The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development a $400,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) federal grant program. The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. Under the STEP program (CFDA #59.061), the Department will use the funding to increase the number of small businesses in Pennsylvania that are exporting, as well as increase the value of exports...
This $825,000 federal Project Grant award, made by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061), provides funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) to assist small businesses in Pennsylvania with increasing their export activities and the value of their exports. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support the delivery of services such as 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 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...
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's Office of International Trade awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA 59.061, to the Maine International Trade Center, a non-profit organization. The grant, which covers the period from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025, will support the Center's efforts to increase the number of Maine small businesses that export and the value of exports for current exporters. Key services include organizing trade shows,...
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...
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...
This $200,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA 59.061. The grant provides funding to the South Dakota Trade Association, a non-profit organization, to support initiatives that increase the number of small businesses engaged in exporting and expand export sales for current small business exporters. Key services funded include export training, trade missions, international...
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,...