Item 10 - New Vouchers and Administrative Fee Funding for the Housing Choice Voucher Program

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CITY OF SANTA ANA HSG AUTH 20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA P.O. BOX 22030 SANTA ANA, CA 92701-2701 CA093 Dear Executive Director: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Financial Management Center 2380 McGee Street, Suite 400 Kansas City, MO 64108-2605 OFFICE OF PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING September 28, 2022 SUBJECT: Foster Youth to Independence – Obligation of Assistance FYI Initiative This letter is to notify you that funds have been obligated to provide Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) vouchers to assistance eligible youth identified in the request for assistance submitted to HUD under the requirements of Notice PIH 2020-28, amended by Notice PIH 2021-26. As with other new special purpose voucher funding, only three months of funding will be automatically scheduled for disbursement to your agency. Subsequent disbursements will be calculated and scheduled based on expenses reported in the Voucher Management System (VMS) as part of the regular monthly HAP disbursement. The terms of the funding, including the approximate amount of the initial monthly payment, are reflected in the enclosed table. FYI vouchers do not “sunset” like the FYI Tenant Protection Vouchers (TPV) awarded under Notice 2019-18. Public housing agencies (PHAs) should continue to use FYI vouchers awarded under Notice PIH 2020-28/2021-26 for eligible youth upon turnover. If another eligible youth is not available and the PHA does not anticipate future eligible applicants, the PHA must provide notification to FYI@hud.gov and the PHA’s respective Financial Management Center (FMC) Financial Analyst. HUD will reduce the PHA’s HCV baseline to account for the return of FYI assistance. Individual participants are still subject to the 36-month limit in receiving assistance with the FYI voucher. PHAs must maintain a special program code for FYI participants in line 2n of the Family Report (form HUD-50058) or line 2p of the MTW Family Report (form HUD-50058), as applicable. The special program code is “FYI.” As a reminder, PHAs should be responding to the homeless at admission field (line 4C), of the form as well. PHAs should also report the leasing and expense information for these vouchers in the VMS, Form HUD-52681B. The “Family Unification 2008/Forward – MTW” or “Family Unification – Non MTW” category, as appropriate for your PHA, must be used. Additional program-specific requirements are outlined and clarified in Notice PIH 2021-26. www.hud.gov espanol.hud.gov EXHIBIT 2