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** All Cooperators *As needed

Ref Item Due/Explanation Resource
1. Performance report, quarterly: Reporting progress on ITA measures (Part A). **

 

To ITA 30 days after the end of each quarter.

(After performance reports are submitted, ITA team needs 20 days to review them. Number of days after end of quarter by which Grants Online declares reports delinquent: 30 for financial, 50 for performance.)

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2. Performance report, quarterly: Reporting progress on cooperator measures (Part B). ** Trade.gov/mdcp web address
3. Financial report SF-425, quarterly ** Quarterly financial reports
4. Success agreement. *
Several weeks prior to the first activity where individual companies are recruited to participate.
See the example in the mock application (pages 23-25) posted at Trade.gov/mdcp web address
5. Send list of participating companies to ITA members of your federal team. *
Local ITA offices (USEACs) can establish good rapport, provide advice and support, and improve your ability to document export successes.
6. Success stories with photos. * As often as you can.
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7. ITA Emblem ** Every time you wish to use the emblem.
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8. Fiscal year operating plan. ** Mid-August.
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9. Budget modifications. (Where cumulative transfers between the 8 standard OMB budget categories exceed 10% of the total project budget.) * Request Grants Officer approval as soon as possible.
Quarterly financial reports
10. Budget modifications. (Where cumulative transfers between the 8 standard OMB budget categories are less than 10% of the total project budget.) * Grants Officer approval is NOT required.
Coordinate with your ITA-led federal team.
11. Fly America Act waiver requests. *
Three (3) weeks prior to proposed travel on non-U.S. flagged carrier.
Guidelines for submitting waiver request:Trade.gov/mdcp web address
12. Requests to extend award period. *
As soon as possible. Not later than 30 days prior to the end of the award period.
Quarterly financial reports
13. Requests to change key project personnel. *
Quarterly financial reports
14. Requests to change scope of project. *
Quarterly financial reports
15. Performance report, final. ** Not later than 90 days after the end of the award period.
Quarterly financial reports
16. Financial report, final. **

 

 
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