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Under the Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive
Species Management (PREISM), ERS conducts intramural research
and funds extramural research to support the economic
basis of decisionmaking concerning invasive species issues,
policies, and programs. PREISM focuses on economic issues
related to invasive species of agricultural
significance or other pests that fall under USDA programs.
These include exotic pests of crop, forest, and range
land (such as insects, weeds, and disease-causing pathogens),
and foreign livestock, poultry, and zoonotic diseases
(transmittable between animals and humans), but also exotic
pests and foreign diseases affecting public lands, ecosystems,
and urban systems. USDA programs that address invasive
species relate to exclusion, detection, monitoring, eradication,
control, and restoration, and their domestic and international
components.
Funded Projects
ERS has funded extramural research through the PREISM
competitive award program since 2003. The competitive
program funded:
Program themes include international dimensions of invasive
species prevention and management; development and application
of methods to analyze important invasive species issues,
policies, and programs; and analysis of economic, institutional,
and behavioral factors affecting decisions to prevent
or manage invasive species. A summary
document details PREISM objectives and activities
and reports accomplishments for fiscal years 2003-06.
Included are descriptions of the extramural research
program and all funded projects, and a list of project
outputs.
ERS bases its decision to fund extramural research through PREISM on the availability
of funds each fiscal year. Awards for grants and cooperative agreements range
from $50,000 to $250,000. Requests for proposals are generally announced in
February of each year, with proposals due in late April. Proposals are competitively
selected for funding through the use of peer review panels. Many successful
proposals have focused 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.
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2008 PREISM Competitive Awards Program
 The
ERS publication, Program
of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management
(PREISM), Fiscal 2008, Competitive Award Program: Description
and Application Process, describes PREISM's priority
research areas and application requirements for 2008.
Funding for competitive awards in fiscal 2008 is approximately
$750,000. The deadline for submitting proposals for fiscal
2008 has passed.
PREISM Activities
Report—Under the Program of Research on the
Economics of Invasive Species Management (PREISM),
ERS supports and conducts research to improve the economic
basis of decisionmaking concerning invasive issues,
policies, and programs. The report details the objectives
and activities of PREISM and reports important accomplishments
for fiscal years 2003-2006. Included are descriptions
of the extramural research program and all funded projects,
and a list of project outputs.
Priority Research Areas Identified For Fiscal Year
2008:
I. Efficient Prevention and Management of Invasive
Species
A. Allocation of Government Resources for Efficient
Invasive Species Prevention and Management
B. Program, Policy, and Institutional Design to Encourage Private Sector Invasive
Species Prevention and Management
II. International Dimensions of Invasive Species Management
A. Government and Firm Responses to Trade-Related Invasive
Species Risks and Policies
B. Economic Analysis of International Public Goods Related to Invasive Species
Management
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