U.S.C. 473; 15 U.S.C. 1512; 15 U.S.C. 649a et seq. OBJECTIVES: Through export counseling, trade promotion, trade finance and advocacy provided by domestic international network of trade professionals, encourage export capable U.S. firms to expand their export marketing efforts or begin exporting; to assist them to identify and assess potential foreign trade contacts and market opportunities; and to facilitate their export efforts through a comprehensive use of export promotion services, including trade events and market research information. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Advisory Services and Counseling. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Services include the following: 1) Information on foreign market trade opportunities; 2) export counseling for U.S. business on market identification and assessment; 3) non-financial assistance in export promotion (matchmaker missions, multi-state/catalog exhibitions, and other specialized promotions); 4) product promotions through catalogmagazine listings; 5) support to State and private sector organizers of selected domestic and foreign trade fairs and missions through international buyer shows, certified trade fairs and missions; 6) information on foreign tariffs, customs regulations and procedures, market potential in individual countries industry analyses, and other related activities; 7) foreign government- to-government advocacy and representation; 8) advice and counseling on individual foreign markets; and 9) assistance on sources of export finance available from U.S. Export Import Bank, U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Agency for International Development in U.S. Export Assistance Centers; 10) information on locating and evaluating prospective overseas business contacts. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Any U.S. citizen, firm, organization, or branch of government needing information or assistance in international business matters. Beneficiary Eligibility: Any U.S. citizen, firm, organization or branch of government needing information or assistance in international business matters. Credentials/Documentation: None. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: Not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Not applicable. Award Procedure: Not applicable. Deadlines: Not applicable. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. Appeals: Not applicable. Renewals: Not applicable. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: None. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), recipients that are States, Local Governments, Non-profit Organizations (to include Hospitals), and Institutions of Higher Learning shall be subject to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501-7507). Commercial organizations shall be subject to the audit requirements as stipulated in the award documents. Records: None. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 13-1250-0-1-376. Obligations: (Operations and Administration) FY 05 $223,254,800; FY 06 est $222,839,000; and FY 07 est $237,291,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Directly contributed to the expansion of U.S. exports, particularly those of small and medium-size firms through one-on-one business counseling. Advocated on behalf of U.S. business firms in their pursuit of major foreign projects and products sales contracts. Provided trade opportunity leads, market research, Agent/Distributor Reports (ADS), International Country Profiles (ICP), Customized Market Analysis (CMA), and a variety of other marketing information products. Introduced visiting U.S. executives to end-users and other potential business partners. Assisted U.S. business firms in their participation in major foreign promotional exhibitions, trade missions, and trade delegations. Provided in-depth counseling and marketing information through, personal visits, by telephone, fax, and other correspondence to U.S. business representatives. Aggressively advocated U.S. business interests abroad. Develop E-Commerce programs to expand and expedite market entry programs for U.S. companies. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, Public Law 100-418, Title II, Section 2308, 102 Stat. 1342; 15 U.S.C. 472. A Basic Guide to Exporting; Commercial News USA (CNUSA); program/service literature; conditions of participation, Operations Manual, and Federal Register notices. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Export Assistance Centers (EAC): Local Department of Commerce, Commercial Services domestic field offices are listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Not applicable. Web Site Address: http://ita.doc.gov. RELATED PROGRAMS: None. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 11.110 MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES FEDERAL AGENCY: INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AUTHORIZATION: 15 U.S.C. 1512; 19 U.S.C. 1202, 2031, 2354. OBJECTIVES: To foster the competitiveness and growth of U.S. industries and promote their increased participation in international markets. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Advisory Services and Counseling. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: To serve as the Federal Government source of industry-specific expertise, negotiation and enforcement of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, and industry and trade competitive analysis; for use by the business community, Federal program managers and policy-makers. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Any business, public official, civic organization or private citizen may request information in person, by letter, by telephone or via the Internet (http://www.trade.gov). Beneficiary Eligibility: Any business, public official, civic organization or private citizen may request information in person, by letter or telephone. Credentials/Documentation: None. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: Not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Not applicable. Award Procedure: Not applicable. Deadlines: Not applicable. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. Appeals: Not applicable. Renewals: Not applicable. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: None. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), recipients that are States, Local Governments, Non-profit Organizations (to include Hospitals), and Institutions of Higher Learning shall be subject to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501-7507). Commercial organizations shall be subject to the audit requirements as stipulated in the award document. Records: None. