2011 Agricultural Marketing Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program

The summary for the 2011 Agricultural Marketing Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	2011 Agricultural Marketing Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program
	CFDA Number:	10.171
	CFDA Description:	Organic Certification Cost Share Programs
	Federal Agency Name:	Agricultural Marketing Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Mandatory
	Funding Opportunity Number:	AMS-NOP-11-0071
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 08, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jul 25, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 15, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 15, 2011
	Archive Date:	Dec 15, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	15
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	1,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	450,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	5,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	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 Description: 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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Betsy Rakola Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-720-0081

betsy.rakola@ams.usda.gov [betsy.rakola@ams.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • 2011 National Organic Certification Cost Share Program