The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) received a $300,000 project grant award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The two-year grant will support VEDP's efforts to increase the number of small businesses in Virginia that are exporting, as well as increase export value for those small businesses that currently export. Administered by the SBA, the STEP program provides matching funds to state...
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 Office of International Trade awarded a $537,464 Project Grant to the Department of Commerce Office of Finance Programs to deliver services under the State Trade Expansion federal grant program (CFDA 59.061). The grant aims to increase the number of small businesses exporting and boost export values for existing small business exporters through September 2022. Specifically, the grant will fund services delivered from Baltimore, Maryland to help more small...
The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded a $969,753 Project Grant to the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina Inc. under the State Trade Expansion program (CFDA 59.061). The grant funding will support efforts to increase the number of small businesses in North Carolina that export goods and services, as well as increase export values for small businesses already engaged in international trade. Specifically, the Economic Development Partnership of...
The South Carolina Department of Commerce received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration Office of International Trade on September 30, 2022 to increase exports for small businesses in the state under the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant period runs through September 29, 2024. The State Trade Expansion Program aims to increase the number of small businesses exporting and the value of exports for small businesses already engaged in international trade. With...
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 a $2.7 million Project Grant to the Washington State Department of Commerce under the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant will fund services to increase the number of small businesses in Washington that export goods and services, as well as increase export values for small businesses already engaged in international trade. Specifically, the Washington Department of Commerce will use the one-year grant starting September...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade awarded a $249,000 FY 2023 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant to the Vermont State Department of Economic Development. The grant will fund initiatives to increase the number of small businesses in Vermont engaged in exporting, expand export sales for current small business exporters, and assist small businesses in exploring new foreign trade opportunities. Key services include export training, trade...
The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs Division of Economic Development for the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant period is from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. Under the grant, the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development will work to increase the number of small businesses in the state that are exporting, as well as increase the value of exports...