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Project Planning
U.S. Government (USG) Resources are a comprehensive list of research, innovations programs, and services for exporters from across the U.S. government. Learn how Project Planning can help improve your competitiveness overseas.

USG Resources Project Planning

Project Planning Assistance for Exporters

U.S. Department of Commerce

  • Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) - Through an annual competition, the International Trade Administration (ITA) selects a limited number of U.S. non-profit organizations to receive MDCP awards. A recipient gets up to $300,000, matched two-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.

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

U.S. Trade & Development Agency

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) funds feasibility studies, technical assistance, and the comprehensive analysis that infrastructure projects need to move from concept to financing to implementation. All feasibility studies and technical assistance are led by U.S. companies.

U.S. Department of Energy

  • Project Planning Guidelines - The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has prepared a number of guidelines to assist with project planning on topics such as export control and technology-to-market issues.

USAID 

  • Trade Capacity Building Tool - The Trade Capacity Building Tool (TCB) aims to help developing countries more effectively participate in international trade and create stable trading relationships that promote prosperity and security.  Data shown on TCB illustrate the United States Governments’ work in TCB in developing and transition countries and can help highlight opportunities for U.S. private-public sector engagement. 
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The Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) is hosting this list of U.S. government export and competitiveness assistance programs and services. 
 

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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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