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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 In 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 In 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 /> o In June 2021,SAHA received an award of eighty-nine(89)new Emergency Housing Vouchers awarded under PIH Notice <br /> 2021-15. <br /> • FY 2023: <br /> o In 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 /> o In 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 /> o In July 2022,SAHA received an award of$115,500 in Extraordinary Administrative Fee Funding to lease-up Mainstream <br /> Program vouchers. <br /> • FY 2024: <br /> o In 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 /> o In September 2023,SAHA received an award of twenty-five(25)new Foster Youth to Independence vouchers awarded <br /> under PIH Notice 2023-04. <br /> • FY 2025: <br /> o In July 2024,SAHA received an award of twenty-five(25)new Foster Youth to Independence vouchers awarded under PIH <br /> Notice 2023-04. <br /> o In 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. In 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 FY2025: 2 graduates(projected) <br /> Page 3 of 9 form HUD-50075-5Y(03/31/2024) <br />