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 13-1250-0-1-376. Obligations: (Operations and Administration) FY 05 actual $48,376,000; FY 06 actual $32,266,375; and FY 07 $47,328,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: This program included regular statistical reports; economic studies on current policy issues, such as international trade and industry competitiveness and the impact of Government regulations on industry; forecasts of industry/sector output, cost trends, and their general economic condition; information on industry structure, operations and technological developments. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Periodic reports on U.S. domestic and international competitiveness, U.S. manufactures and services trade, U.S. international direct investment and other international economic topics. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Local Department of Commerce field offices are listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Inquiries should be directed to Manufacturing, (202) 482-1872; Aerospace and Automotive Affairs, (202) 482-0554; Energy, Environment and Materials, (202)4825225; Health and Consumer Goods, (202) 482-1176; Materials and Machinery, (202) 482-0575; Technology and Electronic Commerce, (202) 482-0216; Service Industries, (202) 482-3575; Travel and Tourism Industries, (202) 482-0140; Finance, (202) 482-3277; Export Trading Company Affairs, (202) 482-5131; Industry Analysis (202) 482-5145; Advisory Analysis, (202) 482-5145; Advisory Committees, (202) 4824501; and Planning, Coordination and Management, (202) 482-4921. Web Site Address: http://www.export.gov. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.153, Market News; 10.950, Agricultural Statistics Reports; 11.001, Census Bureau Data Products; 11.005, Census Special Tabulations and Services; 11.025, Measures and Analyses of the U.S. Economy; 11.800, Minority Business Enterprise Centers; 59.005, Internet-Based Technical Assistance; 59.007, 7(j) Technical Assistance; 59.026, Service Corps of Retired Executives Association. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 11.111 FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES IN THE UNITED STATES (Foreign-Trade Zones) FEDERAL AGENCY: INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AUTHORIZATION: Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act of 1934, 48 Stat. 98-1003, 19 U.S.C. 81a81u, as amended, Public Law 81-566, 64 Stat. 246; Public Law 85-791, 72 Stat. 945; Public Law 91-271, 84 Stat. 292; Public Law 96-609, 94 Stat. 3561 Section 231; Public Law 98-573, 98 Stat. 142 and 299; Public Law 99-386, 100 Stat. 823; Public Law 99-514; Public Law 100-418, 102 Stat. 1300; Public Law 100-647, 102 Stat. 3808; Public Law 100-449, 102 Stat. 1863; Public Law 101-382, 104 Stat. 706 and 710. OBJECTIVES: To help encourage domestic warehousing, manufacturing and processing activity. States and local communities use foreign-trade zones as part of their overall economic growth efforts to improve their international business service structure. In this way, FT Zs contribute to the enhancement of their investment climate for commerce and industry. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Provision of Specialized Services. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Zone procedures help firms reduce customs costs and help improve a domestic operation's international competitiveness. The procedures are available at facilities designated as foreign trade zones and sub zones under the sponsorship of local public and quasi-public corporations. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Public and private corporations as defined by the Law, and by appropriate State enabling legislation. Beneficiary Eligibility: Foreign Trade Zone's (FTZ) are required to operate under public utility principles, providing access to zone procedures on a nondiscriminatory basis to businesses and manufacturers. Zone procedures are available at any of the operating FTZ's, subject to customs requirements, a review process to determine that manufacturing activity is in the public interest, and the specific requirements of the local zone project. Credentials/Documentation: Applications contain: A cover letter, with exhibits, detailing corporation's eligibility to apply; type of authority requested; a site and facility description; project background; the need for a zone; public economic benefits; the relationship of the zone project to the overall community economic development plans; and how the project will be operated and financed. When manufacturing activity is involved, the application must also contain information on the activity, including products and components, tariff rates, benefits to the operator, industry information, international competitive factors, public benefits (e.g., employment retention/creation), and a demonstration of a net positive economic effect. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: Draft applications are recommended. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Applications for zone authority are submitted by eligible applicants and reviewed under the regulations of the FTZ Board. The Board (Secretaries of Commerce (Chairman), and Treasury) can approve or deny the application, or approve it with restrictions. Applications are processed for the Board by the FTZ Staff/Import Administration/International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. Award Procedure: Upon filing of an application, after a prefiling review, an examiner is appointed to investigate the proposal and make recommendations. Hearings are held in cases of new zones and public comments invited in all cases. When the Foreign-Trade Zones Board makes a decision an order is issued and published in the Federal Register. Deadlines: Not applicable. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Applications are usually acted upon within 10 to 12 months of filing. Appeals: A negative decision can be appealed by reapplication to the FTZ Board when warranted by evidence and circumstance. Renewals: Applicable when the Board places time constraints on the FTZs. In that event, a renewal application must be filed. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Not applicable. