[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19174-19175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8105]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Pilot Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of International Trade; U.S. Small Business 
Administration (SBA)

ACTION: SBA Program Announcement No. OIT-STEP-2011-01, Modification 
1.

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SUMMARY: Program announcement No. OIT-STEP-2011-01 has been modified as 
follows:
     The application closing date has been extended from April 
26 to May 10, 2011.
     Section III. C. 4, INELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR THIS 
COOPERATION AGREEMENT, (p.8), Add: [Note: An applicant will not be 
considered a pass-through if it is an agency or instrumentality of the 
government of a State (i.e., is subject to the unilateral control of 
the State) or if it has been officially designated by a State as being 
the sole entity responsible for conducting the State's trade and export 
activities prior to the date of application submission for a STEP 
grant.]
     Section IV A. 1, Governor's Letter of Endorsement for 
Applications, (p. 8), Add: If, prior to applying for the STEP

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grant, a state has designated another agency or instrumentality to have 
unilateral control of conducting the state's trade export activities, 
the Letter of Endorsement must: (a) Provide the name of the agency or 
instrumentality, (b) confirm that the organization will be responsible 
for conducting the grant activities; and (c) confirm that the state has 
legal authority and fiduciary responsibility for the grant.
     Appendix 1 (pp. 24-25) has been updated based on the 
latest data available from the U.S Department of Commerce.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 
authorizes the U.S. Small Business Administration to establish a 3-year 
pilot program, known as the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) 
Grant Program, to make grants to States to assist eligible small 
business concerns. The objective of the STEP Grant Program is to 
increase the number of small businesses that are exporting, and 
increase the value of exports by small businesses in the States. 
Eligible applicants are each of the States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and 
American Samoa. Applicants may apply at http://www.Grants.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  E-mail questions about the STEP Grant 
Program to [email protected].

    Dated: March 31, 2011.
Luz Hopewell,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of International Trade.
[FR Doc. 2011-8105 Filed 4-5-11; 8:45 am]
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