Deadline: 16-Aug-21
The United States Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for its developing a Framework for Quantifying and Analysing Non-Tariff Measures.
Objectives
USDA/FAS seek applied research into identifying and quantifying the impact of NTMs on trade. To enhance understanding of non-tariff measures (NTMs) and contribute towards creating and securing opportunities for U.S. agriculture and food products in foreign markets, the recipient will develop a robust modeling framework that capitalizes on the latest empirical developments to estimate and evaluate the economic costs of NTMs on U.S agricultural trade. The project should seek to fulfill the following objectives.
- create an inventory of priority non-tariff measures of strategic interest for United States agricultural export interests.
- Develop a robust modeling framework to evaluate the economic and trade effects of NTMs on U.S. and competing supplier exports in selected destination markets.
- Illustrate with FAS how to convert NTM costs into suitable ad valorem equivalents (AVEs) for use in FAS/USDA ex ante modeling projections and strategic priorities for U.S. agricultural trade.
Funding Information
- Available Funding for the NOFO: Up to $200,000
- Projected Number of Awards: 1
- Period of Performance: 12 Months
Anticipated Likely Outcomes
- FAS anticipates that this project will include an NTM database and corresponding documentation. The trade forecasts and the methods employed in generating them is likely to be available as machine readable data sets along with underlying code files. FAS would support a database could be search-enabled (individual country, commodity or time period search).
- The project could result in a report describing the NTM modeling frameworks, setup and data requirements, illustrative results and interpretation of findings for policymakers, conversions using elasticity estimates, programming NTM impacts for use in simulation models, and conducting an in-person “how-to” modeling workshop. FAS also supports data/code sharing and a report, presentations in academic and government venues and journal articles reporting the results in peer reviewed and academic journals.
Eligibility Criteria
U.S. State Cooperative Institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334783