Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FSA SND NOCCSP 2020
The Organic Certification Cost Share Programs (OCCSP) are USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) grant programs designed to reduce the financial burden of getting and keeping organic certification. For fiscal year (FY) 2020, this opportunity combines two related funding streams: the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program (NOCCSP) and the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Organic Certification Cost Share Program. The basic goal is straightforward: USDA provides grant funds to eligible State Agencies, and those State Agencies then reimburse certified organic operations for a portion of their eligible certification expenses so that organic certification is more affordable and easier to maintain over time.
Funding for FY 2020 is split between the two programs, with about $6 million available for NOCCSP and about $931,000 available for AMA. The grants are awarded to State-level administering entities (referred to as "State Agencies"), which include the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. These agencies function as the pass-through administrators, meaning they receive federal funds and then run the reimbursement process for organic producers and handlers within their jurisdiction.
Reimbursements are intended to cover specific organic certification costs incurred during the FY 2020 cost window, which runs from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. Organic operations seeking reimbursement for costs in that period generally must submit their reimbursement request by November 2, 2020, although a State Agency can request approval to use a different deadline. The cost-share formula described in the notice allows State Agencies to reimburse up to 50 percent of an operation's total allowable certification costs, with a cap of up to $500 per certification scope. The scopes called out include crops, livestock, wild crops, and handling (such as processing), and the program can also cover State Organic Program fees where applicable.
This announcement is characterized as an initial request for applications and focuses on the eligibility and performance criteria State Agencies must meet to receive FY 2020 NOCCSP and AMA funding. If additional funding is later authorized for FY 2020, the notice indicates FSA and State Agencies may amend existing grant agreements to add funds and potentially increase the payment amounts available to certified operations. From an applicant standpoint, the direct eligible applicants for the federal grant are state governments (not individual farms), and the funding instrument is a discretionary grant tied to agriculture activities (CFDA 10.171). The opportunity was posted on August 6, 2020, with an original closing date of September 9, 2020, and it anticipated awards across the participating State Agencies (noted as 50 expected awards).Apply for USDA FSA SND NOCCSP 2020
- The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Organic Certification Cost Share Programs" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.171.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 06, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 09, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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