Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP)
	CFDA Number:	11.112
	CFDA Description:	Export Promotion Market Development Cooperation
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
	Category of Funding Activity:	Business and Commerce Other Regional Development
	Category Explanation:	MDCP awards help to underwrite the start-up costs of new ventures that organizations are often reluctant to undertake without federal government support. MDCP strengthens the competitiveness of U.S. industry by fostering projects that result in incre
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	1111205312007
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 31, 2007
	Creation Date:	May 31, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 13, 2007 The Department must receive the applications in Washington, DC physically or electronically, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern daylight time on July 13, 2007.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 14, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	5
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$175,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$40,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: Trade associations, state departments of trade and their regional associations, and non-profit industry organizations, including 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. An applicant that fails to meet the eligibility criteria cannot receive an MDCP award even if its application is reviewed. For information on the disposition of ineligible applications, consult V.D.3. Late and Ineligible Applications Returned to Sender.
Grant Description: Through MDCP cooperative agreements the Department provides technical[1] and financial assistance[2] that these organizations match. Organizations compete for a limited number of MDCP awards. Trade associations, state departments of trade, and non-profit industry organizations, including organizations such as centers for international trade development and small business development centers are eligible to apply for an MDCP award. These organizations are particularly effective in reaching small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). (The programs 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 ventures that organizations are often reluctant to undertake without federal government support. MDCP strengthens the competitiveness of U.S. industry by fostering projects that result in increased exports and/or market share for non-agricultural goods and services produced in the United States As an active partner, ITA will, as appropriate, guide and assist organizations in achieving project objectives. ITA encourages organizations to propose projects that (1) best strengthen their industry through market development; and (2) leverage the partnership between the organization and ITA. A. Definitions Several definitions are provided in VIII. Other Information is provided below to assist readers in preparing MDCP applications. B. Examples of Project Activity Applicants should propose market development activities tailored to strengthen the competitiveness of the relevant U.S. industry. Examples from prior years are set forth below.[3] These are provided only for illustration. Applicants are not required to propose any of these activities: 1. Promotion of standards that ensure market access for U.S. products; 2. Helping business leaders to leverage free trade agreements to the advantage of U.S. industry; 3. Demonstration of U.S. products abroad; 4. Development of a shared Internet-based distribution system in a target market ; 5. Establishment of technical servicing of U.S. products abroad; 6. Joint promotion of U.S. products with foreign partners; 7. Establishment of an office in a target market[4]; 8. Education of foreign users of U.S. technology on intellectual property rights; 9. Training foreign staff for after-sale service of U.S. products in target markets; 10. Publication of product brochures and company directories; and 11. Development of quality standards and designations along with target-market promotion of same. C. Program Authority MDCP is provided for in 15 U.S.C. §4723. The program strengthens U.S. industrys competitiveness by developing, maintaining, and expanding foreign markets for non-agricultural goods and services produced in the United States. Non-agricultural goods and service means goods and services other than agricultural products as defined in 7 U.S.C. 451.[5]
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.trade.gov/mdcp http://www.trade.gov/mdcp
Grant Announcement Contact: Brad Hess
Program Manager, MDCP
Phone 202-482-2969 Brad_Hess@ita.doc.gov Brad_Hess@ita.doc.gov
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