USG Resources Technical Assistance

Technical Assistance for Exporters

U.S. Department of Commerce

• Global Trade Events - ITA regularly organizes webinars and local seminars on topics of interest to U.S. businesses and local exporting communities. Topics range from export education to opportunities and market conditions abroad. Connect with foreign buyers and expand international sales by attending one of our global trade events.
• Preventing Forced Labor - All U.S. businesses play a role in preventing forced labor from entering the supply chain. Help your business monitor your supply chain’s compliance with laws and regulations.
• STOPfakes Training - STOPfakes online training and events cover a range of topics, from commercializing innovations to strategies for protecting and enforcing your intellectual property rights when exporting to foreign markets.
• Rural Training - Participate in Rural Training for information in three areas - website globalization, customizable research with the Rural Export Center, and international market research. These webinars equip you with practical skills to begin improving your international brand and information about where to look to go further.
• Website Globalization Review (WGR) Gap Analysis - This service provides technical and strategic assessment of a business’s eCommerce sales channel efforts. This is an SEO diagnostic service designed to help you acquire more international consumers online.

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

• U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) - DFC provides grants to strengthen existing DFC projects by funding advisory services, training, or technical assistance facilities.

U.S. Trade & Development Agency

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) provides technical assistance to help create legal and regulatory environments that are conducive to increased U.S. exports in key markets. These activities help projects attract financing and advance to implementation.

• Contact USTDA’s Regional and Sector Teams.

U.S. Department of Energy

• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - DOE provides a series of online workshops for small, minority, and disadvantaged businesses through Eventbrite.

U.S. Department of Transportation

• Momentum Initiative - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Momentum Initiative helps countries around the world learn from best practices and expertise in planning and modernizing transportation infrastructure through digital resources and toolkits, capacity building, and other technical assistance. These resources are shared with transportation officials from national and sub-national government agencies and regional organizations from across the globe.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

• USDA Foreign Programs (Please note this mostly pertains to commodities and snack products) - List of foreign related programs for USDA that companies can utilize as applicable.