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 help develop exports by eligible
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 new export opportunities.
The objective of STEP is to increase the number of US small businesses that export, to increase the dollar value of exports, and new export opportunities.
Agency: Small Business Administration
Office: Small Business Administration
Estimated Funding: $18,000,000
Office: Small Business Administration
Estimated Funding: $18,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://www.grants.gov
Additional Information of Eligibility:
State and local government agencies, public and private transit agencies, universities, non-profit organizations, consultants, legally constituted public agencies, operators of public transportation services, and private for-profit organizations.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.grants.gov
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
teresa.clouser@sba.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2018-06-26
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2018-08-05
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Keeping Half the Profits Beats Non-profits for Social Impact
Melbourne social enterprise Who Gives A Crap sold nearly 3 million rolls of toilet paper in 2014/15 and gave half the proceeds to WaterAid Australia, but co-founder Simon Griffiths says the donation would have been less had the startup adopted a non-profit model when it launched two years ago.
Learn How to Identify and Avoid Grant Scams
