Organic Certification Cost Share Program
The summary for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program grant is detailed below.
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Organic Certification Cost Share Program: The USDA aims to strengthen market support for U.S. agriculture Organic Certification Cost Share Program grants that reduce the cost of organic certification by reimbursing organic operators for 75% of their certification costs up to a maximum of $750 per certification. Producers and handlers in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and 5 territories (American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Marina Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands) are eligible to participate in and receive a portion of the $11.5M allocated to the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program in FY14 which is authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (The Farm Bill).
Federal Grant Title: | Organic Certification Cost Share Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Agricultural Marketing Service |
Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-AMS-NOP-NATL-2014 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 10.171 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Organic Certification Cost Share Programs |
Current Application Deadline: | Jun 20, 2014 |
Original Application Deadline: | Jun 20, 2014 |
Posted Date: | Jun 5, 2014 |
Creation Date: | Jun 5, 2014 |
Archive Date: | Sep 30, 2014 |
Total Program Funding: | $11,500,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $3,500,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | none |
Expected Number of Awards: | 56 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- NOP Cost Share Website
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Dana Stahl
Cost Share Manager
Phone 540-361-1126
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