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 Proposals
are now being accepted for a new competitive grants and cooperative
agreements program on the economics of invasive species management.
The publication Program
of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management
(PREISM),
Competitive Award Program: Description
and Application Process, Fiscal 2004 describes PREISM's
priority research areas and application requirements. A downloadable Budget
form ARS-455 is also available on the website. The deadline
for submitting proposals is April 30, 2004.
To meet the programmatic needs of USDA and to promote research
from a broad arena, PREISM uses different funding mechanisms for
its extramural research. Contracts are used when a very specific
product is required, such as specialized data needs for implementation
of invasive species management programs. When the intent is to stimulate
new and innovative research or to conduct projects jointly with
ERS researchers, PREISM uses its Competitive Grants and Cooperative
Agreements Program.
Competitive Award Program—This
program awards grants and cooperative agreements between $50,000
and $250,000. The program is publicly announced and competitively
awarded through the use of peer review panels. Proposals should
focus on economic research, evaluation, modeling, and/or decision
support system development with direct implications for USDA policies
and programs that protect, control, manage, or regulate invasive
species, or trade policy relating to invasive species. Anticipated
funding in fiscal year 2004 for competitive grants and cooperative
research agreements will be approximately $1.2 million.
Priority Research Areas identified for fiscal year 2004 are:
I. Stakeholders and Incentives for Efficient Invasive Species
Program Management
A. Collective Action and Property Rights
B. The Economics of Contraband
C. Moral Hazard in Public and Private Sector Interaction on Invasive Species
Management
II. Practical Decision Tools for Invasive Species Management
A. Developing multi-criteria decisionmaking tools
B. Applying standard tools and techniques of economic analysis to the design
and implementation of invasive pest programs and policies
C. Valuing ecological services likely to be affected by invasive agricultural
pests of forest, range, and agricultural ecosystems
III. Trade and Invasive Species
A. Economic evaluation of national invasive species regulations on trade in
international agricultural markets
B. Economic analysis of international rules and governance framework for invasive
species regulations
C. Trade-related invasive species risks, regulations, and responses: firm-level
analyses
for more information, contact:
PREISM Team
web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov
page updated: February 09,
2004
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