Updated: 8/2/2023

Deadline: Applications must be received by Wednesday, November 1, 2023, by 11:59 pm Central Time.

The cost share program will be conducted on a first come, first served basis.

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide cost share assistance to producers, processors, distributors or other handlers of organic agricultural products.

1. Texas-based organic producers (crops, wild crops, and/or livestock) and/or handlers are eligible to participate in the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program (NOCCSP).
    
2. Operations must possess current USDA organic certification to be eligible to receive reimbursements. 
   1. Current means that one of the following must have happened between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023:
      1. must have successfully received their initial USDA organic certification from a USDA-accredited certifying agent; or
      2. must have incurred expenses related to the renewal of their USDA organic certification from a USDA-accredited certifying agent.
          
3. Operations with suspended or revoked certifications are ineligible for reimbursement. The applicable NOCCSP regulations and resources for certification are available on the NOCCSP website at www.ams.usda.gov/nop.

WARNING: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is also offering this NOCCSP. Eligible entities described above may only receive ONE cost-share per organic certificate or category of certification from TDA or FSA, not both. TDA will work with FSA to ensure duplicate awards are not made. If a duplicate award is made, FSA will be the agency to seek collections.