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The Oregon (ODA) application is not currently posted; ODA anticipates opening the 2025 reimbursement period with the 2026 program in summer 2026, and directs interested applicants to sign up for updates. Reimbursements are first-come, first-served, and all applicants must submit a W-9. Producers may alternatively apply through their local USDA FSA Service Center (federal deadline December 31, 2026 for the 2025 and 2026 program years); the same scope cannot be reimbursed through both the state and FSA.

Oregon Department of Agriculture (general)

The Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) provides cost-share assistance to Oregon producers and handlers obtaining or renewing certification under the USDA National Organic Program. Certified operations may receive up to 75% of their certification costs, not to exceed $750 per certification scope. Nationally funded at $8 million annually through 2031; Oregon administers a state delivery channel alongside the federal FSA route.



Any certified organic producer or handler in Oregon who has paid organic certification fees to a USDA-accredited certifying agent. Up to $750 per certification category (crops, wild crops, livestock, processing/handling, and state organic program fees); scopes must be listed on the operation's organic certificate. Eligible costs include application/administrative fees, inspection fees, USDA certification costs, state organic program fees, and postage.

A payment that requires some percentage of matching contributions by the recipient.

Cost Share

Certified Organic

Certification

Marketing

Conservation

Research

Compliance

Up to 75% of certification costs, capped at $750 per certification scope, paid during the program year. Federal OCCSP funding is $8 million annually through 2031 (a national figure, not Oregon's pool).

The SCBGP is now open and accepting applications through the new online application system: https://data.oda.state.or.us/scbgp.html

See the 2026 Request for Applications for the SCBGP and the "How to Apply: Step By Step Guide to Online System" for details.

Gabrielle Ugalde

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Coordinator

​​​​​​​​​​​​The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) receives grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enhance the competitiveness of Oregon's specialty crops. ODA accepts competitive applications for specialty crop grant funds annually. 



The following organizations can submit projects that aim to enhance the production and competitiveness of Oregon’s specialty crop industries:
- Non-profit organizations
- Local 
- Government entities
- For-profit organizations
- Industry trade associations
- Producer groups
- Commodity commissions
- Public and private colleges/universities

A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

Grant

Specialty Crops

Aloe Leaves

Blackberries

Fruits

Honey

Horticulture

Mamey Sapote

Maple Syrup

Mustard Greens

Parsnips

Passion Fruit

Pineapples

Plantains

Pummelos

Raspberries

Rutabagas

Tree Nuts

Vegetables

Abiu

Achachairu

Antidesma

Apples

Apricots

Bananas

Barbados Cherry

Blueberries

Breadfruit

Cacao

Caimito

Calabaza Melon

Canary Melon

Canary Seed

Caneberries

Canistel

Cantaloupes

Casaba Melon

Cherries

Chinese Bitter Melon

Chokeberry

Citron

Citron Melon

Coconuts

Cranberries

Crenshaw Melon

Custard Apple

Dates

Dragon Fruit

Durian

Elderberries

Figs

Genip

Goji

Gooseberries

Grapefruit

Grapes

Guava

Guavaberry

Honeyberries

Honeydew

Huckleberries

Israel Melons

Jack Fruit

Jujube

Juneberries

Kiwiberry

Kiwifruit

Korean Golden Melon

Kumquats

Langsat

Lemons

Limequats

Limes

Longan

Loquats

Lychee

Mangos

Mangosteen

Mayhaw Berries

Mesple

Mulberries

Nectarines

Oranges

Papaya

Passion Fruits

Pawpaw

Peaches

Pears

Pineapple

Plantain

Plumcots

Plums

Pomegranates

Prunes

Pummelo

Raisins

Rambutan

Sapodilla

Sapote

Schizandra Berries

Soursop

Sprite Melon

Star Fruit

Star Gooseberry

Strawberries

Sugar Apple

Tangelos

Tangerines

Tangors

Wampee

Watermelon

Wax Jamboo Fruit

Winter Melon

Apiary

Anise

Basil

Cassava

Chia

Cinnamon

Ground Cherry

Wine

Cilantro

Boston Lettuce

Green Leaf Lettuce

Iceberg Lettuce

Lolla Rossa Lettuce

Oak Leaf Lettuce

Red Leaf Lettuce

Romaine Lettuce

Dry Onions

Green Onions

Bell Peppers

Potato Seeds

Processing Potatoes

Russet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

Zucchini

Turnip Top

- SCBGP overview (video): https://youtu.be/kdneA5av0T4
- How to apply for the SCBGP (video): https://youtu.be/k7OhBjfmVZw
- How to Apply for the SCBGP: Step By Step Guide to Online System: https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/MarketAccess/Speciality-Crop-Grant-How-To-Apply.pdf
- 2026 Request for Applications for the SCBGP: https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/MarketAccess/Speciality-Crop-Grant-Application.pdf
- Sample SCBGP Application Example: https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/MarketAccess/Speciality-Crop-Grant-App-Ex.pdf
- USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Information: http://www.ams.usda.gov/scbgp

Local Food

Farmers Market

Food Systems

Award size. ODA publishes a suggested per-project range rather than a hard cap: "A range of $50,000 - $250,000 per project is suggested."

Match. None required, but it counts: "Though matching funds are not a requirement of the program; match is strongly encouraged to show the importance and value of the project and to show sustainability beyond SCBGP funds." Cash and in-kind both qualify.

How you get paid. Reimbursement only — "This is a reimbursement only program reimbursements are submitted through the SCBGP Coordinator for audit of allowable costs and prior approval of payments." You may only claim costs in the project budget ODA last approved, submitted through ODA's Reimbursement Expenditure Request for Funds workbook.

What is not payable. "Indirect costs are unallowable under Oregon's grant program" — including administrative and clerical salaries in most cases. Also excluded: fixed assets and personal property, any expenditure incurred before award, and administrative/indirect costs generally.

Term. "Projects must be completed within 2.5 years after project is given its initiation date"; funds cannot be spent before ODA issues that initiation date. Extensions are "awarded for very limited circumstances" and ODA must be notified at least 60 days before the project end date.

Strings attached. The project must benefit more than one organization or individual — "Grant funds will not be awarded for projects that solely provide a profit to a single organization, institution, or individual."

List of Oregon Department of Agriculture Funding Opportunities