The Department of Commerce Office of Finance Programs Division received a $750,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade. The 2-year award, which runs from September 2023 to September 2025, will fund initiatives to increase the number of small businesses in Maryland engaged in exporting and expand export sales for current small business exporters. Key services to be delivered include export training,...
This federal Project Grant award of $550,000 was made by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061) to the Maryland Department of Commerce Office of Finance Programs Division. The funding will support the state's efforts to increase export activities and expand international market access for eligible small businesses in Maryland. Key activities to be delivered through this 2-year award, effective September 30,...
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 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 New Jersey Department of State, through its Commercial Recording division, was awarded a $850,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (CFDA 59.061) with a period of performance from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025. The STEP grant will fund initiatives to increase the number of small businesses engaged in exporting and expand export sales for current small business exporters in the state. Key services to be provided include...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $600,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) on Sep 30, 2023. The 2-year grant, with an ultimate completion date of Sep 29, 2025, will fund initiatives to increase the number of small businesses in Mississippi engaged in exporting and expand export sales for current small business exporters. Key activities include export training, trade missions, international marketing, trade...
The Washington State Department of Commerce was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA 59.061, with a funding period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026. The STEP grant will support the department's efforts to increase export activities and expand international market access for eligible small businesses in Washington state. Key activities to be funded include export training, trade missions,...
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 $900,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) (CFDA 59.061) to the Department of Commerce Montana, State of Montana Department of Commerce Division. The award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2026, will fund export promotion services to help eligible small businesses in Montana enter international markets, expand their export capabilities, and increase the overall...
The Montana Department of Commerce was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2024. Under the STEP federal grant program (CFDA #59.061), the Montana Department of Commerce will work to increase the number of small businesses in the state that are exporting, as well as increase the value of exports for small...