This grant is for conducting an economic analysis of Myrtaceae import quarantine options. The Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) seeks to quantify the societal and business costs and benefits of three policies: no trade restrictions, standard quarantine, or a full ban. This research aims to inform the Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s (HDOA) permanent regulations to prevent new Puccinia psidii rust strains, which threaten Hawaii’s ohia forests and biodiversity. The analysis must accurately determine each policy’s economic impacts, including ohia forest valuation and effects on the Myrtaceae market, to guide optimal decisions.
Opportunity ID: 53277
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10HQPA0045 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Hawaii Pacific CESU |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 29, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 06, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 12, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 06, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $31,146 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystems Study Unit (CESU) Program. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and Education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program and University programs with a record of research in natural resource economics, including issues relating to invasive species |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) is offering a funding opportunity for credible economic analysis of quarantine options available to Hawaii Department of Agricultures Plant Quarantine Branch to prevent or to reduce the chances of arrival of new strains of the neotropical rust of Myrtaceae, Puccinia psidii. The analysis must quantify the costs and benefits (for society and for businesses) of the sale of imported plants, flowers and foliage in the myrtle family in the Hawaiian Islands and the relative advantages and disadvantages of implementing either a traditional quarantine policy or a full ban on imported Myrtaceae. In August 20007, Hawaiis Board of Agriculture recognized the threat to Hawaiis one million acres of ohia forests and to Hawaiis watersheds and unique biodiversity. The Board had the authority for and approved a 12-month interim rule banning importation of plants in the myrtle family from infested areas, specified as South America, Florida, and California. However, the interim rule has not been made permanent by Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA). HDOA enforced the interim rule over its life span but the interim rule expired in August 2008. HDOA now simply inspects Myrtaceae imports visually for pests. Whenever a new permanent regulation is initiated by HDOA, an economic assessment of impacts of regulation on small businesses is required. This study should meet that need as well as to help guide what level regulation is most desirable. The relative costs and benefits of a preventative myrtle family ban vs. a standard agricultural quarantine have yet to be explored. It will be the purpose of this research project to quantify more accurately the costs and benefits of the sale of imported plants, flowers and foliage in the myrtle family in the Hawaiian Islands and the relative advantages and disadvantages of implementing either a quarantine policy or a full ban on imported Myrtaceae.This project will have a very specific single primary objective relating to quarantine protection from the rust fungus Puccinia psidii: to examine the economic costs and benefits of three potential policies 1. Business as Usual (No Trade Restrictions)2. Quarantine of Imported Myrtaceae3. Ban of Imported MyrtaceaeIn order to meet this primary objective, several subsidiary objectives must also be met. Specifically, to:Quantify the Hawaiian market for imported MyrtaceaeUnderstand quarantine procedures and their impact on tradeImpute the value of ohia forestsGenerate Cost-Benefit analysis for each policy |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| to extend due date | Mar 31, 2010 | |
| to extend due date | Mar 31, 2010 | |
| Mar 31, 2010 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10HQPA0045 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Hawaii Pacific CESU |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 29, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 06, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 12, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 06, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $31,146 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystems Study Unit (CESU) Program. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and Education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program and University programs with a record of research in natural resource economics, including issues relating to invasive species |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) is offering a funding opportunity for credible economic analysis of quarantine options available to Hawaii Department of Agricultures Plant Quarantine Branch to prevent or to reduce the chances of arrival of new strains of the neotropical rust of Myrtaceae, Puccinia psidii. The analysis must quantify the costs and benefits (for society and for businesses) of the sale of imported plants, flowers and foliage in the myrtle family in the Hawaiian Islands and the relative advantages and disadvantages of implementing either a traditional quarantine policy or a full ban on imported Myrtaceae. In August 20007, Hawaiis Board of Agriculture recognized the threat to Hawaiis one million acres of ohia forests and to Hawaiis watersheds and unique biodiversity. The Board had the authority for and approved a 12-month interim rule banning importation of plants in the myrtle family from infested areas, specified as South America, Florida, and California. However, the interim rule has not been made permanent by Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA). HDOA enforced the interim rule over its life span but the interim rule expired in August 2008. HDOA now simply inspects Myrtaceae imports visually for pests. Whenever a new permanent regulation is initiated by HDOA, an economic assessment of impacts of regulation on small businesses is required. This study should meet that need as well as to help guide what level regulation is most desirable. The relative costs and benefits of a preventative myrtle family ban vs. a standard agricultural quarantine have yet to be explored. It will be the purpose of this research project to quantify more accurately the costs and benefits of the sale of imported plants, flowers and foliage in the myrtle family in the Hawaiian Islands and the relative advantages and disadvantages of implementing either a quarantine policy or a full ban on imported Myrtaceae.This project will have a very specific single primary objective relating to quarantine protection from the rust fungus Puccinia psidii: to examine the economic costs and benefits of three potential policies 1. Business as Usual (No Trade Restrictions)2. Quarantine of Imported Myrtaceae3. Ban of Imported MyrtaceaeIn order to meet this primary objective, several subsidiary objectives must also be met. Specifically, to:Quantify the Hawaiian market for imported MyrtaceaeUnderstand quarantine procedures and their impact on tradeImpute the value of ohia forestsGenerate Cost-Benefit analysis for each policy |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10HQPA0045 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Hawaii Pacific CESU |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 12, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 06, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $31,146 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystems Study Unit (CESU) Program. