Section 3 Business Concern Certification Form
Updated March 2024
Section 3 is a provision of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) Act of 1968. The purpose of Section 3 is to help ensure that employment and other economic opportunities are, to the greatest extent feasible, directed to low- and very low-income persons, particularly those who are recipients of government assistance for housing, and to businesses that provide economic opportunities to low- and very low-income persons. 
Instructions: A business seeking certification as a Section 3 Business Concern may certify by completing this form and submitting it to the appropriate person listed on page 2. This form will help determine the business’ status as a Section 3 Business Concern as defined in 24 CFR Part 75. Complete the Business Information section and select the appropriate criteria to certify the Section 3 Business Concern status of your business. List all owners and their percent of ownership.
Business Information
Table 1: Business Information Request
Information Requested	Response	
Business Name	     	
Business Address	     	
Business Telephone	     	
Business Email	     	
Type of Business	 Sole Proprietorship
 Partnership
 Corporation
 Joint Venture
 LLC	
Industry/Service (plumbing, carpentry, painting, etc.)	     	
Owner Name, Percent Ownership	     ,      %	
Owner Name, Percent Ownership (if applicable)	     ,      %	
Section 3 Eligibility
Section 3 Business Definition: A Section 3 Business Concern is a business that meets at least one of the following criteria, documented within the last six-month period.
Check only one option below that applies to your business: 
 Business is at least 51% owned and controlled by a person or person(s) with incomes below the limit established by HUD for an individual for the business owner’s county of residence. Using the attached pages, find the one-person income limit for the correct county and compare your annual income to the amounts indicated. Check only one box below:
 Owner’s income is at or below 80% of Area Median Income (AMI)
 Owner’s income is at or below 50% of AMI
 The business is at least 51% owned and controlled by current public housing residents or residents who currently live in Section 8 assisted housing.
 Over 75% of the labor hours performed for the business over the prior three-month period was performed by Section 3 Workers. A Section 3 Worker is any individual who currently fits, or when hired within the past five years fit, at least one of the following three categories:
•	Income for the previous or annualized calendar year is below the income limit established by HUD for an individual for their county of residence; or 
•	Employed by a certified Section 3 Business Concern; or 
•	A YouthBuild participant.
Please provide documentation relating to the criteria that you checked off.

Certification
I hereby certify, under penalty of law, that the above information is true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that providing false or misleading information may result in decertification as a Section 3 Business or other penalties. I understand that by signing this form I am allowing the Section 3 program to send me information about upcoming contracting opportunities, small business training and other outreach events.
     	     
Signature of Business Owner	Date
     
Printed Name of Business Owner
If you live outside of the 13-county Twin Cities metro area, send completed certification to: 
Minnesota Housing – Multifamily Division
400 Wabasha St. N
Suite 400
St. Paul, MN 55102 
aaron.keniski@state.mn.us 
If you live in the 13-county Twin Cities metro area, send completed certification to: 
Section 3 Program – City of Saint Paul 
15 West Kellogg Blvd.
Suite 280 
St. Paul, MN 55102 
jef.yang@ci.stpaul.mn.us 
Fax: 651-266-8962