Closed · SB-OITST-24-001 · CFDA 59.061 · Discretionary

OIT-STEP-2024-01

Federal grant opportunity posted by Small Business Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$900K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 6, 2024
Close date
56
Expected awards

The verdict

OIT-STEP-2024-01 is a closed discretionary listing from Small Business Administration that offered $100,000 -- $900,000 across 56 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 249 other opportunities from Small Business Administration.

$100K-$900K
award range
Closed
application status
56
expected awards
59.061
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

OIT-STEP-2024-01 is closed (last close June 6, 2024). The parent program page for CFDA 59.061 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Small Business Administration still indexes 249 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 6, 2024

Posted Apr 22 Closes Jun 6

Expected Awards

56

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Under 15 U.S.C. § 649(l), the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) authorizes the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to States, and the equivalent thereof, to carry out projects that help develop exports by eligible small business concerns (ESBCs) (as defined in Section 8.1.5). The objective of STEP is to increase (1) the number of U.S. small businesses that export, (2) the dollar value of exports, and (3) the number of U.S. small businesses exploring significant new trade opportunities (as defined in 8.1.15).

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

OIT-STEP-2024-01 bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: State governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Business and Commerce (BC). Only 1 other Small Business Administration listing share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 250).

Code 00
State governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 59.061

8(a) Business Development Program

U.S. Small Business Administration

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Agency Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

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What to do next

OIT-STEP-2024-01 is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 59.061 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • 8(a) Business Development Program indexes 1 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Small Business Administration lists 249 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants