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EXHIBIT 1 <br />PART I: FOSTER YOUTH TO INDEPENDENCE INITIATIVE <br />18-I.A. PROGRAM OVERVIEW [Notice PIH 2O20-28; Notice PIH 2O23-04; <br />FR Notice 1/24/221 <br />The Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative was announced in 2019. The FYI initiative <br />allows PHAs who partner with a Public Child Welfare Agency (PCWA) to request targeted <br />HCVs to serve eligible youth with a history of child welfare involvement that are homeless or at <br />risk of being homeless. Rental assistance and supportive services are provided to qualified youth <br />for a period of between 36 and 60 months. The PHA must have an existing ACC with HUD for <br />HCVs. <br />Funding is available either competitively though an FYI NOFA or noncompetitively on a rolling <br />basis in accordance with the application requirements outlined in Notice PIH 2O20-28, Notice <br />PIH 2O21-26, or Notice PIH 2O23-04, as applicable. Under the noncompetitive process, PHAs <br />are limited to 25 vouchers in a fiscal year with the ability to request additional vouchers. Where <br />the PHA has a combined FYI and/or FUP size of no more than 10 vouchers, the PHA may <br />request FYI vouchers with at least 50 percent utilization of its FUP and/or FYI vouchers. Where <br />the PHA has a combined FYI and/or FUP size of 11 or more vouchers, the PHA may request <br />FYI vouchers with 90 percent or greater utilization of its FUP and/or FYI vouchers. PHAs may <br />be eligible for an exception to the utilization criteria with the submission to HUD of a narrative <br />that explains why the PHA does not meet the utilization criteria and requires the award of FYI <br />vouchers. <br />025 <br />City Council 5 — 854 5 2 25 <br />