Market Development Cooperator Program

WILL BE SPECIFIC TO YOUR PROJECT ACTIVITY:

Most cooperators create a benefits section of the success agreement that is unique to each distinct event or activity. What you include will depend on the specifics of your project. See the example on pages 14 through 15 of the mock application.

Pledge to report export success

MAY VARY BUT MUST INCLUDE LANGUAGE SIMILAR TO THIS:

Reporting your success. Our partner, ITA, needs to be able to show that its financial assistance is a worthwhile investment of U.S. tax dollars. So, as a condition of benefiting from this project, you agree to report as set forth below.

a. Photographs and video. ITA or [name of cooperator] may arrange to take photographs or shoot video of project activity. ITA and [name of cooperator] will use such media to promote the project, to describe what progress has been made generally, and to promote MDCP generally. ITA will abide by 2.d. below if it seeks to highlight a particular success.

b. Sharing export results with ITA. Each quarter, as a participant, you report to [name of coopertor] the destination market, value, and brief description of each export and/or export-related developments that are generated, in whole or in part, by participating in this activity. If you prefer not to report this information to [name of cooperator], you may report it to an ITA official, who will not, in such case, divulge details of such individual sales to [name of cooperator].

c. Confidentiality. ITA does not share your submitted export information publicly unless you specifically authorize it to do so. ITA professionals who have access to your success information have security clearances. They are accustomed to handling classified diplomatic cables and other media and transmissions that contain sensitive information.

d. Public highlighting of your successes. If ITA wants to publicize any of your successes, it will always show you what it proposes to do and secure your express approval in writing.

U.S. company and U.S. product affirmation

MUST INCLUDE:

I certify that I am, that my company is, or that I or my company represents: (a) a United States citizen; (b) a corporation, partnership or other association created under the laws of the United States or of any State; or (c) a foreign corporation, partnership, or other association, more than 95 percent of which is owned by persons described in (a) and (b) above;

AND I am, my company is, or the entity I or my company represents is, exporting, or seeks to export goods or services produced in the United States, or goods or services that contain at least 51 percent U.S. content. I understand that this certification is a requirement to participate in the MDCP project activity described above and that an intentionally false certification may result in termination of participation in such activity. Information provided to the International Trade Administration (ITA) is intended solely for internal use.

ITA will protect business confidential information to the full extent permitted by law and Administration policy. U.S. law prohibits U.S. government employees from disclosing trade secrets.