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Annual reports on FTZ operations are submitted by grantees. Audits: FTZ operations are supervised and audited by the U.S. Customs Service and monitored by the Foreign-Trade Zones Board in terms of restrictions imposed by board and the general public interest mandate of the FTZ Act. Records: Each grantee is required to keep records pursuant to the FTZ Board's (15 CFR 400), and Customs regulations (19 CFR 146). FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 13-1250-0-1-376. Obligations: (Operations and administration) FY 05 $1,129,899; FY 06 $1,020,864; and FY 07 TBD. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The Board processes approximately 60 to 80 applications each year covering new general-purpose zones, sub zones, and zone expansions. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Commerce Regulations, 15 CFR, Part 400 (15 CFR 400). U.S. Custom Regulations, (19 CFR Part 146), FTZ Board Guidelines (see web site below). INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Commerce District Offices. Headquarters Office: Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign- Trade Zones Board, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room FCB 4100W, Washington, DC 20230. Inquiries should be directed to Dennis Puccinelli, Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Telephone: (202) 482-2862. Web Site Address: http://www.trade.gov/ RELATED PROGRAMS: None. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 11.112 EXPORT PROMOTION MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION FEDERAL AGENCY: INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AUTHORIZATION: Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, Public Law 100-418, Title II, Section 2303, 102 Stat. 1342, 15 U.S.C. 4723. OBJECTIVES: Through the Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP), the International Trade Administration (ITA) aims to develop, maintain and expand foreign markets for nonagricultural goods and services produced in the United States. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements). USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: A notice is published in the Federal Register soliciting applications. A more detailed Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) notice describing the program is published at www.export.gov/mdcp, where the most recent notice and the FFO are available, or from the contact listed in "Information Contacts" below. The most prominent uses and restrictions are summarized below. (1) Applicants should propose foreign market development activities that result in increased exports by U.S. firms; (2) the primary beneficiaries of project activity should be small-and medium-sized enterprises; (3) no more than $400,000 in federal funds is available for each project; (4) the federal funds are to last for the life of the project, not to exceed three years; (5) applicant match is two for one: for each federal dollar received, applicant must match at least one dollar with cash and another dollar with cash or inkind contribution; and (6) federal funds and the first dollar of applicant match can be used only on direct costs. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Applicants are found to be eligible in one of three categories: (1) Nonprofit industry organizations (includes small business development centers, World Trade Centers, and 501(c) nonprofits such as chambers of commerce, international trade centers, port authorities, economic development organizations, and other business interest groups); (2) trade associations; and (3) State departments of trade and their regional associations (includes centers for international trade and similar entities that may fall within a university organization). The Statute stipulates that private industry firms or groups of firms may be found eligible in cases where no entity described above represents that industry. However, since the program began operating in 1993, no private firm has been able to demonstrate that an organization in one of the first three categories did not represent its interests. Beneficiary Eligibility: U.S. firms that sell non-agricultural goods or services. (While private firms benefit from MDCP project activity, as noted above, they are generally not eligible to apply for MDCP funds.) Credentials/Documentation: In order to determine eligibility, applicants should consult www.export.gov/mdcp and request an eligibility determination in writing from the MDCP Manager (see "Information Contacts"). The written request should be accompanied by the most current version of all the following documents that apply: (1) articles of incorporation; (2) charter; (3) bylaws; (4) information on types of members and membership fees; (5) Internal Revenue Service acknowledgment of non-profit status; (6) annual report; (7) audited financial statements; and (8) documentation of ties to state trade departments or their regional associations. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: The main body of the application should include the substance of the applicant's proposal as identified in elements (1) through (4) below. It is limited to 50 pages. Elements (5) through (7) below, as well as information which supplements elements (1) through (4) should be submitted as appendices. There is no limit to the number of pages for the appendices. The elements of the application are summarized below. (1) Executive summary of one-page that lists application essentials such as a summary of the proposal, name address, contact information, ITA offices to be involved in the proposal, budget, amount of federal funds requested, term of project, U.S. industry(s) to be promoted, and target markets; (2) background research on the market potential of U.S. products to be marketed, competition, economic situation, ability/desire of the U.S. industry to export, and the ability/desire of foreign customers to purchase U.S. products; (3) project description including a work plan, performance measures, a description of performance measurement recording and reporting, and a description of how applicant plans to incorporate partnership with ITA in its project; (4) credentials including a description of the applicant's competence and resumes of principal players; (5) budget including financial statements, a detailed description of the budget, the "Budget for Project Award Period" worksheet, and the form "Budget Information" (SF-424A); (6) other forms including SF-424, SF424B, CD511, and CD-346. Applicants that intend to lobby the federal government with funds included in the project budget should also submit SF-LLL. All of these forms are available at www.export.gov/mdcp; (7) other appendices. Award Procedure: A selection panel of at least three senior ITA officials evaluates each MDCP application based on the following criteria: (1) Export success potential; (2) performance measurement; (3) partnership potential with ITA and compatibility with ITA priorities; (4) creativity and institutional capacity; and (5) budget, cash match, and sustainability. Each application can receive up to 20 points in each of the five categories for a total possible score of 100. Once applications are received, applicants may not revise them. