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Find similar grantsOrganic Market Development Grant is sponsored by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This program supports the development of organic markets.
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The OMDG application review period is closed. For any questions related to OMDG, contactOMDG@usda. gov The Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) program supports the development of new and expanded organic markets to help increase the consumption of domestic organic agricultural commodities.
The program focuses on building and expanding capacity for certified organic production, aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, distribution, and development of consumer markets. OMDG aims to increase the availability and demand for domestically produced organic agricultural products and address the critical need for additional market paths.
AMS will give priority consideration to projects addressing specific pinpointed market needs for organic grains and livestock feed, organic dairy, organic fibers, organic legumes and other rotational crops, and organic ingredients currently unavailable in organic form. OMDG offers three project types, 24-month Simplified Equipment-Only with funding between $10,000 and $100,000.
3-year Market Development and Processing Capacity Expansion with funding ranging between $100,000 and $3,000,000. Approximately $85 million will be available to fund OMDG projects. Eligible applicants are business entities (regardless of legal structure) who produce or handle organic foods, non-profit organizations, including trade associations, tribal, state, territory, and local government entities.
Entities who are at last 51 percent owned and operated by the same parent company may not submit multiple applications. Applicants who produce or handle organic foods must either be certified to the USDA organic standards or in transition to organic certification, consistent with 7 C. F.
R. §205. Applicants must be registered in the Organic INTEGRITY Database before the date of the Notice of Award.
This requirement does not apply to non-profit or government entities. Eligible applicants must be in the 50 states, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
**Cost Sharing or Matching** Market Development and Promotion and Processing Capacity Expansion require 50% matching funds of the total federal portion of the grant cost. There is a reduced match funds requirement of only 25% available to historically underserved farmers and ranchers and applicable small businesses. Smaller Equipment-Only projects do not require federal cost sharing or matching.
* Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for AMS Organic Market Development Grant Program (pdf) * 2023 OMDG Request for Application (RFA) (pdf) * OMDG Specific Terms and Conditions (pdf) * Please refer to the How to Apply page for more information. * AMS will be hosting webinars for applicants. For dates and registration instructions,visit our webinars page.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: A variety of organizations involved in organic agriculture and market development are typically eligible, including nonprofits. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Organic Market Development Grant is funded by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Cold Chain Grants for Emergency Food Assistance Program (CCG) is sponsored by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This program provides funding to support cold chain equipment investments that help food assistance entities temporarily store, effectively package, and distribute fresh, frozen, and minimally processed foods. Nonprofits administering subaward programs are eligible, which would then fund food banks and other emergency food assistance operations for cold storage and distribution equipment.
Cold Chain Grants for Emergency Food Assistance (CCG) is sponsored by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The Cold Chain Grants for Emergency Food Assistance program competitively awards funds to eligible organizations to offer subawards for cold storage and distribution equipment. This aims to help food banks, food pantries, and other emergency food assistance operations improve their ability to provide high-quality meats, eggs, seafood, dairy, and fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables to vulnerable Americans.
SCMP 2026 shows a December 4 close date on grants.gov. But if you sit in a participating state you cannot apply to AMS at all: your State Department of Agriculture is the applicant, and its internal deadline runs weeks earlier.
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