To provide economic and other social science information
and analysis for public and private decisions on agriculture, food, natural
resources, and rural America. ERS produces such information for use by the
general public and to help the executive and legislative branches develop,
administer, and evaluate agricultural and rural policies and programs.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Dissemination of Technical Information. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
ERS performs economic research and analyses related to U.S. and world
agriculture that addresses a multitude of economic concerns and decision
making needs of Federal, State, and local governments, farmers, farm
organizations, farm suppliers, marketers, processors, and consumers. There are
no restrictions on the use of ERS produced information.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility: Any individual or
organization in the U.S. and U.S. Territories is eligible to receive the
popular or technical research publications that convey the research results,
although there may be a fee.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Any individual or
organization in the U.S. and U.S. Territories is eligible to receive the
popular or technical research publications that convey the research results,
although there may be a fee.
Pre-application Coordination: None. This program is
excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Requests for technical
information may be made to the Chief, Publishing and Communications Branch,
ERS, 1800 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036-5831.
Award Procedure: Not applicable.
Deadlines: Not applicable.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not
applicable.
Appeals: Not applicable.
Renewals: Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not
applicable.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: Not applicable.
Audits: Not applicable.
Records: Not applicable.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification: 12-1701-2-1-352.
Obligations: FY 01 $67,347,437; FY 02 est
$70,500,000; and FY 03 est $85,332,000. (Note: Includes reimbursable and all
obligations, including those from nonfederal funding.)
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not
applicable.
The ERS had 22 active projects in fiscal year 2001 and about 22 active
projects in fiscal year 2002. In fiscal year 2001, ERS staff responded to
about 50,000 requests for economic information and published about 200 reports
of economic analysis and research. That does not include unpublished staff
analysis that were used to address specific policy questions. The number of
publications and requests are expected to be about the same in fiscal year
2002.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Research results are available in publications and periodicals for sale by the
agency (dial 1-800-999-6779) and the National Technical Information Service.
Reports are also available on the ERS website: http://www.ers.usda.gov.
Computerized bibliographic data are accessible through AG-ECON and AGRICOLA.
For additional information contact the Chief, Publishing and Communications
Branch, ERS, USDA, 1800 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036-5831. Telephone:
(202) 694-5120.
