State Trade Expansion Program (ISTEP) Grant
The Illinois State Trade and Export Promotion (ISTEP) program provides Illinois' small businesses with financial and technical assistance to increase their exports. Offered by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; awards $25K.
Key Facts
- Funder
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- Award amount
- $25K
- Deadline
- Rolling / not specified
- Geography
- Illinois
- Categories
- Education, Technology
- Status
- Open
About This Grant
The Illinois State Trade and Export Promotion (ISTEP) program provides Illinois' small businesses with financial and technical assistance to increase their exports. The program is an Illinois-specific implementation of the federal STEP grant and offers five options: Group Trade Missions (GTM), Individual Foreign Market Sales Missions (IFMSM), Product Compliance (PC), Website Localization (WL), and Ex-Im Bank: Export Credit Insurance (ECI). Assistance is provided on a first-come, first-served...
Full requirements and application instructions: official listing.
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