STATE TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM

The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644), signed into law on February 24, 2016, made the State Trade Expansion Program a permanent provision of the Small Business Act to make grants to States, and the equivalent thereof, to carry out projects that help develop exports by eligible

credit:


small business concerns (ESBCs).

The objective of STEP is to increase the number of US small businesses that export, to increase the dollar value of exports, and exploring significant new trade opportunities.

The SBA is issuing Funding Opportunity Announcement No.

OIT–STEP–2019–01 to invite the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.

S.

Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (hereinafter ‘States’) to apply for a STEP grant to carry out export development projects that assist ‘eligible small business concerns’ to become exporters and to increase the value of small business exports.

The STEP grants will be awarded on a competitive basis.

A State may not submit more than one application for an award under the program.

Awards will be made for a two year period of performance.

Agency: Small Business Administration

Office: Small Business Administration

Estimated Funding: $18,000,000


Who's Eligible



Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below: • Public nonprofit organizations • Private nonprofit organizations • For profit organizations • Small, minority, women-owned business • Universities • Colleges • Research institutions • Hospitals • Community-based organizations • Faith-based organizations • Federally recognized Indian tribal organizations • Alaska Native tribal governments • Indian tribes • Tribal Epidemiology centers • Indian tribal organizations • State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) • Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) • Non-domestic (non U.S.) entity • Other (specify) A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application.

If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a letter from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required.

Attach with “Other Attachment Forms” when submitting via www.grants.gov.



Full Opportunity Web Address:
U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai

Contact:


Agency Email Description:
teresa.clouser@sba.gov

Agency Email:


Date Posted:
2019-05-01

Application Due Date:


Archive Date:
2019-06-30




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