The Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) is a federal program that provides grant funding and technical assistance to American manufacturers to strengthen competitive abilities focusing on increased profits, jobs creation and long-term financial stability. TAAF funding offers a 50/50 cost sharing of projects (up to $150K) focused on improving a company's competitive position. Grant funds can be used for projects that improve internal operations such as: Production, Engineering, Quality, Marketing, Management and Information Technology. To be eligible for grant funding a company must have experienced sales and employment declines of 5% or more over a "look-back" period.

American Color Technology produces liquid inks and coatings for a variety of printing and packaging applications in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company's products include water-based and solvent-based flexographic & gravure inks for flexible and rigid substrates, as well as ultraviolet coatings. In addition, ACT provides world class color dispersions for various packaging and product applications. American Color Technology headquartered in Kansas City Missouri, with manufacturing locations throughout the Midwest, demonstrates a fundamental commitment to innovation, quality, and technical service. ACT utilizes the latest technological advances in ink and dispersion manufacturing and process management to ensure our customers maintain world class products and performan