Coordinating Agricultural Development & Innovation (CADI) to enable America First Trade Wins in Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia

The CADI, funded through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS) and the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, supports a portfolio of projects in Eastern Europe (non-E.U.), the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. These projects are designed to make American agriculture safer, stronger, and more prosperous. Specifically, the portfolio seeks to prevent and remove trade barriers for U.S. agricultural exports and support U.S. exporters and trading partners. Collectively, the portfolio is working to: • Add over $622 million to the U.S. economy by removing trade barriers. • Contribute an additional $312 million to the U.S. economy through direct support to American exporters and trading partners. • Avoid over $50 billion in potential economic harm to the U.S. economy by preventing lost market access due to the spread of livestock contagions to the United States and new trade barriers. The awardee will conduct original basic and applied research that will focus on advancing a trade agenda that benefits America’s ranchers, farmers, and producers. Through this applied research, the awardee will: • Provide throughout the period of performance actionable recommendations to help achieve the CADI portfolio’s targets. • Track the portfolio’s attributable accomplishments toward these trade outcomes, including the development of U.S. county-level impact estimates. DELIVERABLES 1. Final report on the recipient’s research to quantify the CADI portfolio’s direct economic impact on American farmers; 2. Annual economic impact report that quantifies the CADI portfolio’s direct economic impact on American farmers. This report will specifically analyze the CADI’s portfolio of projects’ progress toward achieving the following targets: a. Armenia: i. Add $92,851,795 to the U.S. economy by increasing the sale of 200,000 MT U.S. wheat (40k MT sold once per year, for 5 years) through technical assistance to trading partners. ii. Add $2,197,937 to the U.S. economy by increasing U.S. exports to Armenia by 5% using short-term training and technical assistance to remove food safety-related technical barriers to trade. b. Georgia: i. Add $92,851,795 to the U.S. economy by facilitating the sale of 200,000 MT U.S. wheat (40k MT sold once per year, for 5 years) through technical...

State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 U.S.C. § 3103.All applicants must have an active registration in the U.S. Government System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) before the application submission deadline of the announcement. Applicants with inactive, expired, pending, or excluded listings will be deemed ineligible. Exceptions, waivers, or extensions will not be considered. More information about SAM.gov registration can be found in Section 9, Other Information.

Applicants will be evaluated on the extent and quality to which they demonstrate that they have the capabilities, staff, resources, and equipment to successfully perform the project. Scoring will also be based on the level of detail and how clearly the applicant�s capacities to address these factors are outlined in the proposal. Selection factors will be described in individual NOFOs, but generally include Technical Expertise and Experience, Overall Program Plan, Cost Effectiveness, and Quality of Submission.

Fiscal year 2022: In 2022, 102 awards were made, supporting projects that included technical assistance to international standard-setting bodies (ISSBs), national plant and animal health authorities, and genetic research to promote food safety in tree crops. Fiscal year 2023: In 2023, funded projects related to original and applied research in international trade, veterinary health, climate resilience, fertilizer and water use efficiency, international standard-setting, and biotechnology. Fiscal year 2024: In 2024, funded projects related to original and applied research in international trade, data analytics, regulatory harmonization, animal health, food safety, aquaculture, fertilizer use efficiency, and sustainable agriculture systems. Fiscal year 2025: In 2025, funded projects related to original and applied research in seed trade, biotechnology, fertilizer use efficiency, aquaculture, and sustainable agriculture systems.