NJ STEP Export Grant (State Trade Expansion Program)
New Jersey Business Action Center, Office of Export Promotion (funded in part by the US Small Business Administration)
Reimbursement (cap not posted)
Reimbursement for part of export-promotion costs (trade missions, trade shows, export marketing and training) for New Jersey small businesses. STEP 13 (2026-27) is open; no per-business cap is posted.
New Jersey small businesses can get reimbursed for part of their export-promotion costs through NJ STEP: foreign and reverse trade missions, trade show exhibition, international marketing media and website localization, Commerce Department subscription services and export training. Awards are first come, first served and paid as a reimbursement. The STEP 13 (2026-2027) application period is open. The page names no per-business cap or closing date. Applicants first send a client intake form to confirm eligibility; the application link comes after approval.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- State
- Amount
- Reimbursement (cap not posted)
- Realistic amount
- Not published. The state total is $533,333 across all businesses (75% federal share, $400,000).
- Deadline
- Open now (STEP 13, 2026-2027). First come, first served; no closing date posted.
- Status
- active
- States
- NJ
Who qualifies
- Registered in, and domestic to, New Jersey
- Small as defined by the SBA
- In business for at least one year
- NJ tax compliant (taxes and annual report)
- Goods or services contain at least 51% US content
- Has an EIN, a UEI number and a NAICS code (the page also lists a DUNS number)
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Foreign trade missions
- Reverse trade missions
- US Department of Commerce subscription services
- Website, SEO and localization
- International marketing media design
- Trade show exhibition
- Export training workshops
Ineligible expenses
- See official program guidance
How to apply
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1
Submit the client intake form
Send the client intake form to the NJ STEP Project Director to confirm eligibility.
~30 min
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2
Wait for eligibility approval
An Office of Export Promotion advocate reviews the form and replies; the application link is sent only after approval.
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3
Complete the electronic application
The application runs on an electronic platform; its questions are not shown publicly.
~3 hrs
Awards go first come, first served, so send the intake form early. The money reimburses costs you have already paid, so plan to front the spend.
Deadline & timing
The page says the STEP 13 application period is "now open" and awards are on a first come, first served, competitive basis. No close date is given.
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Required documents
- Client intake form
- Proof of New Jersey business registration
- EIN and UEI number
- NAICS code
- Electronic application (sent after eligibility approval)
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