Welcome to the homepage of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA).  Through this website, USTDA seeks to provide the latest information about USTDA early project planning activities around the world.  We hope that this site will serve as a valuable resource to you.

As a core priority, USTDA facilitates development in emerging markets by promoting U.S. partnerships in high priority overseas projects.  Our program achieves this goal by responding to the development priorities of public and private sector project sponsors in host countries.  In this process, USTDA offers a wide range of opportunities for U.S. firms to apply their products, technology and expertise in the pursuit of important development objectives.  To date, these opportunities have been connected with more than $21 billion in U.S. exports.  Details on how to work with USTDA, including current grant and contracting opportunities, as well as information on how to obtain copies of USTDA-funded studies, are available on this site.

As President Bush said, "The work of development is much broader than development aid.  The vast majority of financing for development comes not from aid, but from trade and domestic capital and foreign investment. … So, to be serious about fighting poverty, we must be serious about expanding trade."  USTDA looks forward to continuing to support this vision.