Section 3 Program
Fresno Housing is committed to offering contracting opportunities as well as employment and training opportunities to low-income residents of the Fresno metropolitan area. This effort is required by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (also known as Section 3), and is intended to bolster local economic development, improve neighborhood economics, and promote individual and family self-sufficiency. For more information, visit HUD’s Opportunity Portal developed to match Section 3 Workers to jobs and training opportunities as well as matching Section 3 Businesses to contracting opportunities.
Contractors who are considered Section 3 Businesses, or who submit a Section 3 Application with their proposal or bid may receive preference points. In accordance with 24 C.F.R. Part 75, Fresno Housing will make its best efforts to award contracts and subcontracts to businesses in the following order of priority:
- Businesses who provide economic opportunities (employment and training) to residents of the Fresno Housing development where financial assistance is being expended
- Businesses who provide economic opportunities to residents of the Housing Choice Voucher Program or residents of Fresno Housing properties
- Businesses who provide economic opportunities to participants of the Department of Labor’s Youth Build Program
- Businesses who provide economic opportunities to low- and very low-income persons residing within the area where assistance is expended
To find more information on becoming a Section 3 Business and the self-registering process you may visit HUD’s Section 3 Business Registry.
Section 3 Program
Fresno Housing is committed to offering contracting opportunities as well as employment and training opportunities to low-income residents of the Fresno metropolitan area. This effort is required by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (also known as Section 3), and is intended to bolster local economic development, improve neighborhood economics, and promote individual and family self-sufficiency. For more information, visit HUD’s Opportunity Portal developed to match Section 3 Workers to jobs and training opportunities as well as matching Section 3 Businesses to contracting opportunities.
Contractors who are considered Section 3 Businesses, or who submit a Section 3 Application with their proposal or bid may receive preference points. In accordance with 24 C.F.R. Part 75, Fresno Housing will make its best efforts to award contracts and subcontracts to businesses in the following order of priority:
- Businesses who provide economic opportunities (employment and training) to residents of the Fresno Housing development where financial assistance is being expended
- Businesses who provide economic opportunities to residents of the Housing Choice Voucher Program or residents of Fresno Housing properties
- Businesses who provide economic opportunities to participants of the Department of Labor’s Youth Build Program
- Businesses who provide economic opportunities to low- and very low-income persons residing within the area where assistance is expended
To find more information on becoming a Section 3 Business and the self-registering process you may visit HUD’s Section 3 Business Registry.