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and Education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program and University programs with a record of research in natural resource economics, including issues relating to invasive species |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) is offering a funding opportunity for credible economic analysis of quarantine options available to Hawaii Department of Agricultures Plant Quarantine Branch to prevent or to reduce the chances of arrival of new strains of the neotropical rust of Myrtaceae, Puccinia psidii. The analysis must quantify the costs and benefits (for society and for businesses) of the sale of imported plants, flowers and foliage in the myrtle family in the Hawaiian Islands and the relative advantages and disadvantages of implementing either a traditional quarantine policy or a full ban on imported Myrtaceae. In August 20007, Hawaiis Board of Agriculture recognized the threat to Hawaiis one million acres of ohia forests and to Hawaiis watersheds and unique biodiversity. The Board had the authority for and approved a 12-month interim rule banning importation of plants in the myrtle family from infested areas, specified as South America, Florida, and California. However, the interim rule has not been made permanent by Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA). HDOA enforced the interim rule over its life span but the interim rule expired in August 2008. HDOA now simply inspects Myrtaceae imports visually for pests. Whenever a new permanent regulation is initiated by HDOA, an economic assessment of impacts of regulation on small businesses is required. This study should meet that need as well as to help guide what level regulation is most desirable. The relative costs and benefits of a preventative myrtle family ban vs. a standard agricultural quarantine have yet to be explored. It will be the purpose of this research project to quantify more accurately the costs and benefits of the sale of imported plants, flowers and foliage in the myrtle family in the Hawaiian Islands and the relative advantages and disadvantages of implementing either a quarantine policy or a full ban on imported Myrtaceae.This project will have a very specific single primary objective relating to quarantine protection from the rust fungus Puccinia psidii: to examine the economic costs and benefits of three potential policies 1. Business as Usual (No Trade Restrictions)2. Quarantine of Imported Myrtaceae3. Ban of Imported MyrtaceaeIn order to meet this primary objective, several subsidiary objectives must also be met. Specifically, to:Quantify the Hawaiian market for imported MyrtaceaeUnderstand quarantine procedures and their impact on tradeImpute the value of ohia forestsGenerate Cost-Benefit analysis for each policy |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10HQPA0045 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Hawaii Pacific CESU |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 06, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 06, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $31,146 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystems Study Unit (CESU) Program. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and Education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program and University programs with a record of research in natural resource economics, including issues relating to invasive species |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) is offering a funding opportunity for credible economic analysis of quarantine options available to Hawaii Department of Agricultures Plant Quarantine Branch to prevent or to reduce the chances of arrival of new strains of the neotropical rust of Myrtaceae, Puccinia psidii. The analysis must quantify the costs and benefits (for society and for businesses) of the sale of imported plants, flowers and foliage in the myrtle family in the Hawaiian Islands and the relative advantages and disadvantages of implementing either a traditional quarantine policy or a full ban on imported Myrtaceae. In August 20007, Hawaiis Board of Agriculture recognized the threat to Hawaiis one million acres of ohia forests and to Hawaiis watersheds and unique biodiversity. The Board had the authority for and approved a 12-month interim rule banning importation of plants in the myrtle family from infested areas, specified as South America, Florida, and California. However, the interim rule has not been made permanent by Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA). HDOA enforced the interim rule over its life span but the interim rule expired in August 2008. HDOA now simply inspects Myrtaceae imports visually for pests. Whenever a new permanent regulation is initiated by HDOA, an economic assessment of impacts of regulation on small businesses is required. This study should meet that need as well as to help guide what level regulation is most desirable. The relative costs and benefits of a preventative myrtle family ban vs. a standard agricultural quarantine have yet to be explored. It will be the purpose of this research project to quantify more accurately the costs and benefits of the sale of imported plants, flowers and foliage in the myrtle family in the Hawaiian Islands and the relative advantages and disadvantages of implementing either a quarantine policy or a full ban on imported Myrtaceae. This project will have a very specific single primary objective relating to quarantine protection from the rust fungus Puccinia psidii: to examine the economic costs and benefits of three potential policies In order to meet this primary objective, several subsidiary objectives must also be met. Specifically, to: |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 53277 Full Announcement-1 -> cesu announcement.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH GRAVES Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email: fgraves@usgs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.808 | 10HQPA0045 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Hawaii Pacific CESU | PKG00017602 | Mar 29, 2010 | Apr 12, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53277 SF424-2.0.pdf
53277 Project-1.1.pdf
53277 SF424B-1.1.pdf
53277 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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