Opportunity Information: Apply for EMAGG2010A
Apply for EMAGG2010A
- The Economic Research Service in the agriculture environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Economics of Markets for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.250 Agricultural and Rural Economic Research, Cooperative Agreements and Collaborations.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 7, 2010 and posted on May 7, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 14, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
- Proposals submitted by non United States organizations will not be considered.
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Opportunity Summary:
The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) grant opportunity titled "Economics of Markets for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases" (Funding Opportunity Number EMAGG2010A) is a fiscal year 2010 competitive funding program aimed at building practical economic evidence on how U.S. agriculture could participate in emerging or proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) markets. The core emphasis is on the economics behind agricultural activities, management practices, and land use decisions that either increase carbon sequestration or reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the language of the announcement, these outcomes are grouped together as "greenhouse gas reductions," and the program is specifically looking for research that helps quantify, verify, and understand how those reductions could be supplied through market mechanisms.
The program highlights three priority research themes. First, ERS is particularly interested in studies that estimate supply curves for greenhouse gas reductions from U.S. agriculture. In practical terms, that means research that can show how much mitigation or sequestration agriculture could provide at different price points, taking into account real-world costs, constraints, and adoption patterns across regions, farm types, and production systems. Second, the opportunity calls for work on the integrity of agricultural greenhouse gas reductions obtained through markets, including an examination of the rules and safeguards that can strengthen credibility. This points to topics like measurement and verification challenges, additionality, permanence, leakage, baseline setting, monitoring approaches, and how contract or program design can reduce the risk that credited reductions are overstated or temporary. Third, ERS invites research on the role of non-neoclassical behavior in the provision of agricultural greenhouse gas reductions through markets, signaling an interest in behavioral and institutional factors that can cause producer decisions to differ from standard profit-maximizing assumptions. This could include risk aversion, information gaps, transaction costs, trust in institutions, social norms, bounded rationality, heterogeneity in preferences, or the influence of advisory networks and program complexity on participation and compliance.
Funding is offered under a discretionary competition, and the agency may use several funding instruments, including grants, cooperative agreements, or other mechanisms. The total estimated funding available is about $500,000, with an expectation of roughly five awards. Individual project budgets are expected to fall between an award floor of $50,000 and an award ceiling of $150,000, and project periods may last up to three years. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which lowers the barrier for applicants that may not have access to non-federal matching funds.
Eligibility is described as unrestricted in the sense that any type of entity may apply, but with a key limitation: proposals from non-U.S. organizations will not be considered. The work itself must focus on U.S. agriculture, aligning the outputs with domestic policy and market discussions around agricultural offsets, carbon markets, and climate-related conservation incentives.
Key administrative details include a posted date of May 7, 2010, and a proposal submission deadline of June 14, 2010 (with the same date listed as both the original and current closing date). The program is associated with CFDA number 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic Research, Cooperative Agreements and Collaborations, and is categorized under agriculture, environment, and natural resources.
For applicant support and questions, the announcement provides two points of contact: Craig Osteen for issues related to Grants.gov access (202-694-5547) and Daniel Hellerstein for questions about the content of the announcement (202-694-5613). The opportunity also references an additional information link labeled "Global Climate Change Request for Proposals Economics of Markets for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases," indicating that the fuller solicitation likely provides detailed submission instructions, evaluation criteria, and expectations for deliverables.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this USDA ERS grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Economics of Markets for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases" and is offered by the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is EMAGG2010A.
What fiscal year does this funding opportunity relate to?
This is a fiscal year 2010 competitive funding program.
What is the main purpose of the program?
The program aims to build practical economic evidence on how U.S. agriculture could participate in emerging or proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) markets, with a focus on the economics of activities, management practices, and land use decisions that increase carbon sequestration or reduce GHG emissions.
What does ERS mean by "greenhouse gas reductions" in this announcement?
In the announcement's language, "greenhouse gas reductions" groups together outcomes from agricultural actions that either (1) increase carbon sequestration or (2) reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
What types of research topics are emphasized?
The opportunity emphasizes research that helps quantify, verify, and understand how agricultural greenhouse gas reductions could be supplied through market mechanisms.
What are the priority research themes?
The solicitation identifies three priority themes: (1) estimating supply curves for greenhouse gas reductions from U.S. agriculture, (2) assessing the integrity of agricultural greenhouse gas reductions obtained through markets, and (3) examining the role of non-neoclassical behavior in providing agricultural greenhouse gas reductions through markets.
What does it mean to estimate "supply curves" for agricultural greenhouse gas reductions?
It refers to research that estimates how much mitigation or sequestration U.S. agriculture could supply at different price points, reflecting real-world costs, constraints, adoption patterns, and variation across regions, farm types, and production systems.
What does the program mean by the "integrity" of agricultural greenhouse gas reductions in markets?
"Integrity" refers to credibility and safeguards around market-based agricultural reductions, including issues such as measurement and verification, additionality, permanence, leakage, baseline setting, monitoring approaches, and contract or program design to reduce the risk that credited reductions are overstated or temporary.
What are examples of "non-neoclassical behavior" that the program is interested in?
The program signals interest in behavioral and institutional factors that may lead producer decisions to differ from standard profit-maximizing assumptions, such as risk aversion, information gaps, transaction costs, trust in institutions, social norms, bounded rationality, heterogeneity in preferences, and the influence of advisory networks or program complexity on participation and compliance.
What funding instruments might USDA ERS use for awards?
The agency may use several instruments, including grants, cooperative agreements, or other mechanisms, under a discretionary competition.
How much total funding is available under this opportunity?
The total estimated funding available is about $500,000.
How many awards does ERS expect to make?
ERS expects to make roughly five awards.
What is the expected award size range for individual projects?
Individual project budgets are expected to range from an award floor of $50,000 to an award ceiling of $150,000.
How long can projects last?
Project periods may last up to three years.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted (any type of entity may apply), with a key limitation that proposals from non-U.S. organizations will not be considered.
Are non-U.S. organizations allowed to submit proposals?
No. Proposals from non-U.S. organizations will not be considered under this opportunity.
Does the research need to focus on a particular geography or sector?
Yes. The work must focus on U.S. agriculture, aligning with domestic policy and market discussions related to agricultural offsets, carbon markets, and climate-related conservation incentives.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic Research, Cooperative Agreements and Collaborations.
How is this opportunity categorized?
It is categorized under agriculture, environment, and natural resources.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posted date is May 7, 2010.
What is the proposal submission deadline?
The submission deadline is June 14, 2010. The same date is listed as both the original and current closing date.
Who should be contacted for Grants.gov access issues?
For issues related to Grants.gov access, the point of contact is Craig Osteen at 202-694-5547.
Who should be contacted for questions about the content of the announcement?
For questions about the content of the announcement, the point of contact is Daniel Hellerstein at 202-694-5613.
Is there a reference to additional solicitation details?
Yes. The opportunity references an additional information link labeled "Global Climate Change Request for Proposals Economics of Markets for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases," which indicates the full solicitation likely contains detailed submission instructions, evaluation criteria, and deliverable expectations.
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