Section 3
The Section 3 requirements apply to job training, employment, contracting and subcontracting, and other economic opportunities arising from the use of certain HUD funds on construction and rehabilitation projects.
To the greatest extent possible, Housing & Neighborhood Preservation and its contractors and subcontractors will ensure that job training, employment, and contracting and subcontracting opportunities are directed to residents with low- or very low income in connection with projects and activities in their neighborhoods.
Visit HUD’s Section 3 Opportunity Portal to search for jobs, training opportunities, and businesses, or to register your business.
Section 3 Employment and Contract Opportunities
For information about potential development projects with Housing & Neighborhood Preservation, please contact Tara Ingram.
You may qualify as a Section 3 resident if you live in government-assisted housing, hold a Housing Choice Voucher, or if your household income meets or is below HUD's income limits.
Persons in Household
Very Low (50%) Income Limits ($)
Extremely Low Income Limits ($)
Low (80%) Income Limits ($)
HUD Income Limits
Persons in Household
1
Very Low (50%) Income Limits ($)
$32,750
Extremely Low Income Limits ($)
$19,650
Low (80%) Income Limits ($)
$52,400
Persons in Household
2
Very Low (50%) Income Limits ($)
$37,400
Extremely Low Income Limits ($)
$22,450
Low (80%) Income Limits ($)
$59,850
Persons in Household
3
Very Low (50%) Income Limits ($)
$42,100
Extremely Low Income Limits ($)
$25,250
Low (80%) Income Limits ($)
$67,350
Persons in Household
4
Very Low (50%) Income Limits ($)
$46,750
Extremely Low Income Limits ($)
$28,050
Low (80%) Income Limits ($)
$74,800
Persons in Household
5
Very Low (50%) Income Limits ($)
$50,500
Extremely Low Income Limits ($)
$32,470
Low (80%) Income Limits ($)
$80,800
Persons in Household
6
Very Low (50%) Income Limits ($)
$54,250
Extremely Low Income Limits ($)
$37,190
Low (80%) Income Limits ($)
$86,800
Persons in Household
7
Very Low (50%) Income Limits ($)
$58,000
Extremely Low Income Limits ($)
$41,910
Low (80%) Income Limits ($)
$92,800
Persons in Household
8
Very Low (50%) Income Limits ($)
$61,750
Extremely Low Income Limits ($)
$46,630
Low (80%) Income Limits ($)
$98,750
A Section 3 Business Concern is a local business entity formed in accordance with State law, which is licensed under State, county, or municipal law to engage in the type of business activity for which it was formed, and which meets one of three definitions:
- Ownership - A business qualifies as a Section 3 Business if it is 51% or more owned by Section 3 Residents.
- Workforce - A business qualifies as a Section 3 Business if it employs Section 3 Residents for at least 30 percent of its full-time, permanent staff.
- Subcontracting Commitment - A business qualifies as a Section 3 Business if it is a business that provides evidence of a commitment to subcontract 25% or more of the total dollar amount of contracts it is awarded to other Section 3 Businesses.
- For more information regarding Section 3 requirements, view the Section 3 Compliance Policy Handbook for Developers and Contractors.
- For compliance with the Section 3 Plan, see Mandatory Section 3 Solicitation Package (Pages 25-40) and complete Exhibits A, B, and C.
- For Recipient/Developer/Contractor compliance with Section 3 monthly reporting requirements, see Pay Period and Monthly Reporting Requirements (Pages 41-47).
- Recipient/Developer/Contractor shall at the end of each month (MONTH) and for each Payment Release Request (PAY PERIOD), submit Exhibit D – New Hires Section 3 Monthly Compliance Form and Exhibit E – Section 3 Form.
- Other documentation, Exhibit B – Section 3 Certification and Action Plan, Exhibit C – Section 3 Self-Certification and Skills Data Form, and Exhibit F – Section 3 Resident Interview, Application, and New Hire List, shall be submitted as per occurrence.
Please use the required forms, complete and submit them via mail, email or hand deliver them to the designated DHNP Section 3 Compliance Manager.
Submission Instructions
Submit your monthly documentation by the 5th day of the following month or within 5 days of the end of the reporting period.
Mailing Instructions
Email Tara Ingram, or mail to:
City of Virginia Beach
Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation
Attn: Tara Ingram, Compliance Specialist, Section 3 Compliance Manager
2408 Courthouse Drive – Building 21
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Request for Payment (Pay Period) reports shall be submitted along with each Payment Release Request.