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Sustaining project activity after MDCP funding is depleted
MDCP awards are designed to jump-start activity that will continue after MDCP award funds have been depleted. ITA is not allowed to continue to require cooperators to report project activity after the end of the MDCP project period. So it is difficult to gage how effective cooperators are at continuing MDCP project activity after the award funds are spent.
One way to estimate post-MDCP award sustainability is to look at projects that set out to establish a presence in a market outside the United States. Depending on the project, these could include a variety of different types of presence, including, the opening of an office, the establishment of a product testing faciltiy, or setting up a product demonstration and service center. These so-called "footholds" can be more easily tracked by simple internet searches. If a foothold established by an MDCP project is still listed and has current activity, it is evident from results from an internet search.
Most MDCP-established footholds continue to operate for years after MDCP award funding ends
As shown in the table below, since the program began in 1993, thirty-one (31) footholds have been established through MDCP projects. Of these, 25 are still operating today. Two others operated for more than a year after MDCP funding was depleted, but closed some time after that. Only four closed prior to one year after MDCP award funding was depleted. (In addtion to the 31, three additional footholds have been established through MDCP projects where the project end date is less than a year ago. As shown on the table, these are not included in the comparison.)
Some of the 31 footholds undertaken are featured on our post-award sustainability page.
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