COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION ISSUES RULE: ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST SHARE PROGRAM (OCCSP)

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Commodity Credit Corporation has issued a rule called: Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP).

The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 6 by William Beam, Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.

Summary: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) provides funding for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) for fiscal years 2025 through 2031, and, as a result, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this rule to establish OCCSP for 2025 and future program years. The rule specifies the eligibility criteria and payment calculation for OCCSP, which are consistent with how CCC has administered OCCSP in previous years by Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs). Pri...