The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $450,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant to the Louisiana Department of Economic Development (LED) on September 30, 2023. This 2-year grant will support LED's initiatives to increase the number of small businesses in Louisiana that export goods and services, as well as expand export sales for existing small business exporters. Key activities to be funded include export training, trade missions, international marketing,...
The Economic Development Louisiana Department (LED) received a $500,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade. The two-year award runs from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2024 and will support LED's delivery of services to increase the number of small businesses in Louisiana exporting goods and the value of exports for small businesses already engaged in international trade. Specifically,...
The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded a $1,833,332 Project Grant to the Economic Development Louisiana Department through the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant will fund services to increase the number of small businesses in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that export and increase the value of exports for small businesses that currently export. Specifically, the Economic Development Louisiana Department will use the funding over a two-year period ending...
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 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 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) 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 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,...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $325,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) (CFDA 59.061). The grant was awarded on Sep 30, 2024 to the South Carolina Department of Commerce, a state government entity, to support its efforts to increase export activities and expand the international reach of small businesses in South Carolina. The grant funding will enable the Department to...
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade awarded a $900,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant (CFDA 59.061) to the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) on September 30, 2024. The two-year grant will fund GO-Biz's efforts to increase export activities and capabilities among small businesses in California. Key services to be provided include export training, trade missions, international marketing assistance, technical...