U.S. Department of Commerce—The FY99 Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) is currently accepting applications. MDCP is a competitive matching grants program that builds public/private partnerships by providing federal assistance to nonprofit export multipliers—states, trade associations, chambers of commerce, world trade centers, and other nonprofit industry groups. MDCP awards help to underwrite the start-up costs of new export marketing ventures. Applications for 1999 awards are due on June 21, 1999.
For further information, contact:
Brad Hess, Manager, MDCP
Tel: (202) 482-2969; Email: brad_hess@ita.doc.gov
www.ita.doc.gov/industry/opcrm/mdcp.html
U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service-St. Petersburg—A new, revised edition of the “Guide to Conducting Business in St. Petersburg and Northwest Region of Russia” is now available for purchase at the American Business Center (ABC) in St. Petersburg. The guide provides practical assistance to U.S. companies interested in conducting business in St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Murmansk Oblast, Novgorod Oblast, Pskov Oblast, and the Karelian Republic. The 109-page guide costs $35.
For more information, contact:
ABC St. Petersburg
Tel: +7 (812) 326-2570; Fax: +7 (812) 326-2571
Email: bcenter@mail.wplus.net
www.usia.gov/abtusia/posts/RS2/wwwhres59.html