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Office of International Trade; State
Trade and Export Promotion (STEP)
Grant Program
U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA).
ACTION: Notice of grant opportunity to
States.
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Eligible Applicants: Each of the
several States, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and
American Samoa.
SUMMARY: The SBA plans to issue
Program Announcement No. OIT–
STEP–2011–01 to invite the States, the
District of Columbia and the U.S.
Territories to apply for a STEP grant to
carry out export promotion programs
that assist eligible small business
concerns to become exporters and
increase the value of small business U.S.
exports. STEP grants will be awarded on
a competitive basis. The funding
instrument is a cooperative agreement.
A state may not submit more than 1
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.
Program Announcement No.
OIT–STEP–2011–01 will be posted on
https://www.Grants.gov on March 1,
2011. The application period will be
March 1, 2011 through April 26, 2011.
Awards for the first year of the grant
program will be issued in the summer
of 2011.
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The Small
Business Jobs Act of 2010 authorizes the
U.S. Small Business Administration to
establish a 3-year pilot program, known
as the State Trade and Export Promotion
(STEP) Grant Program, to make grants to
States to assist eligible small business
concerns. The objective of the STEP
Grant Program is to increase the number
of small businesses that are exporting,
and increase the value of exports by
small businesses in the States.
The applicants’ proposed activities for
small businesses may include:
• Participation in a foreign trade
mission,
• A foreign market sales trip,
• A subscription to services provided
by the Department of Commerce,
• The payment of website foreign
language translation fees,
• The design of international
marketing products or campaigns,
• An export trade show exhibit,
• Participation in training workshops,
• Any other export initiative deemed
appropriate by SBA’s Associate
Administrator of the Office of
International Trade (OIT) that does not
duplicate the services of other SBA
resource partners. These other export
initiatives may include, but are not
limited to, projects that increase direct
and indirect supply chain exporting;
export match-making events; formation
of export outreach teams composed of
State, local, Federal, etc. personnel;
sector-specific projects unique to the
State’s environment/geography/
international relationships; projects to
develop and use technology for
exporting; reverse trade missions; and
projects to increase lender readiness for
financing export trade.
In making grants, SBA may give
priority to an application that focuses
on socially and economically
disadvantaged small businesses,
women-owned small businesses,
veteran and service-connected disabled
veteran-owned small businesses, or
rural small businesses as part of an
export promotion program.
State recipients are encouraged to
work collaboratively with the SBA
District Offices, SBA regional managers
at U.S. Export Assistance Centers
(USEAC) and SBA resource partners
(i.e., Women’s Business Centers (WBCs),
Small Business Trade Development
Centers (SBTDC), Small Business
Development Centers (SBDC), Veterans
Business Outreach Centers (VBOC) and
SCORE) to coordinate their efforts to
promote trade and avoid duplication.
Also, the States are encouraged to fully
utilize the resources of other Federal,
state and local government agencies,
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academic and private-sector programs
that aid small businesses in order to
provide seamless, non-duplicative
export promotion assistance.
SBA expects to issue awards under
this Program Announcement totaling
the full FY 2011 appropriated amount of
$30,000,000. Individual State project
award amounts will vary based on the
State’s proposed project plan and
budget. The Federal share of project
costs for grants to the 10 states with the
highest number of exporters that are
small business concerns will not exceed
40% of the $30 million appropriation.
The other 60% will be reserved for the
remaining States. The States with the
highest number of small business
exporters will be determined based on
the latest data available from the
Department of Commerce.
The Federal share of project cost for
a State that has a high export volume
will be 65%. The Federal share of
project cost for a State that does not
have a high export volume will be 75%.
(The Associate Administrator for the
SBA Office of International Trade will
determine which States have high
export volume). The State must match
the remainder of project cost. The match
must be comprised of not less than 50%
cash and not more than 50% of indirect
costs and in-kind contributions.
Matching funds may not be derived
from any Federal program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Email questions about the STEP Grant
Program to STEP@sba.gov.
