Section 3 Program Overview

Section 3 Certification Program Overview

The purpose of HUD’s Section 3 program is to provide employment, training and contracting opportunities to low-income individuals, particularly those who are recipients of government assistance for housing or other public assistance programs.

Eligibility Guidelines

The worker’s income must be at or below the amount provided below for an individual (household of 1) regardless of actual household size.

Individual Income Limits for the Omaha-Council Bluffs MSA (FY 2025): $63,700

See https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il.html for the most recent income limits.

Section 3 Worker Definition:

• A low or very low-income person (as established by HUD in the table above) 1; or
• Employed by a Section 3 business concern; or
• A YouthBuild participant.

Targeted Section 3 Worker Definition:

• Employed by a Section 3 business concern or
• Currently meets or when hired met at least one of the following categories as documented within the past five years:
• Living within 1 mile of the service area or neighborhood of the project
• A YouthBuild participant.