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Other 2021 - 014 ; 4/6/21 ; 8 -h Attachment 3 <br /> Local Jobs Initiative <br /> Section 3 Plan <br /> Local Economic Benefit for Low- and Very Low-Income Persons <br /> NC Department of Commerce and its sub -recipient <br /> Orange County, North Carolina <br /> NC CDBG- CV Program <br /> January 2021 — June 2023 <br /> I . APPLICATION AND COVERAGE OF POLICY <br /> NC Commerce and any of it sub-recipients are committed to the policy that, to the greatest extent <br /> possible , opportunities for training and employment be given to lower income residents of the <br /> community development project area and contracts for work in connection with federally assisted <br /> community development project be awarded to business concerns located or owned in substantial <br /> part by persons residing in the Section 3 covered area, as required by Section 3 of the Housing and <br /> Urban Development Act of 1968 , NC Commerce and any of its sub-recipients of the Community <br /> Development Block Grant - Coronavirus ( CDBG- CV) has developed and hereby adopts the <br /> following Plan : <br /> NC Commerce and any of its sub-recipients will comply with all applicable provisions of Section 3 <br /> of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 , as amended (24 CRF Part 135 ) , all regulations <br /> issued pursuant thereto by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and all applicable rules <br /> and orders of the Department issued thereunder . <br /> This Section 3 covered project area for the purposes of this grant program shall include NC <br /> Commerce and any of its sub-recipients and portions of the immediately adjacent area . <br /> NC Commerce and any of its sub-recipients will be responsible for implementation and <br /> . administration of the Section 3 plan . In order to implement the NC Commerce and any of its sub- <br /> recipient 's policy of encouraging local residents and businesses participation in undertalcing <br /> community development activities , the NC Commerce and any of its sub-recipients will follow this <br /> Section 3 plan which describes the steps to be taken to provide increased opportunities for local <br /> residents and businesses . <br /> This Section 3 Plan shall apply to services needed in connection with the grant including, but not <br /> limited to , businesses in the fields of planning, consulting, design, building construction/renovation, <br /> maintenance and repair, etc . <br /> When in need of a service , NC Commerce and any of its sub-recipients will identify suppliers , <br /> contractors or subcontractors located in the Section 3 area . Resources for this identification shall <br /> include the Minority Business Directory published through the State Department of Commerce , local <br /> directories and Small Business Administration local offices . Word of mouth recommendation shall <br /> also be used as a source . <br /> Page 1 <br />