HUD Section 3

Am I Eligible?

1. Section 3 Worker

   1. Gross income for the previous or annualized calendar year is below the income limit established by HUD.  2024 HUD Income Standard for Mpls-St. Paul-Bloomington are Low Income (80% AMI) is $68,500 and Very Low Income (50% AMI) is $43,500.  
   2. Employed by a Section 3 business concern.  
   3. YouthBuild participant. 

2. Section 3 Targeted Worker in a Public Housing Program

   1. Employed by a Section 3 business concern.  
   2. Youthbuild participant  
   3. A resident in public housing, Section 8-assisted housing, and/or resident of other  public housing projects to Section 8-assisted housing managed by the PHA that is providing the assistance.

3. Section 3 Targeted Worker with a Community Development Agency

   1. Employed by a Section 3 business concern.  
   2. YouthBuild participant.  
   3. Resident in public housing, Section 8-assisted housing, and/or a resident of other public housing projects or Section 8-assisted housing managed by the PHA that is providing the assistance (applies only to Public Housing Assistance Projects).  
   4. Live within the service area or the neighborhood of the project. Per 24 CFR § 75.5; Service area or the neighborhood of the project means an area within one mile of the Section 3 project or, if fewer than 5,000 people live within one mile of a Section 3 project, within a circle centered on the Section 3 project that is sufficient to encompass a population of 5,000 people according to the most recent U.S. Census (applies only to Housing and Community Development Assistance).

4. BUSINESSES - A business is eligible as a HUD SECTION 3 BUSINESS if they meet one the following criteria

   Business must operate or be headquartered within the 13-county Twin Cities metro area, which includes the counties of: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright counties in Minnesota; and Pierce and St. Croix counties in Wisconsin.  

   and meet at least ONE of the following:  

   At least 51% owned and controlled by a low- or very low-income person(s).    

   Over 75% of the labor hours performed for the business over the prior three-month period are performed by a Section 3 worker(s); or  

   A business at least 51% owned and controlled by current public housing residents or residents who currently live in Section 8-assisted housing.