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified in writing within 10 days after award decisions have been announced. Since the program began in 1993, ITA has made, on average, 7 awards per year. Deadlines: Historically, application deadlines have varied from early spring to early summer. The most recent information is posted at www.export.gov/mdcp. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately 90 to 180 days. Appeals: All award decisions are final. There is no appeal process. Renewals: Not applicable. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, Public Law 100-418, Title II, Section 2303, 102 Stat. 1342, 15 U.S.C. 4723. This information on formula and matching requirements is published in the Federal Register in an annual solicitation for applications, available at www.export.gov/mdcp. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Funds may be expended over the period of time required to complete the POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Award recipients submit reports and requests as set forth below. (1) Quarterly reports: (a) progress in project activity, and (b) financial status (SF-269); (2) requests/reports as needed: (a) advance or reimbursement request (SF-270); and (b) cash transactions reports (SF-272) (for recipients that receive award funds in advance). Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), recipients that are States, Local Governments, Non-profit Organizations (to include Hospitals), and Institutions of Higher Learning shall be subject to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501-7507). Records: All financial and programmatic records, supporting documents, statistical reports, and other records of recipients or sub recipients must be maintained in accordance with the terms of the award. Generally, the recipient must retain records for 3 years from the date on which the final expenditure report is submitted. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 13-1250-0-1-376. Obligations: (Cooperative Agreements) FY 05 $1,794,204; FY 06 actual $2,000,000; and FY 07 $2,000,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $10,000 to $400,000. Average: $298,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: On average, MDCP project activity yields 86 dollars in exports for every federal dollar invested. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Applicants can link to Internet sources for each of the authorities cited below at www.export.gov/mdcp. (1) MDCP-specific authorities and guidelines: (a) Federal Register notice soliciting applications; (b) mock application; and (c) application kit; (2) statutory authority: Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, Public Law 100-418, Title II, Section 2303,102 Stat. 1342, 15 U.S.C. 4723. (3) regulatory/administrative guidelines: (a) costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments, and with OMB Circular No. A122 for nonprofit and for-profit organizations; (b) financial assistance management will be in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-110 for nonprofit organizations and 15 CFR Part 24 for State and local governments. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: The MDCP is managed from the headquarters office, which should be the applicant's initial point of contact for MDCP information. In addition, applicants are encouraged to contact relevant IT A industry specialists in Washington, DC and their nearest ITA Export Assistance Center. Contact information is available at www.export.gov/mdcp. Headquarters Office: MDCP Manager, Brad Hess, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., HCHB 3215, Washington, DC 20230. Telephone: (202) 482-2969. FAX: (202) 482-5828. Organizational Reference: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Trade Development, Office of Planning, Coordination and Management. Management and Planning Division. Web Site Address: http://www.export.gov/mdcp. RELATED PROGRAMS: None. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Examples of activities which applicants from prior years have found appropriate are set forth below. These are provided only for illustration. Applicants are not required to propose any of these activities: (1) foreign trade shows; (2) foreign trade missions; (3) reverse trade missions; (4) product demonstrations abroad; (5) export seminars; (6) technical seminars abroad; (7) joint product promotions with foreign partners; (8) establishment of offices abroad; (9) co-locating an office with the U.S.& Foreign Commercial Service; (10) advice to foreign standards and testing organizations; (11) training of foreign agents and distributors; and (12) creating and promoting matchmaking databases. Descriptions of the award recipients' projects are available at www.export.gov/mdcp. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Additional details on the selection criteria are published in the Federal Register and in the FFO, the annual solicitation for applications. The most recent solicitation is available at www.export.gov/mdcp. 11.113 ITA SPECIAL PROJECTS FEDERAL AGENCY: INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AUTHORIZATION: Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2002, Public Law 107-77. OBJECTIVES: To assist various organizations identified by Congress to expand exports; to promote job creation through projects designed to provide smallmedium sized businesses with export assistance to specified overseas markets. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Assistance is used to provide information, contracts, and research and development in shaping and implementing specific projects and programs that promote exports in various markets. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Organizations or individuals specifically identified by Congress in agency appropriations legislation. Beneficiary Eligibility: Beneficiaries are the companies served by the organizations receiving awards, and the organizations or individuals specifically identified by Congress. Credentials/Documentation: None. