MDCP
The United States’ Most Successful Federal Export Grant Program
Through an annual competition, the International Trade Administration (ITA) selects a limited number of U.S. non-profit organizations to receive Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) awards. A recipient gets up to $300,000, matched one-to-one by its own resources, to pursue a 3-5-year project designed to remove trade barriers and help U.S. firms to export.
Given the tight fiscal environment for FY24, ITA will not be able to fund MDCP awards. As a result, ITA will not be launching an FY24 competition.
Recent MDCP Successes
“I must laud the efforts of your office to review all the elements of the application and related grant requirements before and during the grant announcement period. To be honest, [other federal grant programs] are nowhere near as responsive or transparent to prospective grant applicants. The MDCP program is a winner and hope funding will continue far into the future!”
- California Education and Training Export Center (CA-ETEC)
A Long History of Success
MDCP is the U.S. government’s most successful export assistance program. Award recipients and their stakeholders continue to benefit long after the project ends. MDCP award recipients:
- Generate $286 in exports for every $1 of Commerce funding.
- Have tallied $12.6 billion of exports since the program began, over 30 years ago.
- Create or sustain 14,000 U.S. Jobs annually.
Each award helps non-profit groups pursue innovative projects that address trade barriers, enhance industry competitiveness, and generate exports that create or sustain U.S. jobs.
Past MDCP Projects
Read about some of the projects that have had significant export successes.
View summaries of completed MDCP projects.
“We were first-timers for any kind of award/grant. I appreciated the patience of the ITA team and their support every step of the way in our efforts in applying for the funding.”
- American Association of Intensive English Programs (EnglishUSA)
Current MDCP partners may still contact us for assistance or questions.