Supporting businesses to foster global economic growth.

At J.E. Austin Associates, Inc. (JAA), we specialize in helping businesses, governments, and organizations around the world improve productivity, enhance competitiveness, and facilitate economic development. With our industry-specific expertise and suite of analytical tools, we empower our clients to reposition themselves in global markets and drive economic growth.

Transforming businesses through innovative solutions and strategies

J.E. Austin Associates, Inc. (JAA) was established in 1986 by co-founders James E. Austin (left) and Kevin Murphy. A prolific author and editor, Dr. Austin has contributed significantly to his field with 27 books, 100 articles, and over two hundred case studies on business and nonprofit management.

JAA was created for the purpose of assisting businesses, governments, non-profit organizations, educational and financial institutions, and other organizations around the world to improve productivity, to enhance competitiveness, to strengthen management and strategy implementation, and to facilitate sustainable economic development.‍

Our Journey: Combining Expertise and Passion to Drive Global Development

J.E. Austin Associates, Inc. (JAA) is dedicated to assisting businesses, governments, and organizations worldwide in improving productivity, enhancing competitiveness, and facilitating economic development. JAA provides a team of leading experts in increasing competitiveness of countries, regions, and firms, with specialists in agribusiness, entrepreneurship, economic policy, workforce development, and institution strengthening. This expertise, plus a strong commitment to our core values of integrity, collaboration, and innovation, have made JAA a trusted leader in driving global growth.

Core Values

At J.E. Austin Associates, our core values guide everything we do: integrity, collaboration, innovation.

Our Vision

To be the catalyst for positive change and sustainable development worldwide.

JAA News/Updates

J.E. Austin Associates holds its first Pause and Reflect session for the USAID Bicycles for Growth (BFG) project in Ghana.

September 11, 2024

J.E. Austin gladly receives distinguished Jim Barnhart as the firm's newest team member

August 19, 2024

J.E. Austin participates in the 2024 Rwanda National Agriculture Show

August 15, 2024

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Our Projects

Providing World Class Expertise to Help Businesses, Governments, and Organizations Thrive

Private Sector Development

JAA has a proven track record in supporting entrepreneurs to develop strategies and products, enter new markets, attract financing, and learn skills to become sustainable.

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Agribusiness & Food Security

JAA helps clients to identify the productive and competitive potential inherent in their agricultural sectors, and to develop strategies to achieve this potential.

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Policy & Strategy

JAA provides cutting edge tools and expertise in SME growth, markets, policy reforms, access to finance, and attracting investment to support strong sustainable business performance.

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Our Clients

Contracting Mechanisms

J.E. Austin Associates, Inc. is a U.S. small business capable of receiving small business contract set-asides.

General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) for Special Item Number (SIN) 541611

J.E. Austin Associates, Inc. is a pre-approved, federally qualified vendor on the government-wide General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) for Special Item Number (SIN) 541611.

Famine Early Warning Systems (FEWS NET) 7 IDIQ

CLIENT: USAID
PRIME CONTRACTOR: Tetra Tech ARD
PROJECT LENGTH: 2019-2024

The goal of FEWS NET 7 is to sustainably prevent food insecurity and famine. The goal of FEWS NET 7 is to sustainably prevent food insecurity and famine. FEWS NET 7 is structured around four main pillars of activities:
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Pillar 1: Emergency Food Insecurity Analysis
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Pillar 2: Management of a FEWS NET Learning and Data Hub (restricted to Small Business set-aside)
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Pillar 3: Analysis of the Dynamics of Food, Nutrition and Livelihood Security
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Pillar 4: Technology and InnovationJAA contributes to the Pillar 3 team’s work of deepening the understanding of the causes of persistent or recurrent food insecurity, hunger, malnutrition, vulnerability to food insecurity, and lack of resilience. Our team will build on FEWS NET’s experience with livelihood development, markets, agro-climatology, nutrition, and other physical and socio-economic phenomena – including gender and intra-household dynamics by developing more effective tools and methods to creating and building sustainable local capacities to understand and address the root causes of food insecurity and vulnerability to food insecurity.

Public Financial Management (PFM) II IDIQ

CLIENT: USAID
PRIME CONTRACTOR: Nathan Associates, Inc.
PROJECT LENGTH: 2020-2025

J.E. Austin Associates, Inc. (JAA) is a part of the Nathan Associates, Inc. consortium for the USAID Transparency and Inclusive Growth (TIGA) Activity under the PFM IDIQ. JAA provides policy analysis support to the activity which aims to mitigate the economic causes of conflict and inequality in Burma.

Regional Integration and Stronger Economies (RISE) IDIQ

CLIENT: USAID
PRIME CONTRACTOR: RTI International
PROJECT LENGTH: 2020-2025

J.E. Austin Associates, Inc. (JAA) is working with RTI International on the USAID/Kenya and East Africa Regional Integration and Stronger Economies (RISE) IDIQ. JAA provides expertise in private sector development, competitiveness, value chain development and strengthening, entrepreneurship, business enabling environment, economic policy, and political economy analysis.

Evaluation, Monitoring and Learning Services (EVAL-ME) II IDIQ

CLIENT: USAID
PRIME CONTRACTOR: Panagora Group
PROJECT LENGTH: 2020-2025

J.E. Austin Associates, Inc. (JAA) supports the Panagora Group’s consortium for the EVAL-ME II IDIQ by providing expertise in performance monitoring and evaluation support services in areas related to economic growth, agriculture, trade, and entrepreneurship.

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Join us in driving meaningful economic change. Contact J.E. Austin Associates today to discuss how our expertise can align with your vision for growth and innovation.

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