The Department of Commerce is offering financial assistance in 2014 to U.S. manufacturers of specific worsted wool fabrics as authorized by the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act. Two categories of worsted wool fabrics are eligible for grants, with each category receiving $2,666,000 in funding. The funds will be allocated based on the percentage of production for each manufacturer. This grant program is funded by the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund. Applications are open until October 3, 2014, for manufacturers meeting the specified criteria.
Opportunity ID: 263111
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ITA-INA-OTEXA-2014-2004216 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Grants to Manufacturers of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics 2014 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Business and Commerce |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.113 — ITA Special Projects |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 25, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 03, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 03, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 02, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,666,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,333,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The worsted wool fabrics grant program is open to persons (including firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who were, during calendar years 1999, 2000 and 2001, manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics in the United States of the kind described in HTS 9902.51.11 or 9902.51.15. Only manufacturers who weave worsted wool fabric in the United States as of the date of application shall be eligible for grant funds. Any manufacturer who becomes a successor-of-interest to a manufacturer of the worsted wool fabrics described in HTS 9902.51.11 or HTS 9902.51.15 during 1999, 2000 or 2001 because of a reorganization or otherwise, shall be eligible to apply for such grants. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | The purpose of this notice is to inform potential applicants that the Department of Commerce is providing financial assistance in calendar year 2014 for U.S. manufacturers of certain worsted wool fabrics. Section 4002(c)(6)(A) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-429, 118 Stat. 2603) (the “Act”) as amended by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-343, 122 Stat.3765), authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to persons (including firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who were, during calendar years 1999, 2000, and 2001, manufacturers of two categories of worsted wool fabrics. The first category are manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics, containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool, with average fiber diameters greater than 18.5 micron (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) heading 9902.51.11); the total amount of available funds is $2,666,000, to be allocated among such manufacturers on the basis of the percentage of each manufacturers’ production of worsted wool fabric included in HTS 9902.51.11. The second category are manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics, containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool, with average fiber diameters of 18.5 micron or less (HTS heading 9902.51.15, previously HTS heading 9902.51.12); the total amount of available funds is $2,666,000, to be allocated among such manufacturers on the basis of the percentage of each manufacturers’ production of worsted wool fabric included in HTS 9902.51.15. Funding for the worsted wool fabrics grant program will be provided by the Department of the Treasury from amounts in the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”). The total amount of grants to manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics described in HTS 9902.51.11 shall be $2,666,000 in calendar year 2014. The total amount of grants to manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics described in HTS 9902.51.15 shall also be $2,666,000 in calendar year 2014. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Pamela Kirkland, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, Telephone: 202-482-3587
Email:Pamela.Kirkland@trade.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 263111 Full Announcement-1 -> ITA-INA-OTEXA-2014-2004216 FFO Report.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Pamela Kirkland, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, Telephone: 202-482-3587 Email: Pamela.Kirkland@trade.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.113 | 2499620 | Manufacturers of Worsted Wool Fabrics Grants 2014 | PKG00204285 | Aug 25, 2014 | Oct 03, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
263111 SF424-2.0.pdf
263111 CD511-1.1.pdf
263111 SF424B-1.1.pdf
263111 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Share This Post, Choose Your Platform!
About the Author: osnqt
