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Global Access Program (GAP)

Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (BusinessPA), funded in part by the U.S. SBANo deadline listedUp to $10,000

Summary

Export-ready Pennsylvania small businesses (SBA size standards, 1+ year in business) can be reimbursed 75% of export promotion costs such as trade shows, trade missions, compliance testing and website localization, up to $10,000 per award period.

About this grant

Reimburses 75% of eligible export promotion expenses, up to $10,000 per award period, for small to mid-sized Pennsylvania companies. Eligible costs include trade show and trade mission participation, foreign market sales trips, compliance testing, website internationalization and translation. Applications go through a Regional Export Network partner before the activity and are decided first come, first-served while funds last.

Who can apply

  • Small businesses
  • For-profit companies

Export-ready Pennsylvania companies in good standing, according to SBA standards

Operate a licensed business in Pennsylvania that manufactures, assembles or distributes a product or provides an exportable service

Meet the SBA definition of an Eligible Small Business Concern and have been in business at least 1 year

No more than two applications per company per award period

Topics and uses of funds

Topics

  • Export
  • Economic development

Money can be used for

  • Export
  • Marketing
  • Travel

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