What is CCACTI?

The Traditional Industries Program (TIP) is a partnership of state government, Georgia's University System and its traditional industries - pulp and paper, food processing, and textiles/carpet. The program conducts research to improve the competitiveness of these three industries, which combined employ almost half of Georgia's manufacturing workers.

Georgia's textile/carpet research program is led by the Consortium on Competitiveness for the Apparel, Carpet, and Textile Industry (CCACTI), with representatives from more than 40 apparel, carpet and textile companies in Georgia. Organizationally, CCACTI's structure includes a Research Advisory Committee and two Technical Committees (the Carpet Committee and the Textile Committee). The Research Advisory Committee is a standing committee of the Georgia Textile Manufacturers Association.

The Research Advisory Committee sets the program's strategic direction, oversees the project selection process, and makes the final recommendation for project funding to the Governor.

The technical committees review project proposals for technical merit and provide input to the Research Advisory Committee in its selection of CCACTI's annual research agenda. Technical committees also monitor and review progress on all funded projects.

CCACTI's industry leaders meet regularly to discuss and set priorities for research needs, and to monitor progress of ongoing projects. Once each year, CCACTI requests project proposals from faculty and researchers from the University System of Georgia. Projects must address critical competitiveness issues that impact a significant number of companies in Georgia. Projects are funded for a year at a time (July 1 through June 30), for a maximum of three years.

To view the CCACTI Operational Guidelines, click here.