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...
This federal Project Grant award of $375,000 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of International Trade through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA 59.061. The award was granted to the Missouri Department of Economic Development, Business & Community Services Division to support small business export activities and increase the value of exports for eligible small businesses in Missouri. The funding will be used to provide a range of export...
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 U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of International Trade awarded a $450,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant to the Kansas Department of Commerce. The STEP grant, authorized under CFDA 59.061, supports the development and implementation of export promotion services to help eligible small businesses in Kansas enter international markets, expand their export capabilities, and increase their overall export sales. This two-year grant, with a period of performance from...
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 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 Office of International Trade awarded the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) a $325,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061). The STEP grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will enable MDA to provide export promotion services to eligible small businesses in Mississippi. These services include export training, trade missions, international marketing assistance, trade show...
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 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...
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) received a $262,675 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade on September 30, 2022 to support the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The two-year grant will fund DED's delivery of services to increase the number of small businesses in Nebraska that are exporting and to raise the value of exports for small businesses already engaged in international trade. As the direct recipient of...