OpportunityTitle: State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: See Synopsis
Description: The SBA is issuing Program Announcement No. OIT&#150;STEP&#150;2012&#150;01 to invite the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (hereinafter &#145;States&#146;) to apply for a STEP grant to carry out export promotion programs that assist &#145;eligible small business concerns,&#146; to become exporters, and to increase the value of small business exports. The STEP grants will be awarded on a competitive basis. The funding instrument is acooperative agreement. A State may not submit more than one application for a grant under the program. Awards will be made for a project period of 12 months from the date of award. A State may apply each Federal fiscal year that Congressional appropriations are made available throughout the 3-year term of the program.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: david.deleva@sba.gov
GrantorContactText: David  De Leva &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Officer  &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-205-7051
CloseDateExplanation: The closing date is May 31, 2012 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.