Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.615
- Agency
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Treasury account
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- 12-5635-0-2-351
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service administers the Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund (CFDA 10.615), which compensates domestic textile manufacturers—specifically yarn spinners and cut-and-sew cotton shirt manufacturers—for economic injury caused by U.S. import tariffs on cotton fabric that exceed tariffs on finished apparel articles, with the next application deadline of March 15, 2027.
The program operates through a notarized affidavit filing process rather than competitive grant solicitation. Yarn spinners must document production of ring spun cotton yarns measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number) in single and plied form during the preceding calendar year. Cut-and-sew shirt manufacturers must provide invoices and supporting documentation—including price lists and technical specifications—evidencing purchases of woven cotton fabric of 80s count or higher, 2-ply in warp, along with purchase dates and dollar values. USDA reviews submitted affidavits to establish eligibility, after which the agency disburses payment directly to claimants. All applications must be received by March 15 each year; filings after this deadline are ineligible for consideration regardless of submission circumstances.
The source does not provide recent grant award data, award frequency trends, typical payment magnitudes, total federal dollars obligated, or information about assistance-type categorization. The program is reauthorized by statute through the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and operates under authority of Section 12314 of the Agricultural Act of 2014. Detailed application procedures and program information are available at www.fas.usda.gov. The determinative focus is on meeting the March 15 deadline each year and maintaining complete supporting documentation evidencing both the qualifying product characteristics and the economic injury linkage to tariff differentials. Given the statutory eligibility structure and the affidavit-based claims process, suitability depends on whether your organization qualifies as a yarn spinner or cut-and-sew manufacturer meeting the fiber and fabric specifications.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund was established 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.
- Description
Reduces the economic 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.
Eligibility
- 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.
- Credentials and documentation
Per Section 12314 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 eligible claimants must file notarized affidavits as specified under subsection (c) for yarn spinners and subsection (d) for manufacturers who cut and sew cotton shirts. Additionally, these affidavits must be filed by the deadlines specified under subsection (e) in order to be eligible for payment. Section 12602 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 reauthorized and extended the Pima Agriculture trust Fund thorough 2023.
- Uses of assistance
Unrestricted use. For example, payments could be used to pay the salaries of the eligible claimant's employees or to offset paid U.S. import duties.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
The program is currently authorized through 2024.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Details of application process can be found at the Pima Cotton program page at www.fas.usda.gov.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
A thorough review of the information provided in applications is conducted to determine applicant eligibility.
- Award procedure
Per Section 12314 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 and reauthorized by Section 12602 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, eligible claimants must file notarized affidavits as specified under subsection (c) for yarn spinners and subsection (d) for manufacturers who cut and sew cotton shirts. Additionally, these affidavits must be filed by the deadlines specified under subsection (e) in order to be eligible for payment. Once eligibility has been established USDA will disburse payment to the claimant.
- Deadlines
Applications must be received not later than March 15.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Per Section 12314 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 and reauthorized by Section 12602 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, any eligible person who provides an affidavit under this program must file not later than March 15 of each year.
- Renewals
Applications received after the March 15th deadline will not be considered.
- Appeals
USDA determination is final.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.615?
Assistance Listing 10.615 is Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund, a federal grant program run by Foreign Agricultural Service (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund?
Its CFDA number is 10.615: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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