National Organic Certification Cost Share Program

Post Date

May 4th 2016

Application Due Date

July 5th 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-AMS-TM-NOCCSP-2016

CFDA Number(s)

10.171

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture

Number of Awards

56

Eligibility Categories

State Governments

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $10700000

• Award Range:

  $5000 - $2180872

Grant Description

The National Organic Certification Cost Share Program (NOCCSP) is authorized under section 10606(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901 note), as amended by section 10004(c) of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill; Pub. L. 113_79 to provide organic certification cost share assistance to organic operations (producers and handlers) located within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and five 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 (subsequently, referred to as states or state agencies). USDAмs Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) administers the NOCCSP using relevant sections of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 and 2 CFR 200. AMS awards NOCCSP funds to eligible State Agencies, which operate as a pass-through system, by accepting and approving their applications so that they can issue reimbursements to organic operations for specific organic certification costs. In FY 2016, approximately $10.7M is available for NOCCSP. The FY 2016 Request for Applications outlines the eligibility and performance criteria for State Agencies seeking NOCCSP funds. Certified organic operations may request reimbursement for specific certification costs incurred from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. To receive cost share assistance, certified organic producers and handlers must contact their respective State Department of Agriculture. Additional guidance is available at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/occsp .

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Agricultural Marketing Service

• Agency Contact:

  Rita Meade
  Organic Cost Share Program Manager
  Phone 202-260-8636

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Organic Cost Share Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  rita.meade@ams.usda.gov

• More Information:

  Organic cost share website