Market Development Cooperator Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Market Development Cooperator Program
	CFDA Number:	11.112
	CFDA Description:	Export Promotion Market Development Cooperation
	Federal Agency Name:	Market Development Cooperator Program
	Category of Funding Activity:	Business and Commerce
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	11-112-05252004
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 25, 2004
	Creation Date:	Aug 13, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 14, 2004 Applications: The Department must receive completed applications by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, July 14, 2004. Late applications will not be accepted. Applicants whose applications have been accepted will be notified via e-mail or fax within ten days of the submission deadline.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Aug 13, 2004
	Expected Number of Awards:	7
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Trade associations, state departments of trade and their regional associations, and non-profit industry organizations, including export multiplier organizations such as World Trade Centers, centers for international trade development and small business development centers are eligible to apply for an MDCP award. In cases where no entity described above represents the industry, private industry firms or groups of firms may be eligible to apply for an MDCP award. Such private industry firms or groups of firms must provide in their application, documentation demonstrating that no entity in the first three categories listed below represents their industry. A complete description is available at the website at http://www.export.gov/mdcp
Grant Description: Through MDCP cooperative agreements the Department works with organizations that have export multiplier functions providing technical and financial assistance that these organizations match. Export multiplier organizations compete for a limited number of MDCP awards. Trade associations, state departments of trade and their regional associations, and non-profit industry organizations, including export multiplier organizations such as World Trade Centers, centers for international trade development and small business development centers are eligible to apply for an MDCP award. These export multipliers are particularly effective in reaching small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). (The program?s eligibility requirements effectively preclude applications from individuals and private companies. See III. Eligibility Information below.) MDCP awards help to underwrite the start-up costs of new export ventures that export multipliers are often reluctant to undertake without Federal Government support. MDCP aims to develop, maintain and expand foreign markets for non-agricultural goods and services produced in the United States and serves to: o Challenge the private sector to think strategically about foreign markets; o Spur private-sector innovation and investment in exporting; and, o Increase the number of U.S. companies, particularly SMEs, taking decisive export actions. As an active partner, ITA will, as appropriate, guide and assist export multipliers in achieving project objectives. ITA encourages export multipliers to propose projects that (1) best meet their industry's market development needs; and (2) leverage the partnership between the export multiplier and ITA.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.export.gov/mdcp http://www.export.gov/mdcp
Grant Announcement Contact: Hess, Brad, Manager, Phone 202-482-2969, Fax 202-482-4462, Email Brad_Hess@ita.doc.gov Brad_Hess@ita.doc.gov Hess, Brad
Similar Government Grants: • Market Development Cooperator Program 2011; • Opportunity ITA-MAS-OPCM-2010-2002340; • Market Development Cooperator Program 2009; • Opportunity 1111206172008; • Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP)