2011 Agricultural Marketing Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program
The summary for the 2011 Agricultural Marketing Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program grant is detailed below.
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2011 Agricultural Marketing Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program: This Organic Certification Cost-Share Program is part of the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Program authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (FCIA), as amended, (7 U.S.C. 1524). Under the applicable FCIA provisions, the Department is authorized to provide cost-share assistance to organic producers in the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The AMS has allocated $1.495 million for this organic certification cost-share program in Fiscal Year 2011. This program provides financial assistance to organic producers certified under the USDA Organic Regulations (7 CFR 205), which were authorized under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). This program is in addition to and separate from the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program, which is also administered by AMS and is open to all States and U.S. Territories.
Federal Grant Title: | 2011 Agricultural Marketing Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Agricultural Marketing Service |
Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
Type of Opportunity: | Mandatory |
Funding Opportunity Number: | AMS-NOP-11-0071 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 10.171 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Organic Certification Cost Share Programs |
Current Application Deadline: | Nov 15, 2011 |
Original Application Deadline: | Nov 15, 2011 |
Posted Date: | Aug 08, 2011 |
Creation Date: | Jul 25, 2011 |
Archive Date: | Dec 15, 2011 |
Total Program Funding: | $1,500,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $450,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- This Notice invites the following eligible States: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming, to submit an Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424), and to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for the allocation of organic certification cost-share funds.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Betsy Rakola Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-720-0081
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