On March 18, US Soccer announced the current semester of the U-17 Men's National Team Residency Program will be the last. Somewhat fittingly, the program is being shut down 18 years after it started: it's aged itself out of the U-17 cohort.
The reason for the decision is simple: US Soccer doesn't think it is necessary to centralize the training and development of U-17 prospects now that there is a robust national network of clubs coaching players for elite competition under the umbrella of the US Soccer Development Academy.
So, as USA U-20 Men's National Team head coach Tab Ramos pointed out in an interview with ussoccer.