The Section 3 Division is located in the Historic Lincoln Building, in the 18th and Vine District, 1601 E. 18th St., Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64108. The Section 3 Office serves to regulate the City’s federal requirements related to the Section 3 HUD Act of 1968, as amended. That acts intends to foster local and neighborhood economic development and to increase individual self-sufficiency. The Section 3 Office certifies businesses and individuals as Section 3 Business Enterprises or Section 3 Workers.
The City of Kansas City Missouri is responsible for administering more than $9 million in Section 3 covered Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. In 2006, Kansas City was the subject of a Section 3 Compliance Review, which resulted in a number of findings of noncompliance. Accordingly, Kansas City made Section 3 compliance a priority by creating an Office of Section 3 Administration with its own Section 3 Coordinator.
This office works closely with the City’s Contract Compliance Division, Office of Community Development, and potential Section 3 residents/ contractors. As a result, the City has developed aggressive and innovative strategies for complying with the requirements of Section 3 and has exceeded the numerical goals for contracting and employment opportunities found at 24 CFR § 135.30.
For more information please contact Sandra Walker.
Human Relations Department
Phillip Yelder, Administrative Director
City Hall, Fourth Floor
414 E. 12th St.
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: (816) 513-1836
Fax: (816) 513-1805
