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Section 3 Business Registry and Reporting System (SPEARS). Added benefits. Reduce Administrative burdens for those recipients that had own procedures for locating businesses. Provide uniform self-certification procedures.
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Added benefits • Reduce Administrative burdens for those recipients that had own procedures for locating businesses. • Provide uniform self-certification procedures. • Increase pool of Section 3 businesses that may submit bids for HUD funded contracts. • Assist in meeting goals by increasing HUD funded contracts awarded to Section 3 Businesses.
Section 3 National Registry How Does it Work?
Section 3 Business Registry www.hud.gov/sec3biz
Section 3 Performance Evaluation and Registry System (SPEARS) HUD 60002 Form
Section 3 Reporting SystemSPEARS • SPEARS – Section 3 Performance and Registry System. • New system to submit Section 3 reports – the HUD 60002 form. • Must submit electronically. • Requires registration in HUD’s Web Access Secure System (WASS). • New system interfaces with LOCCS
SPEARS • Update – SPEARS v. 3.0 launched May 2017. • New – Expected report feature. • New – Revised due dates for PHA’s; 60 days after the FYE. • Entitlement due dates remain the same; filed the same time as CAPERs. • Flexibility in selecting reporting periods. • Reporting periods may coincide with agency’s fiscal cycle or program year.
SPEARS • Report similar to previous system. Section 1 –information on new hires. Section 2 – Contracting and Section 3 – Summary of efforts to comply. • Reports submitted for each program area, i.e. operation, modernization and development.
SPEARS • System no longer uses program codes but will list program areas. • Agencies that do not need to report on a particular program can answer no to two questions and scroll to bottom report and click submit. • Transaction button which will show all disbursements from LOCCS from each Program funded.
SPEARS • Grantees can now save and print reports. • New reports will show if met all the 3 goals, if don’t meet all 3 goals will not be able to submit report without providing information why didn’t meet the goals. • Reports locked from edits 72 hours after submitting. Can request reports to be unlocked from the system. Click on unlock icon. Follow instructions to email 60002questions@hud.gov • Need assistance email: 60002questions@hud.gov
Resources • HUD Section 3 website: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/section3/section3 • Section 3 FAQs: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=11secfaqs.pdf • Section 3 Business Registry (Self-Certification): https://portalapps.hud.gov/Sec3BusReg/BRegistry/SearchBusiness • Section 3 Business Registry (Search for a Business): https://portalapps.hud.gov/Sec3BusReg/BRegistry/SearchBusiness
Resources Cont. • Section 3 Report (SPEARS) User Instructions: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=1560002instructions.pdf • Section 3 Report – Quick Guide: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=1560002instructions.pdf • Section 3 Frequently Asked Questions: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=v2faq.pdf
QUESTIONS For more information contact: Michele Hutchins, Equal Opportunity Specialist Office of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity Utah State HUD Office 125 S. State Street, Room 3001 Salt Lake City, UT 84138 (801) 524-6097-Direct line (801) 524-6909-TDD line email: michele.hutchins@hud.gov