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USDA to grant $50 million to apparel makers under CAWA

  

As a part of its new Cotton and Wool Apparel (CAWA) Program, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will grant $50 million in funds to assist eligible apparel manufacturers of worsted wool suits, sport coats, pants, or pima cotton dress shirts; pima cotton spinners; and wool fabric manufacturers and wool spinners.

A part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative and the Department’s efforts to help US’ food, agriculture and forestry sectors get back on track, the CAWA program supports eligible entities whohave experienced a decrease of at least 15 per cent in 2020 gross sales or consumption of eligible products. Payments to eligible entities will be based on their pre-pandemic market share

The relief will support American workers and the domestic pima cotton growers and wool producers who rely on this industry. USDA’s FSA national office is administering the direct payments which will be funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Eligible entities must have filed an affidavit for a payment in any year from 2017 to 2021 for the Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund or Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund through USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS).

 
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