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 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...
The New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs was awarded a $126,667 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant funding will support efforts to increase the number of small businesses in New Hampshire that export goods and services, as well as increase export values for small businesses already engaged in international trade. Specifically, the Division of Economic Development will deliver...
The New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs Division of Economic Development was awarded a $444,366 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade on September 30, 2023. This 2-year Project Grant will fund initiatives to increase the number of small businesses engaged in exporting, expand export sales for current small business exporters, and assist small businesses in exploring new foreign trade...
The New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs, Division of Economic Development, received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) (CFDA 59.061). The award, dated September 30, 2024, will support the division's efforts to increase export activities and expand the international market presence of eligible small businesses in New Hampshire over a two-year period ending September 29, 2026. Through this...
The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded a $3.65 million Project Grant to the New Jersey Department of State Commercial Recording through the State Trade Expansion Program. The two-year grant will fund services to increase the number of small businesses in New Jersey that export, as well as increase export values for existing small business exporters. As the state's designated entity to administer the grant, the New Jersey Department of State Commercial Recording...
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 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 (SBA) Office of International Trade has awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061) to the Department of Commerce Montana. The funding will support the State of Montana Department of Commerce Division's initiatives to increase the number of small businesses engaged in exporting and expand export sales for current small business exporters in Montana over a 2-year period from September 2023 to September 2025. Key...
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has been awarded a $150,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade. The STEP grant program provides funding to state governments to increase the number of small businesses engaged in exporting and expand the export sales of current small business exporters. Utilizing this 2-year STEP grant, the Nebraska DED will deliver a range of services and initiatives to...