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Apply for the The President’s “E” and “E Star” Awards

Interested exporters and export service providers apply electronically through their local Department of Commerce U.S. Export Assistance Center (USEAC). 

We want applying for the Award to be an easily understood process.  Individual counseling and sample applications and justifications are available upon request to Eawards@trade.gov.

What Is Required to Apply?
  1. Completed Application - Please send as autosigned PDF.  
 E and E Start Award Application [665KB]
  1. Justification (answers to questions in section 5a or 5b, as applicable) - Please send as Word document.
How to Apply?


Send documents by email to your trade specialist as electronic files. Paper documents are not accepted.  Please send the following by email:

  1. Completed application, 
  2. Justification.

Please cc: Eawards@trade.gov when submitting your application.

When Are Applications Due?

Applications should be received by the local USEAC at least two weeks before the deadline to allow time for local review. Please cc: Eawards@trade.gov when submitting your application.

Application Period: Applications for the President’s E-Awards will be accepted between November 1 and the Friday following the Martin Luther King holiday in mid-January each year. 

What to Expect After You Apply?

  1. The ITA nominating employee will certify that the company is eligible for ITA services and forward to the E Awards Program Manager (Laura Barmby).
  2. You will receive an email acknowledgement of the receipt of your application from Eawards@trade.gov or from Laura.Barmby@trade.gov within 24 hours of its submission.  If you do not receive the acknowledgement, the application was not received.  

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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