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 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 Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded a $3.65 million Project Grant to the New Jersey Department of State Commercial Recording through the State Trade Expansion Program. The two-year grant will fund services to increase the number of small businesses in New Jersey that export, as well as increase export values for existing small business exporters. As the state's designated entity to administer the grant, the New Jersey Department of State Commercial Recording...
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 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, 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 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 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 $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's (SBA) Office of International Trade awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA #59.061, to the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED). The 2-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2023, will fund initiatives to increase the number of small businesses in Pennsylvania engaged in exporting and expand export sales for current small business exporters. Key services to be provided...