Organic Certification Cost Share Programs
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Organic Certification Cost Share Programs: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency (FSA), requests applications for the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program (NOCCSP) and the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Organic Certification Cost Share Program, collectively referred to as the OCCSP, for fiscal year (FY) 2023. The purpose of the OCCSP awards is to defray the costs of receiving and maintaining organic certification. In FY 2023, the available funding for these two programs is approximately $10 million for the NOCCSP and $943,000 for the AMA. FSA awards the OCCSP funds to eligible State Agencies* that serve as administering entities, to reimburse organic operations for specific organic certification costs. This is the initial request for applications, which outlines the eligibility and performance criteria for State Agencies seeking NOCCSP and AMA funding in FY 2023. For eligible certification costs incurred from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, organic operations may request reimbursement until November 1, 2023, unless the State Agency requests and receives approval for a different application deadline. The State Agencies may provide reimbursements to certified organic operators for 75% of the operation's total allowable certification costs, up to a maximum of $750 per certification scope: crops, livestock, wild crops, handling (i.e., processing), and State Organic Program fees. * The use of “State Agencies” throughout this document refers to the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and 5 U.S. Territories including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Federal Grant Title: | Organic Certification Cost Share Programs |
Federal Agency Name: | Farm Service Agency (USDA-FSA) |
Grant Categories: | Agriculture |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-FSA-SND-NOCCSP-23-NOFO0001307 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 10.171 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | July 31st, 2023 |
Original Application Deadline: | July 31st, 2023 |
Posted Date: | May 31st, 2023 |
Creation Date: | May 31st, 2023 |
Archive Date: | August 30th, 2023 |
Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,797,250 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $2,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 30 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
Last Updated: | May 31st, 2023 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Dennisse Bedard
Grants Management Specialist
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