State Trade Expansion Program (STEP ND)

STEP ND is North Dakota’s exporter reimbursement program, funded in part through a grant from the Small Business Administration’s State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) and administered through the North Dakota Trade Office (NDTO). The current STEP ND grant program is available for projects through September 29, 2025 (as available funding allows), at times there are multiple grant periods running at the same time. Qualified activities and programs include the following: • Foreign trade missions. • Foreign trade shows. • Foreign market sales trips. • Domestic trade shows with an international presence. • Subscription to services of the US Commercial Services. • RAISE Program. • Website translation into a foreign language. • Design and translation of international marketing materials. • Shipping of sample materials/products internationally to trade shows/sales trips. • ExIm Premiums.