Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968
According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) website, Section 3 is the legal basis for providing jobs for residents and awarding contracts to businesses in areas receiving certain types of HUD financial assistance. Under Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968, wherever HUD funds are expended for housing or community development, to the greatest extent feasible, economic opportunities will be given to Section 3 residents (public housing residents or low/very-low income persons residing in an area where HUD-assisted projects for housing or community development are located).
Click the links below to learn more about Section 3 Economic Opportunities from the NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR).