2011 National Organic Certification Cost Share Program |
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Federal Grant Title: 2011 National 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-11-0072 Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Posted Date: Aug 01, 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: 51 Estimated Total Program Funding: 5,345,000 Federal Grant Award Ceiling: 1,050,000 Federal Grant Award Floor: 5,000 Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- To participate in this program, interested States, through their State Department of Agriculture, must complete an Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424) and enter into a written cooperative agreement with AMS. State Department of Agriculture refers to agencies, commissions, or departments of State government responsible for implementing regulation, policy or programs on agriculture within their State.
- Grant Description
- This National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 6523, as amended by section 10301 of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Act). The Act authorizes the Department to provide certification cost-share assistance to producers and handlers of organic agricultural products in all States. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2008, the AMS allocated $22 million for this program to be distributed to interested States, until funding has been exhausted. The Program provides financial assistance to organic producers and handlers certified to the USDA Organic Regulations (7 CFR 205). The National Organic Program is authorized under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). The program will provide cost-share assistance, through participating States, to organic producers and handlers receiving certification or incurring expenses for the continuation of certification by a USDA accredited certifying agent during the period of October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2010. Under the Act, cost-share assistance payments are limited to 75% (seventy-five percent) of an individual producer's or handler's certification costs up to a maximum of $750 (seven-hundred and fifty dollars) per year. To receive cost-share assistance, organic producers and handlers should contact their State Departments of Agriculture. Procedures for applying are outlined in the program's policies and procedures document at http://1.usa.gov/OrganicCostShare.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Betsy Rakola Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-720-0081
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- • 2011 Agricultural Marketing Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program