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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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An information service from Tourism Industries
http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/
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
Web: http://tinet.ita.doc.gov
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:

  1. MDCP Fact Sheet
  2. MDCP Highlights
  3. 2000 Application Kit (Including Federal Register Notice)
  4. Press Release October 13, 1999
  5. 1999 Award Winners
  6. Capsule Summaries of Active Cooperator Projects
  7. Capsule Summaries of the Projects of Past Participants
  8. 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:

  1. http://tinet.ita.doc.gov
  2. http://www.usatrade.gov/website
  3. http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/td_home/tdhome.html
  4. http://www.ita.doc.gov

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