The New Jersey Department of State was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) (CFDA 59.061). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support the department's efforts to increase export activities and expand international market access for eligible small businesses across New Jersey over a two-year period ending on September 29, 2026. Key grant-funded activities will include...
The Sedgwick County Teen Empowerment Project (STEP) is a $682,400 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.787). The 2-year project aims to address high rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among youth aged 10-19 in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The grant will fund educational programs that teach voluntary abstinence from...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA 59.061, to the South Carolina Department of Commerce. The award commenced on Sep 30, 2023 and is scheduled for completion by Sep 29, 2025. The STEP program provides grants to state governments to fund initiatives that support small business exporting, such as export training, trade missions, international marketing, trade show...
The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of International Trade awarded a $550,000 Project Grant through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) (CFDA 59.061) to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) on September 30, 2024. The grant will fund IEDC's efforts to increase export activities and capabilities of eligible small businesses in Indiana over a two-year period until September 29, 2026. The STEP program provides funding to state government entities to develop...
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 Ohio Department of Development (ODSA) was awarded a $500,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant by the Small Business Administration Office of International Trade. The two-year award runs from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2024. Under the State Trade Expansion federal grant program (CFDA #59.061), ODSA will use the funding to increase the number of small businesses in Ohio that are exporting, as well as increase the value of exports for small businesses in the...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $450,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant to the Louisiana Department of Economic Development (LED) on September 30, 2023. This 2-year grant will support LED's initiatives to increase the number of small businesses in Louisiana that export goods and services, as well as expand export sales for existing small business exporters. Key activities to be funded include export training, trade missions, international marketing,...
The Missouri Department of Economic Development, doing business as Business and Community Services, was awarded a $400,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant by the Small Business Administration Office of International Trade. The two-year grant runs from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2024. The grant will support the State Trade Expansion program, which provides funding to state governments to increase the number of small businesses exporting and the value of exports...
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDED) was awarded a $136,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) (CFDA 59.061). The funding will support GDED's efforts to increase exporting by small businesses in Georgia through the provision of technical assistance, trade missions, marketing services, and other export promotion initiatives over the 2-year period of performance from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025. As...
The Economic Development Louisiana Department (LED) received a $500,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade. The two-year award runs from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2024 and will support LED's delivery of services to increase the number of small businesses in Louisiana exporting goods and the value of exports for small businesses already engaged in international trade. Specifically,...