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.
So the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities decided to add up the numbers and figure out how much money the federal government spends on the nonworking poor. The answer: about 10 percent of all federal welfare spending.