Through the Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Account. Textile Clothing Technology Corporation is a not-for-profit corporation engaged in research and development to enhance competitive advantage of the sewn product, and hosiery industry sector, with support from more than two hundred companies, and affiliations with similar organizations. More than one million jobs in textile and apparel manufacturing have been lost to foreign competitors over the past fifteen years. The surviving companies who serve the soft goods supply chain must employ methods and processes that enhance competitiveness and provide value to the consumer. It is unlikely that a reversal of the outflow of jobs will occur in the near-term, but the manufacturing and distribution jobs remaining in the United States provide income and security for members of the lower economic strata, many of whom are single parents and minorities. Through the existence of such enterprises and employed work force, a warm base of manufacturing capability will be maintained for use in times of military call-up and for products necessary to the national defense. Financial support from the industry sector served, expected to be in excess of the amount of requested federal grant, will be utilized in tandem with grant funds to increase competitiveness for this industry sector.