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EXHIBIT 1 <br />B.3 � Progress Report. Include a report on the progress the PHA has made in meeting the goals and objectives described in the previous 5-Year Plan. <br />Goal # 1: Fully utilize all funding provided by HUD and apply for additional funding to serve the most vulnerable members of our <br />community. <br />Objective # 1: Utilize 100% of the Annual Budget Authority provided by HUD for each CY. <br />• The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana (SAHA) utilized the following percentage of the Annual Budget Authority provided by <br />HUD for each CY below: <br />o CY 2020: 102.2% <br />o CY 2021: 101.7% <br />o CY 2022: 104.7% <br />o CY 2023: 103.4% <br />o CY 2024: 99.2% (It would have been 104.6% but SAHA received $2,746,823 in set -aside funds at the end of CY 2024) <br />Objective # 2: Apply for new funding opportunities for additional vouchers. <br />• FY 2021: <br />o hi October 2020, SAHA received an award of twenty-five (25) additional Foster Youth to Independence vouchers following <br />a competitive application process under PIH Notice 2020-28. <br />o hi November 2020, SAHA received an award of seventy-five (75) additional Mainstream Program Vouchers following a <br />competitive application process under PIH Notice 2020-22. <br />• FY 2022: <br />• FY 2023: <br />• FY 2024: <br />• FY 2025: <br />hi June 2021, SAHA received an award of eighty-nine (89) new Emergency Housing Vouchers awarded under PIH Notice <br />2021-15. <br />hi September 2022, SAHA received an award of thirty-nine (39) new Housing Choice Vouchers awarded under the <br />Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 (P.L. 117-103). <br />hi September 2022, SAHA received an award of twenty-five (25) new Foster Youth to Independence vouchers awarded <br />under the requirements of Notice PIH 2O20-28, amended by Notice PIH 2O21-26. <br />hi July 2022, SAHA received an award of $115,500 in Extraordinary Administrative Fee Funding to lease -up Mainstream <br />Program vouchers. <br />hi August 2023, SAHA accepted an award of twenty-four (24) new Incremental Housing Choice Vouchers and Special <br />Administrative Fees awarded under the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 (P.L. 117-328) (the 2023 Act) and PIH Notice <br />2023-21. <br />hi September 2023, SAHA received an award of twenty-five (25) new Foster Youth to Independence vouchers awarded <br />under PIH Notice 2023-04. <br />hi July 2024, SAHA received an award of twenty-five (25) new Foster Youth to Independence vouchers awarded under PIH <br />Notice 2023-04. <br />hi December 2024, SAHA received $2,746,823 in CY 2024 HAP Set -Aside funds, including $2,366,312 for project -based <br />vouchers and $380,511 for HUD-VASH. <br />Goal # 2: Expand participation in the Family Self -Sufficiency Program for families to use as a platform to obtain self-sufficiency and <br />independence from our assistance. <br />Objective # 1: Expand the number of active participants in the Family Self -Sufficiency Program. <br />• As of December for each year below, the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana (SAHA) had the following number of active <br />participants in the Family Self -Sufficiency Program for each FY: <br />o FY 2021: 122 active participants <br />o FY 2022: 106 active participants <br />o FY 2023: 93 active participants <br />o FY 2024: 129 active participants <br />o FY 2025: 139 active participants <br />• From FY 2021 through FY 2025, SAHA graduated a total of 37 participants, which would have decreased the number of active <br />participants above. Overall, the number of mandatory slots for SAHA decreased from 60 to 55 slots. As of December 2024, the percent <br />of families enrolled over mandatory slots is equal to 253%. A total of 68% of active participants have an escrow account balance in the <br />program. <br />• From FY 2021 through FY 2025, SAHA sent a monthly electronic Family Self -Sufficiency Program newsletter to our participants who <br />have provided us with their e-mail addresses. Each newsletter features a Story of Success for a family who is participating in the <br />program. hi addition, SAHA also provided an annual calendar to all of our participants that included a Story of Success for each month. <br />Objective # 2: Assist Family Self -Sufficiency Program participants to become self-sufficient and graduate from the program. <br />• The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana (SAHA) graduated the following number of participants from the Family Self - <br />Sufficiency Program for each FY below: <br />o FY 2021: 3 graduates <br />o FY 2022: 9 graduates <br />o FY 2023: 8 graduates <br />o FY 2024: 15 graduates <br />o FY 2025: 2 graduates (projected) <br />Page 3 of 9 form HUD-50075-5Y (03/31/2024) <br />City Council 3-7 3/18/2025 <br />