MDCP

• MDCP Home
• New Awards for 2020
• What is MDCP?
• Impact
• Reputation for Efficacy
• Important Dates/Contact
• Current ITA Project Teams
• List of All Projects

Click headers to expand:

Results & Highlights

• Impact
• Trade Barrier Removal
• Export Successes
• Activity Highlights
• Post-Award Sustainability
• Exports Generated

Apply for Project Funding

• First, Are You Eligible?
• Educational Institutions
  
• Second Steps
• ITA Priorities
• Funding Criteria & Selection
• Letters of Support
• Alternative Match Sources
• Previous Project Winners
• Public Information Disclosure

Cooperator Project Mgt

• At a Glance
• Quarterly Reports
• Success Agreements
• Extend Project Period
• Change in Scope
• Fly America Act Waiver
• Project Teams
• Commercial Service Fees
• Use of ITA Emblem

ITA-MDCP Project Team

• Typical Team Composition
• Team Member Duties
• Team Leader Duties
• List of Active Teams
• Directories of ITA Staff
• Limited No-Charge Service

Cooperator Financial Mgt

• Financial Assistance Mgt Resources
• Special Award Conditions
• Spending Award Funds (ASAP)
• Excessive Cash On Hand
• Change in Budget
• Other Financial Mgt Topics

Other MDCP Resources

• Contact the MDCP Office
• Calls for Potential Applicants
• Frequently Asked Questions
• MDCP Relevance Today
• Notices of Funding Opportunity (NFO and FFO)
• Funding History 1993-2016
• MDCP Funding 2017-2020
• Program Interruption Questions

More Resources

• Financial Assistance Programs
• Visiting: Herbert Hoover Building
• Site Map/Info I Need
• STEP vs. MDCP
• Export Development Resources
• Effect of Government Shut-Down

Market Development Cooperator Program

ITA-MDCP Project Team Leader Guide

Each funded MDCP project has a team of ITA staff assigned to help a cooperator accomplish its project goals. This team may include federal staff outside of ITA as well. Each team has a leader. The table below summarizes the duties of the ITA-MDCP project team leader.

Resource	Description
Orientation & Outreach	Program overview: Find a description at What is MDCP.
	Examples of results: trade barrier removal, export success, and activity highlights
	Printable one-pager has been distributed to most domestic and DC-based ITA offices, but can be printed from this MDCP flyer pdf.
	More detailed PPT presentation outlines how MDCP works.
Project & Team Lists	List of all MDCP projects includes for most recent projects a link to a press release, a project profile, and a detailed MDCP application and workplan.
	List of active projects identifies the ITA-MDCP project team lead
	List of team members is the Case Contributor list that the team leader maintains for the SalesForce Case "MDCP award..." for the project.
	Team composition varies by project but follows this pattern.
	Know team member duties.
Team Duties & Management	Complete monthly report of team activity.
	Ensure that Cases & WINs are properly registered in SalesForce. Find the SalesForce Case number on your project's profile.
	Approve each projected-generated WIN. Remind team members to get comments on draft WINs from YOU and the MDCP Director first.
	Concur on each proposed use of ITA emblem. Refer proposed use of the Commercial Service (CS) logo to an appropriate CS member of the team.
	Schedule conference calls every 4-6 weeks with the cooperator and the ITA-MDCP project team.
	Draft call action items and follow up or delegate this to another team member.
Tracking Cooperator Performance	Quarterly cooperator reports: Review & comment: Part A1: Estimated future exports. Part A2: Reported exports. Part B: Reported progress on project milestones.
Operating Plan & Admin Funds	By Aug 31, submit plan for the coming fiscal year's project activity.
	Admin funds available to you and your team are summarized in the FY 2020 operating plan. Changes? Notify MDCP Director.
	Admin fund budget codes: Use these to prepare travel orders, etc.
General Project Management Advice	ITA-MDCP team member guide includes resources on travel and other topics that both you and your team members need.
	Use ITA Events Management to plan activities.
	Post project activity on ITA Events of Interest calendar. Each "Title" should begin "MDCP-" For example, "MDCP-Vehicle aftermarket mission to Chile"
	Reach out internally with an entry in the ITA weekly report to the Secretary or an I&A weekly report.
	Join quarterly conference calls for ITA-MDCP project team leads and for all active cooperators. Invite other team members as appropriate.
Project Closeout
	Review SalesForce Case "MDCP award ...": Update the status of all child Cases. Complete outstanding WINs. Create new WINs. Close all child Cases that can be closed. Notify the MDCP director when all child Cases and WINs are completed or closed.
	Cooperator & ITA-MDCP team: Conference one month prior to project end: Review the workplan in the original MDCP application (see List of Projects in the "Submission" column). Review summary of reported exports Part A2 (ask MDCP director for a list of expports specific to your cooperator). Review reported progress on project milestones Part B. Inventory outstanding items and determine additional action if any. Ask what ITA did well and could have done better. Ask what ITA can do to help post-MDCP sustainability of project. Review basics of how cooperator should complete its final report.