2013 STEP Grant Program Regional Briefing

Massachusetts Office of International Trade & Investment (MOITI) to award grants to small businesses through the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) grant program.
 

• The STEP grant program offers financial assistance to eligible Massachusetts small businesses seeking new increased export sales of their goods and services.
• The grant program is intended to help offset international business development and related marketing costs for small businesses.
• Grants under the STEP Program will be capped at $10,000 per business to reimburse for costs associated with projects, activities or services undertaken during the period September 30, 2012 to September 30, 2013.
• Each grant recipient will be required to provide a match to cover 25% of the total approved cost for any project, activity or service.

MOITI will accept submissions for consideration during the following two application periods:

• November 30, 2012 - February 28, 2013
• March 1, 2013 - May 30, 2013

Representatives from MOITI, the Massachusetts Export Center, and the SBA will be in attendance. For more information, call Harrison Tsopelas, MOITI Manager of Business Development,  at 617-830-5409 or email step@moiti.org.