State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant, administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce, helps small businesses located in Kansas begin to export and also helps existing exporters expand.
Donor Name: Kansas Department of Commerce
State: Kansas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: Ongoing
Details:
The State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, helps Kansas non-exporters get started and existing exporters expand into additional foreign markets. Since the program’s inception in 2012, more than 160 Kansas small businesses have participated and achieved more than $33 million in actual export sales.
Who Can Qualify
Any small business located in Kansas that complies with SBA size standards
General Eligibility Requirements
- Product must be produced or value-added in Kansas
- Company may not be an export service provider
- Company may not be debarred, suspended, proposed for disbarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in transaction by any federal department or agency
- Company must have been in business for at least one year
- Must be an export-ready U.S. company seeking to export goods or services of U.S. origin or have at least 51% U.S. content
For more information, visit KDC.