FY 2015-2016 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program

The summary for the FY 2015-2016 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Department of Commerce, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

FY 2015-2016 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program: This FFO announces the availability of funding for the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program (TAAF) administered by DOC – via EDA –under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. § 2341 et seq.). TAAF provides cost shared technical assistance to help strengthen the competitiveness of American companies that have been negatively impacted by increasing imports (defined as having lost domestic sales and employment because of increased imports of similar goods and services). EDA operates TAAF through a national network of Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers (TAACs). EDA is soliciting applications from organizations to operate as TAACs. Each TAAC is expected to provide technical assistance to import-impacted firms in preparing petitions for certification of eligibility under the program, and in developing and implementing adjustment proposals (business recovery plans) for such firms. Through this competition, EDA aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the program through enhanced program performance measurement, decreased program administrative costs, closer alignment of geographic service areas of TAACs with the service areas of EDA’s six regional offices, and a more equitable distribution of services across all U.S. States and Territories. Applicants are advised to carefully read Appendix B, TAAF Eligibility and Program Requirements for TAACs, which outlines the programmatic and administrative requirements for operating a TAAC.
EDA expects to fund up to 11 TAACs through this competition, each with a period of performance of up to five years. See section II. of this FFO.

Federal Grant Title:	FY 2015-2016 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
Grant Categories:	Business and Commerce
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	EDA-HDQ-TAAF-2016-2004559
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	11.313
CFDA Descriptions:	Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms
Current Application Deadline:	Nov 24, 2015
Original Application Deadline:	Nov 24, 2015
Posted Date:	Sep 25, 2015
Creation Date:	Sep 21, 2015
Archive Date:	Dec 24, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$12,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$1,500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	11
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Special district governments
State governments
Private institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Pursuant to the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, eligible applicants for and eligible recipients of EDA investment assistance under this FFO includes a(n):
1. Institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education;
2. Public or private non-profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State;
3. State, county, city, or other political subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions;
Under the Trade Act of 1974, EDA is not authorized to provide grants to individuals or for-profit entities, and such requests will not be considered for funding.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: www.eda.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Miriam J. Kearse, Lead Program Analyst Trade Adjustment Assistance Division Economic Development Administration 1401 Constitution Avenue, Suite 71030 Washington, DC 20310 Main Office: (202) 482-0556
[email protected]

Department of Commerce 202 482 3134
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