1. Section 3 Business Registry and Reporting System (SPEARS)

2. 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.

3. Section 3 National Registry How Does it Work?

4. Section 3 Business Registry

11. Section 3 Performance Evaluation and Registry System (SPEARS) HUD 60002 Form

12. Section 3 Reporting System SPEARS
SPEARS – Section 3 Performance and Registry System.
New system to submit Section 3 reports – the HUD form.
Must submit electronically.
Requires registration in HUD’s Web Access Secure System (WASS).
New system interfaces with LOCCS

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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
Need assistance

17. Resources
HUD Section 3 website:
Section 3 FAQs:
Section 3 Business Registry (Self-Certification):
Section 3 Business Registry (Search for a Business):

18. Resources Cont.
Section 3 Report (SPEARS) User Instructions:
Section 3 Report – Quick Guide:
Section 3 Frequently Asked Questions:

19. 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 (801) Direct line (801) TDD line