Fiscal Intermediary (FI) must be available to assist individuals in exercising budget authority. Individuals can perform some or all of the FI functions themselves. Typically, however, individuals prefer that the FI entity performs these functions for them. FI helps individuals:
88% of FFA members are in grades 9-12; 7% are in middle school; 5% are high school graduates. 70% of FFA members live in rural/farm areas; 19% live in small towns; 10% live in urban/suburban areas. FFA chapters are in 18 of the 20 largest U.S. cities, including New York, Chicago and Philadelphia.
1. Introduction Urban sprawl, long a reality of the American landscape, has in recent times become a focus of attention. In 1970, only 25 percent of the nationâs offices were located in the suburbs, and yet today, that figure is over 60 percent (Powell, 2000). Additionally, segregation, though having decreased between 1980 and 2000, remains an important issue in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000).