10.615: Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund
Alternate Name: Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund
Overview
Program Number
10.615
Status
Active
Last Modified
Aug. 10, 2022
Date Posted
Aug. 10, 2022
Objective
The Agricultural Act of 2014 establishes the Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund to reduce the injury to domestic textile manufacturers resulting from U.S. import tariffs on cotton fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of cotton fabric. Section 12602 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 reauthorized and extended the Pima Agriculture Trust Fund through 2023.
Type of Assistance
D - Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use
Applicant Eligibility
Payments to reduce the injury to domestic textile manufacturers resulting from U.S. import tariffs on cotton fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of cotton fabric.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Beneficiaries limited to: one or more nationally recognized associations established for the promotion of pima cotton in apparel; yarn spinners of pima cotton that produce ring spun cotton yarns in the United States, and manufacturers who cut and sew cotton shirts in the United States who certify that they used imported cotton fabric in the preceding year.
Additional Information
Grant Awards
Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund direct grants
Grant Opportunities