The DAI/Nathan Group (DNG) is providing expert assistance in assessing and prioritizing trade capacity needs for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington and USAID regional and country missions.

Under TCBoost, lead firm Nathan Associates Inc.—with support from DAI and the DNG consortium—designs and implements a wide variety of trade-related projects, such as customs reform, export diversification and competitiveness, trade policy reform, trade facilitation, and trade-related labor market adjustment.

TCBoost can customize deliverables for each mission, including:

Analysis and research;

Needs assessments on specific topics, such as customs reform;

Short courses for USAID staff and host country partners on a variety of subjects; and

Best practice guides

DAI is providing TCBoost with training and technical assistance services on specific trade capacity-building topics, including economics, labor environment and gender, trade policy and capacity building, business environment reform, and value chain development.

The DNG consortium for TCBoost includes Associates in International Resources and Development, Development & Training Services (dTS), Sandler Travis Trade Advisory Services, and the QED Group, LLC.