The .coop gTLD is restricted to businesses and organizations acting as cooperatives and registered with a cooperative membership association that requires compliance with the seven cooperative principles as a condition of membership, or have provided documentation to verify a cooperative status and eligibility for a .coop domain name.
Due to the nature of cooperatives, whereby they don't exactly fit into the typical business structure with stock holders, but being a business, they are not considered organizations, .coop is expected to act as the defining domain extension for all such cooperatives

.Coop Domain Registration

Restricted to business cooperatives
Registration procedure yet to be made public by the National Cooperative Business Association.
Because NCBA will monitor each request,it is expected to manage and arbitrate all trademark disputes.

More information and exact dates will be available at
http://www.ncba.org

How to Become an NCBA Member
The mission of the National Cooperative Business Association is to develop, advance and protect cooperative enterprise.

"By expanding business opportunities for cooperatives and their members, NCBA is helping cooperatives become a strong and distinct sector of the U.S. economy."

- Paul Hazen, NCBA President and CEO

Types of Membership
Organization - Businesses that are cooperatives or associations of cooperatives.
Associate - Businesses that provide services to cooperatives.
Individual - Professionals working with cooperatives and people who want to support cooperatives.

Questions?
Contact: Richard Dines by e-mail - rdines@ncba.coop
or by phone - 202-383-5442.
V. Alicia Valencia by e-mail - avalencia@ncba.coop
or by phone - 202-383-5440..