The Department of Commerce is offering grants 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 funding based on their wool content and average fiber diameters. A total of $5,332,000 is available to be allocated among qualifying manufacturers for calendar year 2012. Funding will be provided from the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund by the Department of the Treasury. The application deadline for this grant opportunity is August 24, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 189733
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | ITA-IA-OTEXA-2012-2003479 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Grants to Manufacturers of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 11.113 — ITA Special Projects |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Aug 06, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Aug 06, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 24, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 24, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Sep 23, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 5,332,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $2,666,000 |
| 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 2012 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 2012. 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 2012. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | Modified to ensure that dates are correct. | Aug 06, 2012 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 11.113 |
| Competition ID: | 2297950 |
| Competition Title: | Grants to Manufacturers of Worsted Wool Fabrics Grants 2012 |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00136910 |
| Opening Date: | Aug 06, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Aug 24, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Pamela Kirkland |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization and Individual Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] CD511 Form [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] |
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Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.113 | 2297950 | Grants to Manufacturers of Worsted Wool Fabrics Grants 2012 | PKG00136910 | Aug 06, 2012 | Aug 24, 2012 | View | Pamela Kirkland | Organization and Individual Applicants |