Success in Brazil: Advancing Rail Development
Success Story

USTDA supported the modernization of Brazil’s rail infrastructure and facilitated more than $1 billion in U.S. exports for large and small companies in Alabama, Florida,…

Success in Jamaica: LED Street Lights
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The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) is a power utility that also oversees public lighting services throughout the country. When the company was tasked…

Success in Honduras: Platanares Geothermal Power Plant
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Less than 20 years ago, more than half of Honduras’ electricity was produced by hydroelectric facilities exceedingly vulnerable to irregular rainfall. The country also relied…

USTDA Connects U.S. Companies to LNG Opportunities in the Dominican Republic
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a grant to the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Energy and Mines…

USTDA Supports Brazil Smart Grid Communications, Opportunities for U.S. Industry
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São Luis, Brazil –  The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a grant to develop a smart grid telecommunications support plan for Brazilian energy…

USTDA Reopens in Ecuador
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ARLINGTON, VA – Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced the reopening of its program in Ecuador to support priority infrastructure projects in the…

USTDA Connects U.S. Companies to Energy and Smart Utility Opportunities in Brazil
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RECIFE, BRAZIL – On March 29, 2019, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded two grants to Companhia Pernambucana de Saneamento S.A. (Compesa), a water…

USTDA Announces Call for Energy Project Proposals in Latin America and the Caribbean
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ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced a call for initial proposals from project sponsors in Latin America and the Caribbean or…

USTDA Supports Port Cybersecurity in the Dominican Republic
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Last week, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a technical assistance grant to Fundación Ramon E. Mella (FRM), a…

Panama: Cleaning the Water in Panama Bay to Spur Economic Growth
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Twenty years ago, Panama Bay had significant water quality issues — in fact, it was so polluted that shellfish and other organisms could not survive.…