Grants to Manufacturers of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics 2013

Post Date

September 5th 2013

Application Due Date

September 27th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

ITA-IA-OTEXA-2013-2003859

CFDA Number(s)

11.113

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Business and Commerce

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $5060068

• Award Range:

  $2530034 - $2530034

Grant Description

To execute section 4002(c)(6)(A) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act 2004 (Public Law 108-429, 118 Stat. 2603), which authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to 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 $2,530,034 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 $2,530,034, 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.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Pamela Kirkland, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
  Phone: (202) 482-3587

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Work

• Agency Email Address:

  Pamela.Kirkland@trade.gov