Dated: February 17, 2011.
Luz Hopewell,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of
International Trade.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Office of International Trade; State Trade and Export Promotion
(STEP) Grant Program
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
ACTION: Notice of grant opportunity to States.
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Eligible Applicants: Each of the several States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
Guam, and American Samoa.
SUMMARY: The SBA plans to issue Program Announcement No. OIT-STEP-2011-
01 to invite the States, the District of Columbia and the U.S.
Territories to apply for a STEP grant to carry out export promotion
programs that assist eligible small business concerns to become
exporters and increase the value of small business U.S. exports. STEP
grants will be awarded on a competitive basis. The funding instrument
is a cooperative agreement. A state may not submit more than 1
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.
DATES: Program Announcement No. OIT-STEP-2011-01 will be posted on
https://www.Grants.gov on March 1, 2011. The application period will be
March 1, 2011 through April 26, 2011. Awards for the first year of the
grant program will be issued in the summer of 2011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
authorizes the U.S. Small Business Administration to establish a 3-year
pilot program, known as the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP)
Grant Program, to make grants to States to assist eligible small
business concerns. The objective of the STEP Grant Program is to
increase the number of small businesses that are exporting, and
increase the value of exports by small businesses in the States.
The applicants' proposed activities for small businesses may
include:
Participation in a foreign trade mission,
A foreign market sales trip,
A subscription to services provided by the Department of
Commerce,
The payment of website foreign language translation fees,
The design of international marketing products or
campaigns,
An export trade show exhibit,
Participation in training workshops,
Any other export initiative deemed appropriate by SBA's
Associate Administrator of the Office of International Trade (OIT) that
does not duplicate the services of other SBA resource partners. These
other export initiatives may include, but are not limited to, projects
that increase direct and indirect supply chain exporting; export match-
making events; formation of export outreach teams composed of State,
local, Federal, etc. personnel; sector-specific projects unique to the
State's environment/geography/international relationships; projects to
develop and use technology for exporting; reverse trade missions; and
projects to increase lender readiness for financing export trade.
In making grants, SBA may give priority to an application that
focuses on socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses,
women-owned small businesses, veteran and service-connected disabled
veteran-owned small businesses, or rural small businesses as part of an
export promotion program.
State recipients are encouraged to work collaboratively with the
SBA District Offices, SBA regional managers at U.S. Export Assistance
Centers (USEAC) and SBA resource partners (i.e., Women's Business
Centers (WBCs), Small Business Trade Development Centers (SBTDC), Small
Business Development Centers (SBDC), Veterans Business Outreach Centers
(VBOC) and SCORE) to coordinate their efforts to promote trade and
avoid duplication. Also, the States are encouraged to fully utilize the
resources of other Federal, state and local government agencies,
academic and private-sector programs that aid small businesses in order
to provide seamless, non-duplicative export promotion assistance.
SBA expects to issue awards under this Program Announcement
totaling the full FY 2011 appropriated amount of $30,000,000.
Individual State project award amounts will vary based on the State's
proposed project plan and budget. The Federal share of project costs
for grants to the 10 states with the highest number of exporters that
are small business concerns will not exceed 40% of the $30 million
appropriation. The other 60% will be reserved for the remaining States.
The States with the highest number of small business exporters will be
determined based on the latest data available from the Department of
Commerce.
The Federal share of project cost for a State that has a high
export volume will be 65%. The Federal share of project cost for a
State that does not have a high export volume will be 75%. (The
Associate Administrator for the SBA Office of International Trade will
determine which States have high export volume). The State must match
the remainder of project cost. The match must be comprised of not less
than 50% cash and not more than 50% of indirect costs and in-kind
contributions. Matching funds may not be derived from any Federal
program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E-mail questions about the STEP Grant
Program to STEP@sba.gov.
Dated: February 17, 2011.
Luz Hopewell,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of International Trade.
[FR Doc. 2011-4009 Filed 2-22-11; 8:45 am]
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