10.149: Cotton and Wool Apparel Program
Alternate Name: CAWA
Overview
Program Number
10.149
Status
Inactive
Last Modified
May 13, 2022
Date Posted
May 13, 2022
Objective
FSA will provide assistance to eligible apparel manufacturers, Pima cotton spinners, and wool fabric manufacturers and wool spinners that have experienced a decrease of at least 15 percent decrease in gross sales or consumption in calendar year 2020, compared to calendar year 2017, 2018, or 2019.
Type of Assistance
D - Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use
Applicant Eligibility
An eligible applicant receives the CAWA benefit. An eligible applicant must be:
For apparel manufacturers, eligible products include:
• men's and boys' worsted wool suits, sport coats, or pants, or
• men's and boys' Pima cotton dress shirts.
The products must have been cut and sewn in the United States at a facility owned by the applicant or a member of its controlled group in the United States.
For Pima cotton spinners, the eligible product is Pima cotton for U.S. ring spun Pima cotton yarns measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number) in a single and plied form.
For wool fabric manufacturers and wool spinners, eligible products include:
• yarn spun in the United States of a type used for worsted woven wool fabric,
• worsted wool fabric woven in the United States, or
• wool top spun into worsted yarn in the United States.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Not Applicable
Additional Information
Grant Awards
Cotton and Wool Apparel Program direct grants
Grant Opportunities