The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade awarded a $900,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant (CFDA 59.061) to the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) on September 30, 2024. The two-year grant will fund GO-Biz's efforts to increase export activities and capabilities among small businesses in California. Key services to be provided include export training, trade missions, international marketing assistance, technical...
The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the Executive Office of the State of California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development on September 30, 2022 for the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant completion date is September 29, 2024. The State Trade Expansion Program grant funds will support the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development in providing services to increase the number of small businesses in...
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,...
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 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 the Alabama Department of 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 STEP grant program aims to increase the number of small businesses exporting and the value of exports for small businesses through grants to state governments. Under this award, the Alabama Department of Commerce will provide services and support to...
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 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...
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 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...