Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FSA NOCCSP 2021
The Organic Certification Cost Share Programs opportunity is a USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) grant competition for fiscal year 2021 that funds two related programs: the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program (NOCCSP) and the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Organic Certification Cost Share Program. Together, these are referred to as the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). The core goal is to reduce the financial burden on organic producers and handlers by helping cover expenses tied to obtaining and maintaining USDA organic certification.
Under this funding announcement, FSA is not primarily awarding money directly to individual farms or businesses. Instead, the eligible applicants are State Agencies (state governments), which act as the administering entities for their jurisdictions. In this notice, "State Agencies" includes all 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 State Agencies receive grant funds from FSA and then run reimbursement programs for certified organic operations within their boundaries.
For FY 2021, the funding levels listed are approximately $6 million for NOCCSP and $943,000 for AMA. The anticipated number of awards is about 30, and the listed award ceiling is $1,437,800 (which reflects the maximum expected amount that could be awarded under a single grant agreement, depending on allocations and program needs). The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses a grant instrument, with the funding activity category identified as agriculture (CFDA 10.171).
The practical benefit to organic operations comes through reimbursement of specific certification-related costs. For certification costs incurred during the eligible window of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021, organic operations can request reimbursement from their State Agency through November 1, 2021, unless a State Agency requests and receives approval to use a different deadline. The reimbursement framework described here allows State Agencies to pay up to 50 percent of an operation's total allowable certification costs, capped at $500 per certification scope. The scopes explicitly mentioned include crops, livestock, wild crops, and handling (processing), and the program can also cover State Organic Program fees where applicable. This means a single operation with multiple certification scopes could potentially be reimbursed up to the cap for each scope, assuming it has qualifying expenses and the State Agency administers reimbursements consistent with program rules and available funding.
The notice also signals that payment levels and total support could change if Congress or USDA authorizes additional funding during FY 2021. If that happens, FSA and the State Agencies may amend their FY 2021 grant agreements to add funds and potentially increase payment amounts for certified operations, subject to updated guidance.
Administratively, this announcement represents the initial request for applications and lays out eligibility and performance criteria for State Agencies seeking either NOCCSP or AMA funding for FY 2021. Important dates included in the source information are a creation date of May 7, 2021 and an original closing date for State Agency applications of June 30, 2021. To help States navigate updates, FSA scheduled a webinar for May 21 at 2:00 pm ET to walk through changes in that year's application process, with access details to be provided through an amendment to the notice of funding opportunity.Apply for USDA FSA NOCCSP 2021
- The Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency 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 May 07, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 30, 2021. (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 $1,437,800.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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