Opportunity Information: Apply for AMS NOP 13 0061
Apply for AMS NOP 13 0061
- The Agricultural Marketing Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Agricultural Management Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program FY 2013" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.171 Organic Certification Cost Share Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 29, 2013 and posted on Aug 1, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 30, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,352,850.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,352,850.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
- Only State departments of agriculture or their equivalents in Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are eligible to apply for these funds.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Organic Certification Cost Share Program for FY 2013 is a USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) grant opportunity designed to help offset the cost of obtaining or renewing USDA organic certification. The program is authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524) and supports producers who are certified under the USDA Organic Regulations in 7 CFR 205, which stem from the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). In practical terms, it is meant to reduce the financial burden organic crop and livestock producers face when paying certification fees to USDA-accredited certifying agents.
Funding is provided as a discretionary grant to state governments, not directly to individual farms. Only state departments of agriculture (or equivalent state agencies responsible for agriculture programs and policy) in the following states are eligible to apply: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. These state agencies apply to USDA using the standard Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) and, once approved, administer the cost share payments to eligible organic producers within their states.
For FY 2013, AMS allocated a total of $1,352,850 for the program, with an expectation of 16 awards (generally aligning with the number of eligible states). The grant listing is under CFDA 10.171 (Organic Certification Cost Share Programs). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement for the state applicants under this specific opportunity. The funding opportunity number is AMS-NOP-13-0061, and it was posted on August 1, 2013, with an application deadline of August 30, 2013 (archived September 29, 2013).
The assistance provided to producers is structured as a reimbursement-style cost share. Payments are limited to 75 percent of an individual producer's eligible organic certification costs, up to a maximum reimbursement of $750 per producer. The covered period for certification expenses under this cycle runs from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, and applies to producers either receiving initial certification or paying expenses to continue certification with a USDA-accredited certifying agent. A key statutory cap also applies: the total amount of cost share payments that any eligible producer can receive under all AMA programs combined cannot exceed $50,000.
Producers themselves do not apply to USDA for these funds; instead, they work through their participating state agency. Organic producers in eligible states are instructed to contact their state department of agriculture (or the state agency administering the program) for application steps and reimbursement procedures. USDA also points applicants to program policies and procedures available through the National Organic Program cost share information page (linked in the announcement as http://1.usa.gov/OrganicCostShare). For official questions about the announcement or access issues, the listed federal contact is Rita Meade, Cost Share Coordinator at AMS, reachable at (202) 720-3252 or rita.meade@ams.usda.gov.
FAQs: AMA Organic Certification Cost Share Program (FY 2013)
1) What is the AMA Organic Certification Cost Share Program for FY 2013?
It is a USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) grant opportunity that helps offset the cost of obtaining or renewing USDA organic certification by reimbursing a portion of eligible organic certification expenses.
2) Which USDA office runs this opportunity?
The program is administered by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), tied to the National Organic Program (NOP) framework for organic certification.
3) What is the legal authority for the program?
The opportunity is authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524). It supports producers certified under the USDA Organic Regulations in 7 CFR 205, which stem from the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).
4) Who can apply to USDA for the FY 2013 grant funds?
State governments apply to USDA, not individual farms. Specifically, eligible applicants are state departments of agriculture (or equivalent state agencies responsible for agriculture programs and policy) in the listed eligible states.
5) Which states are eligible to apply for the FY 2013 grant?
The eligible states listed in the opportunity are: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
6) Can individual organic producers apply directly to USDA for reimbursement?
No. Producers do not apply to USDA for these funds. Producers work through their participating state agency, which administers the cost share payments once the state receives the USDA award.
7) How do state agencies apply for the grant?
Eligible state agencies apply to USDA using the standard Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424).
8) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is AMS-NOP-13-0061.
9) What CFDA program listing is associated with this grant?
The grant is listed under CFDA 10.171, titled Organic Certification Cost Share Programs.
10) How much total funding was allocated for FY 2013?
AMS allocated a total of $1,352,850 for FY 2013 under this opportunity.
11) How many awards were expected?
The opportunity expected approximately 16 awards, which generally aligns with the number of eligible states.
12) Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement for state applicants?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement for state applicants under this specific grant.
13) When was the FY 2013 opportunity posted and when was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted on August 1, 2013. The application deadline was August 30, 2013. The opportunity was archived on September 29, 2013.
14) What kind of financial assistance is provided to producers?
The assistance is reimbursement-style cost share, meaning it reimburses a portion of eligible organic certification costs rather than providing an upfront payment.
15) What percentage of certification costs can be reimbursed?
Cost share payments are limited to 75 percent of an individual producer's eligible organic certification costs.
16) What is the maximum reimbursement per producer?
The maximum reimbursement is $750 per producer.
17) What expenses are considered eligible under this cycle?
The cycle applies to producers who are either receiving initial organic certification or paying eligible expenses to continue certification, as long as the certification is through a USDA-accredited certifying agent.
18) What is the covered time period for certification expenses?
The covered period for certification expenses under this cycle runs from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014.
19) Does the program require producers to be certified under USDA organic rules?
Yes. The program supports producers who are certified under the USDA Organic Regulations in 7 CFR 205.
20) Are certifying agents required to be USDA-accredited?
Yes. The information provided specifies that certification must be with a USDA-accredited certifying agent.
21) Is there a cap on how much a producer can receive across AMA programs?
Yes. A statutory cap applies: the total amount of cost share payments any eligible producer can receive under all AMA programs combined cannot exceed $50,000.
22) How do producers in eligible states access the program?
Organic producers in eligible states should contact their state department of agriculture (or the state agency administering the program) for application steps and reimbursement procedures.
23) Where can applicants find program policies and procedures?
USDA points applicants to program policies and procedures through the National Organic Program cost share information page referenced in the announcement: http://1.usa.gov/OrganicCostShare
24) Who is the federal contact for official questions about the announcement or access issues?
The listed federal contact is Rita Meade, Cost Share Coordinator at AMS. Phone: (202) 720-3252. Email: rita.meade@ams.usda.gov.
25) Does the grant fund producers directly or does it flow through states?
The funding is provided as a discretionary grant to state governments, which then administer cost share payments to eligible organic producers within their states.
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