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

The Coordinating Agricultural Development & Innovation (CADI) program supports a portfolio of projects in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. The program aims to make American agriculture safer, stronger, and more prosperous by preventing and removing trade barriers for U.S. agricultural exports and supporting U.S. exporters and trading partners. The awardee will conduct original basic and applied research to provide actionable recommendations and track the portfolio's attributable accomplishments. Some key targets of the program include adding over $622 million to the U.S. economy by removing trade barriers and contributing an additional $312 million to the U.S. economy through direct support to American exporters and trading partners. The awardee will also provide quarterly presentations to the USDA/FAS CADI management team and annual success stories from each country where CADI operates. • The program will focus on advancing a trade agenda that benefits America’s ranchers, farmers, and producers. • The awardee will provide actionable recommendations to help achieve the CADI portfolio’s targets. • The awardee will track the portfolio’s attributable accomplishments toward these trade outcomes, including the development of U.S. county-level impact estimates. • The awardee will provide a final report on the recipient’s research to quantify the CADI portfolio’s direct economic impact on American farmers. • The awardee will provide an annual economic impact report that quantifies the CADI portfolio’s direct economic impact on American farmers.