is there a requirement that collaborate collaboration partners split the funds equally? No, there is not. Again, when you're submitting your budget or your application, just describe how the funds would be used for your collaboration. There was another question, Jimmy, you answered this. You know, how many times can one org apply per funding tier? Just to make super sure applicants can only apply to one funding tier once. So that's one application no matter the funding tier. 
 38:34 Speaker 2 We have a question. Suppose There are three nonprofit organizations with a project seeking funding, two of which are long established organizations and one of which is relatively new 501c3 organization. Is there a downside in terms of evaluating the application if the newer, less established organization is listed as the lead organization? There is only a requirement that there be a lead organization and at minimum two partnered nonprofits. It is at the discretion of the collaboration to determine or decide who applies at the lead as the lead organization. The only thing that is important to note is that the lead organization is the organization that will be in agreement and contract with the Aspen Institute. But again, it is the collaborations at the collaborations discretion to determine who applies as the lead organization and who applies as the collaborating nonprofit partners. 
 39:42 Speaker 3 Jimmy, there's a question here about what metrics will be used to measure the project's ability to increase trust in their communities. We will. If it's not there already, we'll include a more robust written description or response to this. But because trust building in communities is unique to the context of that community, we are leaving it to you, the applicants, to determine what measurement and evaluation looks like and works best. So in your application, simply describe what that process or that structure might be. But no, we do not have, you know, firmly written out recommendations for metrics or measurement or evaluation. 
 40:26 Speaker 2 There's a question that says does the collaborating organization or I'm assuming it's saying can the collaborating organizations be from different cities and states. So yes, collaboration may include US Based nonprofit partners that are located across state lines. However, it is important to note that strong applications must clearly identify the specific geographic community or communities where the trust building initiative will take place and demonstrate accountability to those communities. There is a question about whether or not there are any restrictions on how the funds can or cannot be used and we do have specific information about the use of funds in our FAQs. Legal language that you can find in our FAQs. We received a note that is not a question but a comment about the presentation being excellent. So thank you. Thank you for that. 
 41:47 Speaker 2 We have another question that says can government entities be included in any way in the collaboration? Government entity entities are not eligible for a Trust in Practice award. We have just a few minutes for some final questions. I continue to scroll through the questions we received and my staff is also collecting some questions. There's a question. Can you please clarify if all nonprofits have to work together with each other or just with the lead nonprofit? Very good question. The expectation is that all of the nonprofits are working together as a collaboration and so the relationship must be amongst each person, each nonprofit in the collaboration. 
 42:41 Speaker 3 One question, and this is a popular one, which is do you have examples of initiatives? And the answer is no, we do not have examples of initiatives. In the interest of fairness to all applicants, we will not be able to provide specific examples or provide guidance or feedback to your specific questions about your proposal or collaboration structure. 
 43:07 Speaker 2 There's a question about what if a budget falls between two tiers and we've had many questions around identifying which tier to apply for. We recognize that some initiatives may align with more than one tier. We are asking that you please choose one. We recommend using your best judgment to select the tier that best fits the scope, the budget, and the anticipated impact of your proposed initiative. Please note that you will only be considered for the tier that you select. There's a question. Do we have a feel for the number of applicants that we expect to receive? No, we do not have a feel for the number of applicants that we expect to receive. Very good question about the application process. Can you save the application and work on it over time or does all the information need to be submitted at one time? 
 44:04 Speaker 2 Very good question. Utilizing the submittable platform, you are able to begin your application. You can save it and you can submit it before the deadline when you are ready. There is a question about an opportunity to have a meeting with our team. We are not hosting any one off meetings for equity purposes, but you are welcome to email questions that you might have at the alliance for social trustspeninstitute.org can proposal activities include additional activities outside of the focus on building trust? We recognize that there might be additional activities or consequences of trust building work, so certainly there are other activities that can be included. However, the central focus of your initiative should be on building trust. 
 45:07 Speaker 3 Jimmy someone asked, can a local foundation be a partner? If they are a 501c3 organization, then yes. 
 45:17 Speaker 2 Can we include attachments or letters of support in our application? Letters of support are not required for your application, so we ask that you do not submit letters of support in your application. When is the application due? Friday, January 30, 2026. There's a question what is the last date for inquiries regarding the grant process? So January 16th is the cutoff for guaranteed responses to applicant questions. Questions received after 3pm on that date are not guaranteed a response before the submission deadline. Okay, I believe we are coming up on time and so I am going to turn it back to my colleague Emily who will close us out. 
 46:18 Speaker 3 Thank you all so much for joining today's Trust and Practice Awards information session. Again, this webinar was recorded and will be shared by email and posted on our website by Thursday, December 11th. We will also update our Frequently Asked Questions document to reflect the questions submitted here today that were not able to address during the session. And those updated FAQs will be available at the same time as the webinar recording. So we'll share those with you by email and we will also post them on our website as a reminder. The Trust and Practice Award applications are due by Friday, January 30, 2026 at 11:59 or by 11:59pm Eastern. And the deadline to submit questions is January 16th. 
 47:10 Speaker 3 If you have further questions you can email allianceforsocialtrustspeninstitute.org but just as a friendly reminder, we will not be able to answer or provide feedback on questions that are very specific to your collaboration. Finally, we encourage you all to sign up for the alliance for Social Trust mailing list to stay updated on our work, including upcoming programming, new resources, and of course, additional information about the Trust in Practice Awards. Thank you all again.