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Market Development Cooperator Program

 

Applications for new MDCP financial awards due April 27, 2020:

On February 27, 2020, the International Trade Administration (ITA) published a notice on grants.gov and here on this siteinviting the submission of applications for Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) awards. Applications are due April 27. March 25, 2020 update: ITA has no plans to extend the deadline.

See this quick summary of the 2020 MDCP competition details.

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Contact Us:

For questions about eligibility for possible MDCP competition, please see the Eligibility page.

For all other MDCP questions, contact Mr. Brad Hess at Brad.Hess@trade.gov or Ms. Jessica Dulkadir at Jessica.Dulkadir@trade.gov and copy your local Commercial Service office.

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Important Dates:

Organizations interested in applying for MDCP financial awards should plan to participate in one or more upcoming conference calls to discuss program parameters. Instructions for all calls: Call: 203-280-9578, Code: 6504789#

2019-2020		Day		Eastern
December 19		Thursday		2:30 p.m.
January 7		Tuesday		11:30 a.m.
January 15		Wednesday		2:30 p.m.
January 31		Friday		11:30 a.m.
February 12		Wednesday		2:30 p.m.
February 20		Thursday		2:30 p.m.
March 5		Thursday		2:30 p.m.
March 11		Wednesday		11:30 a.m.
March 25		Wednesday		2:30 p.m.
March 31		Tuesday		11:30 a.m.
April 9		Thursday		2:30 p.m.

Each conference call includes a brief overview of program parameters but will likely differ based on questions raised by participants. To register questions to cover prior to any call, contact Jessica.Dulkadir@trade.gov. See also our frequently asked questions page.

Resource for ITA staff outreach to industry groups. (Same resource on a different platform.)