{"id":5463,"date":"2024-06-13T04:53:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T04:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ausgrant.com.au\/?page_id=5463"},"modified":"2024-06-13T04:53:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T04:53:31","slug":"organic-certification-cost-share-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ausgrant.com\/au\/organic-certification-cost-share-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Certification Cost Share Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry single_text\">\n<p><strong><u>About<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Organic Certification Cost Share Program provides cost share assistance to producers and handlers of agricultural products who are obtaining or renewing their certification under the National Organic Program. Certified operations may receive 75 per cent of their certification costs paid during the program year.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Eligibility Criteria<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Certified organic producers and handlers who have paid certification fees may apply for reimbursement of the incurred costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Reimbursable Costs<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eligible costs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application fees<\/li>\n<li>Inspection costs<\/li>\n<li>Fees related to equivalency agreement\/arrangement requirements<\/li>\n<li>Travel\/per diem for inspectors<\/li>\n<li>User fees<\/li>\n<li>Sales assessments<\/li>\n<li>Postage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ineligible costs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Equipment<\/li>\n<li>Materials<\/li>\n<li>Supplies<\/li>\n<li>Late fees<\/li>\n<li>Transitional certification inspections<\/li>\n<li>Inspections necessary to address NOP regulatory violations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on your business\u2019s eligibility, contact us&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ausgrant.com.au\/contact-us\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Organic Certification Cost Share Program provides cost share assistance to producers and <a href=\"https:\/\/ausgrant.com\/au\/organic-certification-cost-share-programs\/\" style=\"float:right; padding-bottom:10px;\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5463","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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