SBA Awards FY 2019 State Trade Expansion Program Grants Posted on September 16, 2019 by admin The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that $18 million has been awarded to 41 state international trade agencies that successfully competed for funding to support export growth among small businesses through SBA’s competitive State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)