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 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 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...
This $100,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant was awarded on September 30, 2023 to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Commerce, a U.S. Local Government Entity. The purpose of this 2-year STEP grant is to fund initiatives that support increasing exports for small businesses in the Northern Mariana Islands. Key services that will be provided include export training, trade missions, international marketing, trade show assistance, market research,...
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 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 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 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 U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade has awarded a $525,000 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) for FY 2024. This two-year grant, running from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will enable DBEDT to provide a range of export promotion services to help eligible small businesses in Hawaii enter and expand into international markets. Key...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade has awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) CFDA 59.061 to the New York Department of Economic Development (NYDED). The funding supports initiatives to increase the number of small businesses in New York engaged in exporting and expand export sales for current small business exporters. Key activities include export training, trade missions, international marketing, trade show...