The following information was taken directly from the website of the Forum on Democracy and Trade.
New Program. ARRA includes a new grant-based program: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities. This program allows a community to apply for designation as a community affected by trade. Communities are eligible to apply for grants if the Secretary of Labor certifies a group of workers in the community as eligible for TAA for Workers benefits and the Secretary of Commerce has certified a firm in the community as eligible for TAA for Firms benefits. Groups of agricultural producers in a community that has been certified to receive benefits under the TAA for Farmers and Fishermen program may also apply.
House Report 111-016 clarifies that TAA for Communities can provide technical assistance to a community to diversify and strengthen its economy; identify impediments to economic development that result from the impact of trade; and develop a community strategic plan to address economic adjustment and workforce dislocation.
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