TInews Archive #20000320114949
Date: | Mon, 20 Mar 2000 11:49:49 -0500 (EST) |
From: | TInews Announcement <announce@tinet.ita.doc.gov> |
To: | TInews Announcement <tiannounce@tinet.ita.doc.gov> |
Subject: | TInews: DOC Announces 2000 MDCP Grant Award Competition Details |
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U.S. International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
3/17/2000
DOC Announces 2000 MDCP Grant Award Competition Details
Contact: | Tourism Industries office |
E-mail: | tinet_info@ita.doc.gov |
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Phone: | (202) 482-0140, Fax: (202) 482-2887 |
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce released the schedule for this
year's Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) grant award
competition. This year, the applications will be due on May 16th, 2000.
For further information on the schedule or for an application, please go
to the MDCP web site at: http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/mdcp
In addition, an MDCP kick-off meeting is planned for April 3rd, 2000 in
Washington D.C. For more information on this meeting please visit the web
site at: http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/mdcp/submitappl.html
The tourism industry has benefited by nearly a million dollars from these
grants in the past. In 1998, Travel South USA was an award recipient, and
in 1999 the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau was awarded a grant
from the MDCP.
Tourism Industries would like to encourage travel and tourism
organizations to apply for this year's awards as well. Again, go to the
ITA web site page to obtain the items required to obtain this grant. Go
to: http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/mdcp.
On this page, you will find the following:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Trade Development
THE MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR PROGRAM
A Public-Private Partnership
Links are available that provide additional information on:
- MDCP Fact Sheet
- MDCP Highlights
- 2000 Application Kit (Including Federal Register Notice)
- Press Release October 13, 1999
- 1999 Award Winners
- Capsule Summaries of Active Cooperator Projects
- Capsule Summaries of the Projects of Past Participants
- Project Team Leaders to Contact for More Information on Specific Projects
For Further Information Contact:
Brad Hess, Manager,
Market Development Cooperator Program
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th & Constitution Ave. N.W., Room 3209
Washington, DC 20230
Telephone (202) 482-2969 or -3197.
Fax requests to (202) 482-5828.
Tourism Industries along with the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service will
be happy to assist you with market background and plan suggestions in
applying for this grant. You are encouraged to use these resources to
show the public/private partnership links. Please visit the ITA web sites
as well when developing your proposals. TI suggests you go to:
- http://tinet.ita.doc.gov
- http://www.usatrade.gov/website
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/td_home/tdhome.html
- http://www.ita.doc.gov
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