The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) received a $300,000 project grant award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The two-year grant will support VEDP's efforts to increase the number of small businesses in Virginia that are exporting, as well as increase export value for those small businesses that currently export. Administered by the SBA, the STEP program provides matching funds to state...
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) CFDA 59.061 to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) on September 30, 2024. The two-year grant, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2026, will enable VEDP to provide a range of export promotion services to help eligible small businesses in Virginia enter international markets, expand their export capabilities, and...
The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded a $288,000 Project Grant to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership under the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant will fund services to increase the number of small businesses in Richmond, VA that export goods and services, as well as increase export values for small businesses already engaged in international trade. Over the one-year period from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2022, the Partnership...
The West Virginia Department of Economic Development (WVDED), as a sub-awardee of the State of West Virginia, was awarded a $300,000 project grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The two-year grant will support WVDED's delivery of services to increase the number of small businesses in West Virginia that export, and to increase the value of exports for small businesses already engaged in international...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade awarded a $160,509 Project Grant on Sep 30, 2023 under the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061) to the V I Economic Development Authority (VIEDA), a government agency of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding will support initiatives to increase exports for small businesses in the Virgin Islands, including export training, trade missions, international marketing, trade show assistance, market research, and...
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 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...
This FY 2024 $325,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) award (CFDA 59.061) from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade will enable the West Virginia Department of Economic Development to assist small businesses in West Virginia with expanding their export activities and increasing the value of their exports. The funding will support export promotion services such as export training, trade missions, international marketing assistance, trade show...
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 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...