How to apply...
Application Procedure:
To apply for TAA under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, a "Petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance" must be filed directly with the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance at the address listed below and with the State official or organizaton designated by the Governor of the State in which the workers' firmor subdivison is located. DTAA and State contact information, as well as petition forms in English and Spanish, are available trough the State Workforce Agencies or from the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance listed below. The Petitionforms may also be downloaded from our web-site at: http:www.soleta.gov/tradeact.
Note: Each program will indicate whether applications are to be submitted to the Federal headquarters, regional or local office, or to a State or local government office.
Award Procedure:
A Certification of Eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance may be issued by the Secretary if Labor to groups of workers who have been found,by the Department of Labor, to have met the requirements concerning foreign trade-affected separations from employment, Individual workers covered by the certification can apply to the local office of their State Workforce Agency for individual determinations of eligibility to receive benefits.
Note: Grant payments may be made by a letter of credit, advance by Treasury check, or reimbursement by Treasury check.
Awards may be made by the headquarters office directly to the applicant, an agency field office, a regional office,
or by an authorized county office. The assistance may pass through the initial applicant for further distribution by
intermediate level applicants to groups or individuals in the private sector.