{"status":200,"message":"Success","data":{"id":"b940449d-0c5b-5a80-9e7e-53b16f033f92","title":"State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)","identifiers":{"systemId":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:system","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-system.json"},"id":"d6adb8b6-aa17-463c-ba35-bb19eae3b536"},"otherIds":{"opp:opengrants:program":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:program","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-program.json"},"id":"id:id-commerce-state-trade-expansion-program"}}},"status":{"value":"custom","customValue":"Confirm with agency","description":"Varies — check official page"},"description":"STEP is funded in part by a U.S. Small Business Administration grant and administered by Idaho Commerce to increase the number of small businesses that export, the value of exports and the number exploring new trade opportunities. 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