Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program

 

Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) participants will receive a one-time payment, calculated based on a cost share of marketing costs on the pounds of organic milk marketed for the 2022 calendar year not to exceed 5 million pounds of production. The Farm Service Agency (FSA), on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), is announcing the availability of market assistance funding to organic dairy operations in the United States.

Active 10.977 Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Not applicable. Public Law Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act-, 15 U.S.C. U.S.C. 714c(e)
ODMAP is funded under the authority of the CCC Charter Act to provide funding for short term marketing expenses. Only organic dairy operations in the business of producing and marketing organic milk and dairy products from dairy cows, dairy goats, and dairy sheep may apply for assistance through ODMAP. Not applicable. Eligible ODMAP dairy operations are required to provide their statement of USDA organic certification and milk marketing statements for the 2022 calendar year, at application. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Producers must file an application for payment on Form FSA-630 and associated forms with the local county FSA office. Final approval is made by the FSA County Committee. After application is submitted and producer is determined eligible for the ODMAP payment. Systemic obligation occurs when the County Office records the approval into the ODMAP application process. May 24, 2023 to July 26, 2023 From 1 to 15 days. Applicants may appeal to the county Farm Service Agency Committee and to the FSA, Department of Agriculture, Appeals and Litigation Group, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0570. Not applicable. Not applicable. 12- Agriculture, Assistance is intended to support the organic dairy operations due to difficult financial times that came from post pandemic market fluctuations. Not applicable. Not applicable. The organic dairy operation must keep any records in applying for a payment for 3 years following the year in which an application for payment was filed. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Assistance will be available during the ODMAP enrollment period which will occur starting on May 24, 2023, through July 26, 2023. Payments will be issued as 2 payments. Payment 1 will be factored by 75 percent. If funding is available at the conclusion of ODMAP signup a 2nd payment will be issued and factored up to 25 percent. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. Consult the appropriate FSA State office where the property is located. For a list of FSA State offices with telephone numbers and addresses, information is available on the internet, visit FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov to locate nearest office. Douglas E. Kilgore
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250 USA
Douglas.E.Kilgore@usda.gov
Phone: (202) 720-9011
Fax: N/A http://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/price-support/Index 12-9913-3-1-999 (Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $100,000,000.00; FY 24 est $0.00; - Award size will range from $100 to a maximum of $55,000. An estimate of an average payment will be in the $10,000 range. Since this is a one-time program payment is for only FY 2023. CCC Program regulations were published in the Federal Register, 7 CFR, 760, and announced through the news media, FSA Notice, Circulars and regulations issued by FSA. Not applicable.