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Application Kit

Frequently Asked Questions

Application
Preparation

Award Recipients
Success Stories
Typical and Suggested Topics for Team Meetings

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Category
Concept
Notes
1   Performance reporting. Strategies for gathering information.

- Success agreements.

- Export achievement awards.

- Pre-event USEAC outreach.

 

 

2   . Clear understanding of how each measure is reported.

- Part A e.g. exports attributed v. transactions.

- Part B e.g. are all measures quantified?

- Part C keep your activity calendar updated.

 

3     Documenting and sharing success.

- Photos.

- Success stories.

- Reference/attribution to ITA.

 

4   Coordination Regular meeting times.

- Conference call times (consider time zones).

- Post-event team meetings in-person.

- Who tracks action items?

- Coordinated with/added to list of trade events?

 

5   Resources Fiscal year operating plans.

- Rough estimate of value of major workplan items.

- Cost of federal team participation.

- Cost of supplemental research, publications, etc.

- Maintain principle of mutual benefit (ITA & cooperator)

 

      Explore available resources.

- Consider universe of potential resources that may be helpful.

- Spotlight relevant resources in each team meeting. (E.g. SBA trade finance, International Buyer Program, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, potential partner organizations with complementary aims, etc.)

 

6   Plan Workplan/FY operating plan.

- Identify changes from plan as submitted in application.

- Determine whether award amendment is needed.

- Clear understanding of responsibilities.

         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

 

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