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US Congress enhances funding for textile industry
28 Nov '05
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The US Congress has appropriated $13 million to support the National Textile Center (NTC).
The funding is for research designed to make the US textile industry more competitive globally and is included in the Fiscal Year 2006 Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations Act.
This is the highest level of funding the NTC has ever received, and it represents a 30 percent increase over Fiscal Year 2005.
Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, noted that Congress considers increased funding for textile research a priority.
"The National Textile Center ... trains textile industry engineers and scientists, and conducts state-of-the-art research projects.
These activities are essential for the US textile industry to maintain its global competitiveness."
Funds are provided to the NTC through a US Department of Commerce grant.
In the past four years, the grant had remained at $10 million annually.
With its additional allocation of $3 million for FY2006, the NTC will be able to fund approximately 15 to 20 new fiber/textile research projects as well as continuing 46 current projects.
Many of these projects are related to homeland security, biotechnology, electronics, and other key technologies.
A portion of the grant will also be used to fund fiber/textile educational programs, such as internships and fellowships.
"They understand this substantial increase in their allocation to reflect Congressional confidence in the research and education activities they are carrying out in support of our industry," said NTC Executive Director Dr.
The funding is for research designed to make the US textile industry more competitive globally and is included in the Fiscal Year 2006 Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations Act.
This is the highest level of funding the NTC has ever received, and it represents a 30 percent increase over Fiscal Year 2005.
Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, noted that Congress considers increased funding for textile research a priority.
"The National Textile Center ... trains textile industry engineers and scientists, and conducts state-of-the-art research projects.
These activities are essential for the US textile industry to maintain its global competitiveness."
Funds are provided to the NTC through a US Department of Commerce grant.
In the past four years, the grant had remained at $10 million annually.
With its additional allocation of $3 million for FY2006, the NTC will be able to fund approximately 15 to 20 new fiber/textile research projects as well as continuing 46 current projects.
Many of these projects are related to homeland security, biotechnology, electronics, and other key technologies.
A portion of the grant will also be used to fund fiber/textile educational programs, such as internships and fellowships.
"They understand this substantial increase in their allocation to reflect Congressional confidence in the research and education activities they are carrying out in support of our industry," said NTC Executive Director Dr.
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