Assistance Listing 59.061
State Trade Expansion
Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Mostly repeat grantees: only 9% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before.
Based on 100 new awards in FY2022–24. The median award is $375,000. Expect about 45 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 9%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 17%
- 6% higher ed · 76% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $375K
- $286K – $531K middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 44
- $20M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Mar
- annual · 45-day window
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Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Hawaii Depart of Business & Economic Development & Tourism | Government | HI | 5 | $3,356,898 |
| Ohio Department of Development | Government | OH | 5 | $2,502,629 |
| Economic Development, Louisiana Department of | Government | LA | 5 | $1,999,999 |
| Business and Economic Affairs, New Hampshire Department of | Government | NH | 5 | $1,556,401 |
| North Dakota Trade Office, INC. | Government | ND | 5 | $1,418,379 |
| South Carolina Department of Commerce | Government | SC | 5 | $1,315,687 |
| Arizona Commerce Authority | Government | AZ | 5 | $1,139,741 |
| State of Kansas Department of Commerce | Government | KS | 5 | $1,056,999 |
| Alabama Department of Commerce | Government | AL | 5 | $942,334 |
| Commerce, Washington State Department of | Government | WA | 4 | $5,300,000 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | $19M | $309K | $196K – $461K |
| 2022 | 49 | $19M | $310K | $248K – $500K |
| 2023 | 56 | $22M | $350K | $200K – $500K |
| 2024 | 44 | $20M | $375K | $286K – $531K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | 2026-08-18 | 39 d | SB-OIT-STEP-2026-01 · State Trade Expansion Program 2026 |
| 2025-06-16 | 2025-07-31 | 45 d | SB-OITST-25-001 · STATE TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM (STEP) |
| 2024-04-22 | 2024-06-06 | 45 d | SB-OITST-24-001 · OIT-STEP-2024-01 |
| 2023-03-16 | 2023-03-17 | 1 d | SB-OITST-23-001 · FY 2023 STATE TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM (STEP) for South Dakota |
| 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-15 | 14 d | OIT-STEP-2023-02 · State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) |
| 2023-02-27 | 2023-05-19 | 81 d | OIT-STEP-2023-01 · State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) |
| 2022-03-31 | 2022-05-31 | 61 d | SB-OITST-22-001 · FY 2022 STATE TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM (STEP) |
| 2020-02-06 | 2020-07-06 | 151 d | OIT-STEP-2020-01 · State Trade Expansion Program |
| 2019-05-01 | 2019-06-07 | 37 d | OIT-STEP-2019-01 · STATE TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM |
| 2018-06-26 | 2018-07-06 | 10 d | OIT-STEP-2018-02 · STEP |
| 2018-03-30 | 2018-05-16 | 47 d | OIT-STEP-2018-01 · State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) |
| 2017-05-11 | 2017-06-10 | 30 d | OIT-STEP-2017-01 · State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) |
| 2016-02-03 | 2016-03-24 | 50 d | OIT-STEP-2016-01 · State Trade and Export Promotion Program |
| 2015-04-08 | 2015-05-20 | 42 d | OIT-STEP-2015-01 · State Trade and Export Promotion Program |
| 2014-04-21 | 2014-05-20 | 29 d | OIT-STEP-2014-01 · STEP GRANT PROGRAM FY2014 |
| 2012-03-27 | 2012-05-31 | 65 d | OIT-STEP-2012-01 · State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 59.061?
Mostly repeat grantees: only 9% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before. Based on 100 new awards in FY2022–24. The median award is $375,000. Expect about 45 days between posting and deadline.
How much does State Trade Expansion award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $375K; the middle half ran from $286K to $531K. 44 new awards were made, with $20M committed to them.
When does 59.061 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Mar with about 45 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jul 10, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Small Business Administration (Small Business Administration). Assistance Listing 59.061 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 32% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.