Organic Certification Cost Share Programs
ID: 354179Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Farm Service Agency (USDA-FSA)

Award Range

$3K - $2M

Eligible Applicants

State Governments

Funding Category

Agriculture

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/354179
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
  2. 2
    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted May 13, 2024 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Jul 12, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Farm Service Agency is offering the Organic Certification Cost Share Programs grant opportunity. This grant aims to defray the costs of receiving and maintaining organic certification. The available funding for this program is approximately $9.5 million for the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program (NOCCSP) and $943,000 for the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Organic Certification Cost Share Program. State Governments are eligible to apply for this grant. The grant will reimburse organic operations for specific organic certification costs incurred between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024. The State Agencies may provide reimbursements of up to 75% of the operation's total allowable certification costs, with a maximum reimbursement of $750 per certification scope. The deadline for applications is July 12, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. For more information, please refer to the related documents tab.

Point(s) of Contact
dennisse.bedard@usda.gov
Files
Title
Posted
USDA-FSA-SND-NOCCSP-24-NOFO001411.pdf
5/14/2024
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