The Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA) was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) to provide export assistance to small businesses in Guam. The STEP program provides grants to state and territorial governments to fund initiatives that support small business exporting, including export training, trade missions, international marketing, and technical export assistance. This 2-year award will enable GEDA to...
This $100,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant was awarded on September 30, 2023 to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Commerce, a U.S. Local Government Entity. The purpose of this 2-year STEP grant is to fund initiatives that support increasing exports for small businesses in the Northern Mariana Islands. Key services that will be provided include export training, trade missions, international marketing, trade show assistance, market research,...
The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce a $200,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2024. The grant aims to increase the number of small businesses in Puerto Rico that export, as well as boost export values for existing small business exporters on the island, by providing technical and marketing services. As the...
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade has awarded a $525,000 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) for FY 2024. This two-year grant, running from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will enable DBEDT to provide a range of export promotion services to help eligible small businesses in Hawaii enter and expand into international markets. Key...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $310,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) to the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDED). The STEP program provides funding to state governments to increase export activities and the value of exports among small businesses. Through this 2-year grant from Sep 30, 2024 to Sep 29, 2026, GDED will deliver services to help eligible small businesses in Georgia enter and expand into international markets. Key...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade awarded a $160,509 Project Grant on Sep 30, 2023 under the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061) to the V I Economic Development Authority (VIEDA), a government agency of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding will support initiatives to increase exports for small businesses in the Virgin Islands, including export training, trade missions, international marketing, trade show assistance, market research, and...
The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Development and Tourism a $500,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) for the period of September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. The grant funds will support the State's Strategic Marketing & Support Division in delivering services to increase the number of small businesses in Hawaii exporting goods and services and to increase the value of exports...
The State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA 59.061, on September 30, 2023. The 2-year grant will fund initiatives to increase exporting by Hawaii small businesses, including export training, trade missions, international marketing, trade show assistance, market research, and technical...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade awarded the Economic Development Department of New Mexico a $200,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) project grant on Sep 30, 2023. This 2-year funding will support initiatives to increase the number of small businesses in New Mexico engaged in exporting and expand export sales for current small business exporters. Key activities include export training, foreign market sales trips, trade show participation, and other...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $447,145 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA Number 59.061, to the Departamento De Desarrollo Economico Y Comercio (DDEC), the primary economic development agency for the government of Puerto Rico. The award, which has a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will support DDEC in developing and implementing export promotion services to help eligible small businesses in Puerto Rico...