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 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 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 federal Project Grant award of $275,000 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA 59.061. The grant supports the Maine International Trade Center, a non-profit organization, in delivering export promotion services to help Maine-based small businesses enter and expand into international markets. Key services include organizing trade shows, conducting trade missions, and providing export...
The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of International Trade awarded a $249,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant to the Vermont Department of Economic Development. The STEP grant, under CFDA Number 59.061, will fund the development and implementation of export promotion services to help eligible small businesses in Vermont enter new international markets, expand their export capabilities, and increase the overall value of their exports. The two-year grant period runs...
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 a $240,000 Project Grant to the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA #59.061. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, with a performance period ending September 29, 2026, will enable the Connecticut agency Economic & Community Development Connect to provide a range of export promotion services to eligible small businesses in the...
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 New Jersey Department of State was awarded a $500,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant by the Small Business Administration Office of International Trade. The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2024. Under the STEP grant, the New Jersey Department of State will work to increase the number of small businesses in the state that are exporting and help raise the value of exports for small businesses already engaged in international trade....
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...