National Chamber Foundation(NCF)
Washington, D.C.
Award Amount
$425,400
Product/s
and/or Service/s to be Marketed
Green technology
Markets
to be Developed
Brazil
Summary
The National Chamber Foundation (NCF)will promote green technology through a project called "Export Green". Export Green will facilitate increased exports of green technology to Brazil.The project will have five components:1. Fact-Finding. NCF will conduct a national survey of the business community to identify
potential exporters, select subsectors, and develop a database of green technology SMEs;
2. Communications. NCF will launch a media relations campaign, project website, and monthly
newsletter; create educational webinars; and conduct grasstops and grassroots outreach;
3. Education. NCF will implement a nationwide series of U.S-Brazil Business Forums.
IV. Facilitation. NCF will lead two U.S. trade missions to Brazil and two Brazil buying missions to
the U.S., and will arrange Brazilian government procurement forums at U.S. trade shows; 4. Capacity-Building. To ensure sustainability, NCF will establish an office in Brazil, introduce a
series of intellectual property and standards workshops in Brazil, create a Green Technology
Task Force, and seek a Memorandum of Understanding with ITA.
Award-Winner
Contact
Ms. Kathleen McInerney
kmcinerney@USChamber.com
ITA Team Leader
Ms. Cora Dickson
Industry Specialist, Manufacturing and Services
Cora.Dickson@trade.gov