OpportunityTitle: Section 3 Program Coordination and Implementation
CategoryExplanation: Public Housing, Contracting
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Public and Indian Housing Assistance. Recipients of the following Public and Indian Housing Assistance, regardless of the dollar amount of HUD assistance provided, during the most recent funding cycle: (a)Development/Capital assistance provided pursuant to Section 5 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937; (b)Operating Assistance provided pursuant to Section 9 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937; and (c) Modernization assistance provided pursuant to Section 14 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937.  Housing and Community Development Assistance.  Recipients of more than $200,000 of combined Housing assistance (including other housing assistance not administered by the Assistant Secretary of Housing) and/or Community Development Assistance during the current Program Year that is used for the following projects/activities: (a)  Housing rehabilitation (including reduction and abatement of lead-based paint hazards, but excluding routine maintenance repair, and replacement);  (b) Housing construction; and   (c) Other public construction.  Some types of covered Housing and Community Development Assistance include: CDBG, HOME, NSP, EDI, BEDI, Lead Hazard Control, and 202/811 funding.  Recipients must have received a combined award of more than $200,000 in covered funding during the current Program Year to be eligible to compete for funding under this NOFA.
Description: The purpose of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701u), is to ensure that employment, training, and contracting opportunities generated by the expenditure of certain HUD funds shall be provided to low- and very low-income persons, particularly recipients of government assistance for housing, and to businesses that are either owned by or substantially employ these persons. As a result of Section 3, many families have achieved economic self sufficiency when HUD funds are spent in their local communities. A Section 3 Coordinator is responsible for assuring that funding recipients comply with the regulatory requirements of Section 3 and that the maximum amounts of economic opportunities are provided to eligible residents and business concerns.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Use contact number
GrantorContactText: Questions regarding specific program requirements should be directed to the Economic Opportunity Division at 202-708-3633 (this is not a toll-free number).
CloseDateExplanation: On June 7, 2011, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) posted the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for FY2010 Section 3 Program Coordination and Implementation. Pages 19-20 of the NOFA application describe the HUD Policy Priorities activities/outputs and outcomes that must be included in the Logic Model (HUD 96010) submissions of potential applicants.  It was recently brought to our attention that the Logic Model for this NOFA does not contain the specific activities/outputs or outcomes listed on pages 19-20 of the application. To address this matter, applicants for funds under the Section 3 Program Coordination and Implementation NOFA must include at least two of the following Policy Priority activities/outputs and the related required outcomes in their Logic Models.  As a result, of these amendments, HUD is extending the deadline for the submission of applications to August 1, 2011.