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PART III: PROGRAM OPERATION 2-IILA. OVERVIEW Federal regulations specify requirements for FSS program operation regarding deadlines for program start-up and when the PHA is expected to have attained full enrollment. A timetable illustrating when the PHA intends to meet these deadlines is included as part of the required contents of the action plan. 2-III.B. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE The deadlines for program implementation differ depending on whether the FSS program is voluntary or mandatory. Voluntary Program [24 CFR 984.301(a)(1)] There is no deadline for implementation of a voluntary program. However, a voluntary program may not be implemented before the requirements specified in 24 CFR 984.201 have been satisfied (see Sections 1-II.A.-1-II.D.). Mandatory Program [24 CFR 984.301(a)(2)] For mandatory FSS programs, operation of a local FSS program must begin within 12 months of HUD's approval of funding that establishes the obligation to operate an FSS program. Operation means that activities such as outreach, participant selection, and enrollment have begun. Full delivery of the supportive services to be provided to the total number of families required to be served under the program need not occur within this 12 months, but must occur within two years (see Section 2-III.C.). 2-III.C. FULL ENROLLMENT AND DELIVERY OF SERVICE [24 CFR 984.301(a)(2)(ii)] Unless the PHA is implementing a voluntary FSS program, the PHA must have completed enrollment of the total number of families required to be served under the program (based on the minimum program size), and must have begun delivery of the supportive services within two years from the date of notification of approval of the application for new public housing units for a public housing FSS program, new rental certificates or rental vouchers for a Section 8 FSS program, or HUD's approval of funding that establishes the obligation to operate an FSS program. © Copyright 2011 by Nan McKay & Associates Unlimited copies may be made for internal use. Page 2-9 Model FSS Action Plan 12/1/11