Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG)

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.

Eligible applicants are business entities (regardless of legal structure) who produce or handle organic foods, non-profit organizations, tribal governments, and government entities. Tribal, state, territory, and local government entities are also eligible to apply for funding, as are non-profit organizations. 

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.

Thoroughly read through the Request for Applications to prepare you application and submit through Grants.gov

• 2023 OMDG Request for Application (RFA) (pdf) 

• OMDG Fact Sheet (pdf)

• OMDG FAQ (pdf)

• OMDG Specific Terms and Conditions (pdf)