Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA AMS TM OMDG G 23 0019
The Organic Market Development Grants program is a competitive USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) grant opportunity designed to grow and strengthen organic supply chains in the United States. The main goal is to help develop new organic markets and expand existing ones by investing in the infrastructure and business capacity needed for certified organic production, processing, and handling. In practice, the program aims to make it easier and less risky for farms and businesses to transition into organic and for current organic producers and handlers to scale up, by funding projects that open up more reliable market channels and reduce key bottlenecks that keep organic products from reaching buyers efficiently.
The opportunity is rooted in the reality that consumer demand for organic products has risen sharply and continues to grow, with organic sales representing a meaningful share of overall U.S. food sales and products widely available across both natural and conventional retail stores. Despite this growth, the grant description highlights that supply-chain constraints have not kept pace. Many producers hesitate to start the three-year organic certification transition because they are not confident they will have dependable access to certified organic storage, processing, and handling options once they are producing organic crops. Other barriers include limited market options for rotational crops (which can be essential for organic systems), uncertainty about being able to sell at an organic premium, and shortages of certain organic ingredients. The program also responds to the heavy reliance of organic livestock feed and processed organic products on imports, a vulnerability that became more obvious during COVID-era disruptions and international conflicts affecting global supply.
The kinds of projects this program is intended to fund focus on "middle-of-the-supply-chain" needs that often sit between the farm gate and the consumer. Funding can support certified organic infrastructure and expanded capacity for aggregation and processing, as well as manufacturing, storage, transportation, wholesaling, distribution, and development of consumer markets. The notice uses the USDA organic regulatory definition of processing, which is broad and includes activities such as cooking, mixing, grinding, separating, fermenting, slaughtering/cutting, freezing/chilling, preserving/dehydrating, and also packaging, canning, and jarring. A central theme is addressing the very practical obstacles that stop organic commodities from being sold as organic, such as the lack of certified facilities or specialized equipment, or the added cost of shipping products long distances to find certified processors. When these constraints force organic crops to be handled in non-organic facilities, producers can lose the ability to market the product as organic and may end up selling at conventional prices, missing the premium that supports the economics of organic production.
From a policy standpoint, the program is also framed as supporting broader federal objectives. It is meant to promote more equitable access to USDA programs and ensure underserved communities can benefit from USDA-funded projects, aligning with Executive Order 13985 on advancing racial equity. It also supports supply chain resilience and diversification, aligning with Executive Order 14017 on America’s supply chains, and seeks to promote competition in the organic sector in line with Executive Order 14036 on competition. In addition, projects are expected to comply with the Build America, Buy America Act requirements where applicable, meaning awardees may need to follow domestic sourcing rules for certain infrastructure and construction-related purchases.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant program administered by USDA AMS. The funding opportunity title is Organic Market Development Grants and the opportunity number is USDA AMS TM OMDG G 23 0019, listed under CFDA/Assistance Listing 10.188. The instrument type is a grant, the activity category is agriculture, and the agency anticipated making around 75 awards. The listed award ceiling is up to $3,000,000 per award. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others" with additional clarification expected in the full eligibility text of the official notice. The opportunity was created on May 10, 2023, with an original application closing date of July 11, 2023 (applications required submission and validation by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the deadline).
Overall, the program is best understood as an effort to remove the structural choke points that keep domestic organic production from scaling smoothly. By funding the facilities, equipment, and market-development activities that connect organic producers to processors, distributors, and end markets, USDA is trying to increase demand for domestically produced organic agricultural products, reduce reliance on imported organic inputs, and ensure that producers who invest in organic practices can actually access the premium markets that make the transition financially viable.Apply for USDA AMS TM OMDG G 23 0019
- The Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Organic Market Development Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.188.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 10, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 11, 2023 Only applications submitted and validated by 1159 pm Eastern Time on. (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 $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 75 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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