Project Grant 017914759

The Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (COEDIT) received a $836,000 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The award period is from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2022. Under this award, COEDIT will work to increase the number of small businesses in Colorado that are exporting goods and services, as well as increase the value of exports for small...

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 Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade under the FY 2023 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) with a project period of September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025. The STEP program provides grants to state governments to increase the number of small businesses that export and the value of exports for small businesses. Under this award, IEDC will deliver a variety of...

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) CFDA 59.061 to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) on September 30, 2024. The two-year grant, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2026, will enable VEDP to provide a range of export promotion services to help eligible small businesses in Virginia enter international markets, expand their export capabilities, and...

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) has received a $500,000 FY 2023 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) project grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade. The STEP grant will enable VEDP to provide a range of export expansion services to small businesses across Virginia through September 2025. Key services funded include trade missions, foreign trade show assistance, export training, market entry support, translation services, and...

The Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA 59.061, to the Maine International Trade Center, a non-profit organization. The grant, which covers the period from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025, will support the Center's efforts to increase the number of Maine small businesses that export and the value of exports for current exporters. Key services include organizing trade shows,...

The federal Project Grant award of $275,000 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA 59.061. The grant supports the Maine International Trade Center, a non-profit organization, in delivering export promotion services to help Maine-based small businesses enter and expand into international markets. Key services include organizing trade shows, conducting trade missions, and providing export...

The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of International Trade awarded a $150,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) formula grant to the Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA) for FY 2024. The STEP program provides funding to state governments and territories to increase the number of small businesses exporting and the value of their exports. Under this 2-year grant, GEDA will use the funds to deliver various export promotion services to eligible small businesses in Guam,...

This award provides $150,980.71 in cost-share assistance to a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (CFDA 10.600). The funding supports generic overseas marketing and promotional activities by the organization to help create, expand, and maintain long-term foreign export markets for a variety of U.S. agricultural commodities and products, including cotton, soybeans, wheat, livestock genetics,...

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) was awarded a $300,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant by the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade. The two-year grant runs from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2024. Under the STEP grant, the IEDC will use the funding to deliver services that increase the number of small businesses in Indiana exporting goods and services, and increase the value of exports for small businesses already...