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Submit all standard forms, project proposal and budget following the format specified by the Department of Commerce. Award Procedure: Grants result from legislation by the congress. There is no application process. Deadlines: Not applicable. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. Appeals: Not applicable. Renewals: Renewals are contingent upon future Congressional funding. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Financial and progress reports are to be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the award. Financial status reports (SF-269) are submitted on a quarterly basis. Federal cash transaction reports (SF-272) are submitted for each award where funds are advanced to recipients. Performance reports are submitted on a quarterly basis. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), recipients that are States, Local Governments, Non-profit Organizations (to include Hospitals), and Institutions of Higher Learning shall be subject to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501-7507). Commercial organizations shall be subject to the audit requirements as stipulated in the award document. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No.A-133, (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a programspecific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for the year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Records: All financial and programmatic records, supporting documents, statistical reports, and other records of recipients or sub- recipients must be maintained in accordance with the terms of the award. Generally, the recipient must retain records for 3 years from the date on which the final expenditure report is submitted. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 13-1250-0-1-376. Obligations: (Grants) FY 05 $493,500; FY 06 $500,000; and FY 07 $500,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: From $500,000 to $10,000,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ITA grant recipients receiving continuation funding have developed new technologies and established new companies; a number of companies have reached the stage where they can attract new foreign and domestic investments. This has resulted in job creation and led to increased opportunities to export the technologies developed. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Allowable costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular Nos. A-21 for institutions of higher education, A-87 for State and local governments, A-122 for nonprofit organizations; and 48 CFR Part 31 forprofit organizations. Grants management will be in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110 for institutions of higher education, other nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations; and 15 CFR Part 24 for State and local governments. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Not applicable. Headquarters Office: Annette Henderson, Planning and Management Division, Trade Development/OPCM, Room 3215, HCHB, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Telephone: (202) 482-3197. FAX: (202) 4824462. Web Site Address: None. RELATED PROGRAMS: None. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: The development of a series of programs to assist small businesses in targeting new domestic and international markets; assist new high tech start-up companies by writing business plans, locating financing for export, and conducting market research for export; research and development in the textiles and apparel industry. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: The U.S. Congress designates those entities that receive funding in annual appropriations of the Department of Commerce. 11.114 SPECIAL AMERICAN BUSINESS INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM (SABIT) FEDERAL AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION: Foreign or Assistance Act of 1961, 632(a) and 735(b). OBJECTIVES: The SABIT program business executives and scientists from Eurasia. SABIT exposes Eurasian business managers and scientists to a completely new way of thinking in which demand, consumer satisfaction, and profits drive production. Mid to senior level managers and scientists visiting the United States for four-week training programs with public and private sector companies will be exposed to an environment which will provide them with practical knowledge for restructuring their enterprises. The program provides first-hand, eye-opening experience to managers and scientists which cannot be duplicated by American managers traveling to their territories. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements). USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: ITA will reimburse recipient firms for the round-trip international travel of each intern from the intern's home city in Eurasia to the U.S. internship site. ITA will also reimburse recipient firms for the $34 per day stipend per intern for the awarded period, up to six months. ITA will reimburse recipient firms up to $750 per month per intern for housing cost. In general, each award will have a cap of $13,700 per intern for total cost of airline travel, stipend, and housing, although companies can sponsor more than one intern. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Any profit or nonprofit U.S. corporation, association, organization or other public or private entity. Agencies or divisions of the Federal government are not eligible. Beneficiary Eligibility: Any profit or nonprofit U.S. corporation, association, organization, or other public or private entity. Credentials/Documentation: None. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Competitive Application Kit. Standard Forms 424, 424B and the CD-511, Certifications regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free Workplace Requirement and Lobbying must be completed. These forms are available from the SABIT program; telephone: (202) 482-0073, or SABIT homepage: www.mac.doc.gov/sabit when they are available. No grants are anticipated in 2006 or 2007. Award Procedure: Each application will receive an independent, objective review by one or more ITA review panels (composed of three or four members) qualified to evaluate applications submitted under the program. Applications will be evaluated on a competitive basis in accordance with the evaluation criteria. ITA review panel(s) reserve the right to reject any application; to limit the number of interns per applicant; to waive informalities and minor irregularities in applications received; and to consider other than competitive procedures to distribute assistance under this program and in |