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The State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grants are specifically for established U.S. small businesses seeking to complete one of the following eligible activities:
- Participate in trade missions.
- Subscribe to services provided by US Department of Commerce
- Translation fees
- Design of market media
- Tradeshow exhibitions
- Participate in export training workshops
- Reverse trade missions
- Procurement of consultancy services
- Other export initiatives as approved by Associate Administrator at SBA
If you are an established company, please contact your appropriate state/territory representative below to learn more about how to apply for STEP funds.
| State or Territory | Total Grant Amount Available FY23 | Total Grant Amount Available FY22 | Project Director | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama |
$250,000
|
Christina Stimpson |
334-539-7955
|
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| Alaska |
$100,000
|
Victoria Caltagirone |
907-269-7396
|
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| Arizona | $150,000 | $175,000 |
|
602-845-1217 |
| Arkansas | $300,000 | $325,000 | Trish Watkins |
479-418-4827
|
| California | $700,000 | $600,000 | Mariana Guevara |
916-397-8085
|
| Colorado | $700,000 | Sophia Gonzalez-Mayagoitia |
720-703-2471
|
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| Connecticut | $200,000 | Laura Jaworski |
860-500-2368
|
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| Florida | $300,000 | Greg Britton |
850-898-3480
|
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| Georgia | $136,000 | Alice Carson |
404-962-4112
|
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$100,000 | $100,000 | Melvin Tabilas |
671-647-4332
|
| Hawaii |
$750,000
|
$500,000 | Dennis T. Ling |
808-587-2755
|
| Idaho | $233,000 | Tina Salisbury |
208-334-2470
|
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| Illinois | $800,000 | $500,000 | Margo Markopoulos |
312-636-9456
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| Indiana | $300,000 | Roger Howard |
317-766-1416
|
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| Iowa |
$300,000
|
Lisa Longman | 515-348-6243 | |
| Kansas | $200,000 | $200,000 | Chang Lu |
913-515-8541
|
| Kentucky | $400,000 | $400,000 | Mary NeCamp |
502-782-1961
|
| Louisiana | $450,000 | $500,000 | Jessica L. Steverson |
225-342-2537
|
| Maine | $350,000 | $400,000 | Wade Merritt |
207-541-7408
|
| Maryland | $750,000 | Jessica Reynolds |
410-767-6300
|
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| Massachusetts | $400,000 | $375,000 | Mark Sullivan |
617-973-8543
|
| Michigan | $900,000 | Natalie Sandborn |
517-599-0359
|
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| Minnesota | $100,000 | $175,000 | Gabrielle Gerbaud |
651-259-7489
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| Mississippi | $600,000 | $600,000 | Vickie Watters |
601-359-2070
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| Missouri | $350,000 | $400,000 | Natascha Lord |
573-522-6524
|
| Montana | $800,000 | Angelyn DeYoung |
406-431-5075
|
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| Nebraska | $150,000 | $262,675 | Colby Angst |
531-510-6407
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| Nevada | $500,000 | Avrey Callis | 775-687-9900 | |
| New Hampshire | $444,366 | $250,000 | Alan Dillingham |
603-271-0323
|
| New Jersey |
$850,000
|
$500,000 | William Spear | 609-777-4125 |
| New Mexico | $200,000 | $250,000 | Celeste Nuñez |
575-312-8571
|
| New York | $900,000 | $500,000 | Lennox Ruiz |
212-803-2344
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| North Carolina | $900,000 | Mike Hubbard |
919-447-7757
|
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| North Dakota | $300,000 | $300,000 | Amanda Nordick |
218-234-7390
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| Northern Mariana Islands | $100,000 | $100,000 | Francisco D. Cabrera |
670-664-3000
|
| Ohio |
$400,000
|
$500,000 | Courtney West | 614-995-4977 |
| Oklahoma | $350,000 | $350,000 | Jennifer Springer |
405-815-5148
|
| Oregon | $300,000 | Steve Thompson |
971-374-3076
|
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| Pennsylvania | $500,000 | $400,000 | Katherine Skopp |
717-720-7361
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| Puerto Rico | $200,000 | $200,000 | Jorge Pagan |
787-758-4747
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| Rhode Island | $150,000 | $200,000 | Edinaldo Tebaldi |
401-232-6901
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| South Carolina | $250,000 | Carla Edwards |
803-609-9946
|
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| South Dakota | $200,000 | $175,000 | Kathleen Ireland |
605-585-6805
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| Texas | $500,000 | $350,000 | Mindy Fryer |
512-463-7476
|
| Utah |
$500,000
|
$600,000 | Jennifer Nakao |
801-532-8080
|
| Vermont | $249,000 | Daegan Goodman |
802-622-4193
|
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| Virginia | $500,000 | Hannah Robertson-Forrest |
804-241-6519
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$160,509 | $168,200 | Nadine Marchena Kean |
340-714-1700
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| Washington | $1,000,000 | $1,400,000 | Mary Ferguson |
206-256-6130
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| West Virginia |
|
$300,000 | Enybe Diaz | 304-352-3957 |
| Wisconsin | $350,000 | $350,000 | Aaron Zitzelsberger |
608-210-6734
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| Wyoming | $145,125 | $145,125 | Kaley Holyfield |
307-286-3668
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