AMA Organic Certification Cost-Share Program

The summary for the AMA 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:	AMA Organic Certification Cost-Share Program
	CFDA Number:	10.163
	CFDA Description:	Market Protection and Promotion
	Federal Agency Name:	Agricultural Marketing Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	AMS-NOP-10-0065
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 27, 2010
	Creation Date:	Oct 12, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 31, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 23, 2010 Electronic applications will close October 23rd. Contact the USDA-National Organic Program for late submissions.
	Archive Date:	Nov 22, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	16
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,495,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$450,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: 16 states are eligible for participation: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Grant Description: This program provides cost share assistance, through participating States, to organic producers. Recipients must receive initial certification or continuation of certification from a USDA accredited certifying agent (ACA). Program participants may be reimbursed for up to 75 percent of their organic certification costs, not to exceed $750 per year. Authorized by the Federal Crop Insurance Act in 2001, the Agricultural Management Assistance Program authorizes cost share assistance to producers of organic agricultural products in states with historically low rates of participation in the Federal Crop Insurance program.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ams.usda.gov/nopcostsharing
Grant Announcement Contact: Betsy Rakola Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-720-0081

Contact with program questions [betsy.rakola@ams.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program; • AMA Organic Certification Cost Share Program; • National Organic Certification Cost Share Program