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. 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 System SPEARS 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