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The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) seeks to solve critical organic agricultural issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education, and extension activities. The purpose of this program is to fund high priority integrated projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products, mitigate and adapt to climate change, build resilience of the organic farming system, and protect water and other resources. Priority concerns include biological, physical, and social sciences, including economics. Consistent with 7 U.S.C. 5925b, OREI has eight goals: 1.) Facilitating the development and improvement of organic agriculture production, breeding, and processing methods; 2.) Evaluating the potential economic benefits of organic agricultural production and methods to producers, processors, and rural communities; 3.) Exploring international trade opportunities for organically grown and processed agricultural commodities; 4.) Determining desirable traits for organic commodities; 5.) Identifying marketing and policy constraints on the expansion of organic agriculture; 6.) Conducting advanced on-farm research and development that emphasizes observation of, experimentation with, and innovation for working organic farms, including research relating to production, marketing, food safety, socioeconomic conditions, and farm business management; 7.) Examining optimal conservation, soil health, and environmental outcomes relating to organically produced agricultural products; and 8.) Developing new and improved seed varieties that are particularly suited for organic agriculture.
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For the FY 2016 award cycle, approximately $17 million was available for awards after deducting legislatively authorized set-asides.
A total of 101 applications, requesting a total of $84,624,106.00, were received in this year’s competition.
In June 2016, a 21-member peer review panel evaluated these applications. The peer panel included faculty from land grant universities and representative from non-profit stakeholder groups.
Funding decisions are not yet made; but, it is anticipated that 18 new awards totaling approximately $17.5 million will be made in FY 2016 representing a 18% success rate
For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 award cycle, $17,640,143 was available for grant awards after legislatively authorized set-asides were deducted.
A total of 101 applications, requesting a total of $84,624,106 were received in the FY 2016 competition.
Funds were available to support a total of 18 new awards.
The funding ratio for this program in FY 2016 was 18%.
Funded projects seek to solve critical organic agricultural issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education and extension activities. They include high priority research, education and extension projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products. Priority concerns include biological, physical, and social sciences, including economics.
For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 award cycle, about $17,589,850 was available for grant awards after legislatively authorized set-asides were deducted.
A total of 79 applications, requesting a total of $78,732,241 were received in the FY 2017 competition.
Funds were available to support a total of 16 new awards.
The funding ratio for this program in FY 2017 was 20%.
Funded projects seek to solve critical organic agricultural issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education and extension activities. They include high priority research, education and extension projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products. Priority concerns include biological, physical, and social sciences, including economics.
For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 award cycle, about $17,633,245 million was available to program after legislatively authorized set-asides were deducted.
A total of 92 applications, requesting a total of $89,743,018 were received in the FY 2018 competition.
Funds were available to support a total of 15 new awards.
The funding ratio for this program in FY 2018 was 16%.
Funded projects seek to solve critical organic agricultural issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education and extension activities. They include high priority research, education and extension projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products. Priority concerns include biological, physical, and social sciences, including economics.
For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 award cycle, about $18,886,926 million was available to program after legislatively authorized set-asides were deducted.
A total of 72 applications, requesting a total of $68,874,268.84 were received in the FY 2019 competition.
Funds were available to support a total of 19 new awards.
The funding ratio for this program in FY 2019 was 26%.
Funded projects seek to solve critical organic agricultural issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education and extension activities. They include high priority research, education and extension projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products. Priority concerns include biological, physical, and social sciences, including economics.
The total amount available based on the 2018 Farm Bill is $25 million. The projected amount available for awards is $18.9 million.
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 RFA will focus on the following eight (8) legislatively-defined goals: (1) Facilitating the development of organic agriculture production, breeding, and processing methods; (2) Evaluating the potential economic benefits of organic agricultural production and methods to producers, processors and rural communities; (3) Exploring international trade opportunities for organically grown and processed agricultural commodities; (4) Determining desirable traits for organic commodities; (5) Identifying marketing and policy constraints on the expansion of organic agriculture; (6) Conducting advanced on-farm research and development that emphasizes observation of, experimentation with, and innovation for working organic farms, including research relating to production and marketing, food safety, socioeconomic conditions, and farm business management; (7) Examining optimal conservation and environmental outcomes relating to organically produced agricultural products; and (8) Developing new and improved seed varieties that are particularly suited for organic agriculture.
In FY2024, the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) received 70 applications and made 23 awards.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
