USDA Organic Cost Share

The current Farm Bill provided funding for the Organic Cost Share Program. The Cost Share Program provides reimbursement for 75% of Organic Certification costs or $750 maximum for each certification scope (Crops, Livestock, Wild Crops, and Handling).

The Cost Share Program is administered on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Additional fees, such as late fees or other penalty fees, are not eligible for reimbursement. 

To apply by the annual deadline of October 31, 2019:

• Organic Cost Share Application - Due With Application
• Organic Cost Share requires a W-9 Form to verify Tax ID or Social Security Number

Montana Department of Agriculture
Organic Certification Program
P.O. Box 200201
Helena, MT 59620-0201

Supporting documentation must be submitted with your application in order to issue payment. Applications submitted without the supporting documentation will be considered incomplete. Supporting documentation includes:

• Invoices or Receipts itemizing certification costs
• Notice of Certification or Certificate
• W-9 form

Please note that W-9 Forms, because they contain sensitive personal information, cannot be submitted by email, and instead should either be sent by mail, or sent electronically using the secure Montana State File Transfer Service. W-9s submitted by email will be rejected by the Montana State email system.