The Missouri Department of Economic Development, funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Association, administers the Missouri State Trade & Expansion Program=Unlimited Opportunities (MO STEP=UP) program.

Facilitate the redevelopment of downtown areas and the creation of jobs by providing essential public infrastructure.

Learn about ways your community can embark on renewable energy projects. This program provides financial incentives for public infrastructure for the development of renewable fuel production facility or new generation processing entity facility to spur job creation and agricultural product markets throughout the state.

This program is designed to recruit motion media productions to the state of Missouri, including film, episodic, commercial, stand-alone post production and other qualified motion media production projects.

To stimulate the mutual fund industry in Missouri, this program helps certify investment advisory firms or those providing services on behalf of an investment company, allowing them to utilize a more favorable state income apportionment method for tax purposes.

Implement community or neighborhood projects in your town that will strengthen economic development.

This program can help fund projects in the categories of job training, education, crime prevention, community services, and physical revitalization.

To provide an incentive for the rehabilitation or new construction of owner-occupied homes in certain areas of the state.

The NTIA Broadband Infrastructure Program selection process was launched on Monday, June 28, 2021. The focus of this grant program is to provide federal resources that help providers invest in building high-quality broadband infrastructure in unserved areas.

Opportunity Zones 2.0 (effective 2027-2036)

Opportunity Zones (OZs) are federally designated, economically distressed census tracts that attract private investment through capital-gains tax incentives.

The Private Activity Bond Allocation (PABA) program allows qualified bond issuers to provide lower-interest financing for certain types of projects.