Assistance Listing 10.139
Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · Farm Service Agency
Assistance Listing 10.139, “Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program,” is a federal program administered by AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides direct payment for specified use assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $902 in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
OTECP provides direct financial assistance to certified organic and transitional operations that incurred costs related to USDA organic certification or renewal, soil testing, or educational event registration in fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 10.139
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Land/Property Owner
- Small Business Person
- For-Profit Organization
- Nonprofit Organization
Applicants must be certified USDA organic operations or operations that are transitioning to organic production. Applicants must be located in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Certified organic operations may receive 25 percent of their eligible costs, up to a maximum of $250, for each category of USDA organic certification (crops, wild crops, livestock, and processing/handling) and for State organic program fees. Transitional operations may receive 75 percent of their costs, up to a maximum of $750, for eligible transitional expenses. All applicants may receive 75 percent, up to a maximum of $100, for the cost of soil testing, and 75 percent, up to a maximum of $200, for educational event registration fees.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.139. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 10.139?
10.139 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 10.139?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Land/Property Owner, Small Business Person, For-Profit Organization and Nonprofit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 10.139 provide?
The agency reported $902 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.