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STATE TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM (STEP)
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 support developing exports...
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- Funder
- Small Business Administration
Funder profile and all of its programs - Amount
- $100,000 to $900,000 per award (published on Grants.gov for the latest cycle).
- Where
- United States (federal)
- Eligibility
- Open to state, provincial, local or tribal governments. Cost sharing or matching funds are required. Recurring: posted in 5 different years; this cycle has closed, watch for the next one.
- Sectors
- Business and entrepreneurship, Community development, Export and trade, Municipal, state and local government
- Deadline
- Varies: check the official page for current dates
- Source
- Grants.gov XML extract (SB-OITST-25-001)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
- Funder contacts
- Public organizational contacts on file Unlock full profile / Sign up
From official open data: listed in the official Grants.gov extract on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.
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Business and entrepreneurship Community development Export and trade Governments and public bodies United States United States (national) Federal agency $500,000 to $1 million
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