# State Trade Expansion (59.061)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/59-061-state-trade-expansion/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

State Trade Expansion is run by Small Business Administration. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $70.4 million in 173 grants, about $407,134 per award.

## Objectives

Grants made to state governments to increase the number of small businesses that are exporting and increase the value of exports for those small businesses that export.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $13.2 million | 34 |
| 2022 | $21.1 million | 58 |
| 2023 | $18.5 million | 49 |
| 2024 | $17.8 million | 45 |
| 2025 | -$177,064 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Washington | $5.3 million |
| Michigan Strategic Fund | Michigan | $4.7 million |
| New Jersey Department of State | New Jersey | $4.2 million |
| Department of Commerce Montana | Montana | $3.3 million |
| Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Inc. | North Carolina | $3.3 million |
| Utah World Trade Center Corporation | Utah | $3.1 million |
| State of Hawaii Depart of Business & Economic Development & Tourism | Hawaii | $2.8 million |
| New York Department of Economic Development | New York | $2.3 million |
| Executive Office of the State of California | California | $2.2 million |
| Department of Commerce | Maryland | $2.2 million |
| Virginia Economic Development Partnership | Virginia | $1.9 million |
| Louisiana Department of Economic Development | Louisiana | $1.8 million |
| Ohio Department of Development | Ohio | $1.6 million |
| Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade | Colorado | $1.6 million |
| Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity | Illinois | $1.5 million |
| Department of Community & Economic Development Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $1.4 million |
| Mississippi Development Authority | Mississippi | $1.4 million |
| Oregon Business Development Department | Oregon | $1.3 million |
| Kentucky, Commonwealth of | Kentucky | $1.2 million |
| Indiana Economic Development Corporation | Indiana | $1.1 million |