About Us
The Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center has over 25 years of experience helping small manufacturers that have been hurt by imports improve their business.
GLTAAC is part of the Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy (IRLEE) at the University of Michigan. It manages the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program for companies located in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
TAAF is the only federal program specifically designed to help companies that have been negatively impacted by imports. GLTAAC is funded by the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Regional centers across the nation manage the program.