Organic Marketing and Development Grant (OMDG) Program Generic Application

OMB Control Number: 0503-0028
Exp. Date: 11/30/2025
Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Solution for Funding
Opportunity Announcement”
TITLE: Organic Marketing and Development Grant (OMDG) program
USDA Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Alignment with Information Collection Package: (Check one)
[ ] One-Time Pilot Program.
[X] One-Time Funding Announcement of New Program.
Purpose: USDA is required by 2 CFR 200.204 to announce discretionary grants and cooperative
agreements and other financial assistance programs through public announcement. This includes
announcements for pilot programs and one-time funding programs. A variety of public-facing
documents are used to meet this requirement, including the Request for Applications (RFAs),
Grants.gov announcements, and Notice of Award and Grant Agreement.
The OMDG program is designed to use the funds and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) (15 U.S.C. 714-714f). Specifically, section 714c which directs the CCC to, “Increase the
domestic consumption of agricultural commodities (other than tobacco) by expanding or aiding in the
expansion of domestic markets or by developing or aiding in the development of new and additional
markets, marketing facilities, and uses for such commodities. This grant program will only be
available as a one-time opportunity for eligible recipients due to limited fund availability.
If successfully selected for an OMDG award, respondents are not expected to spend more than 16.68
hours completing the information required. Grant applicants are required to submit their information via
Grants.gov. Information collected as part of this one-time grant program, outlined in the RFA, includes
the grant narrative (application) and standardized Federal forms (for which information is collected
through Grants.gov). Once grant recipients are determined, AMS uses the award agreement form as its
Notice of Award and Grant Agreement (NOA) as the binding contract with the Federal award recipient.
The NOA outlines additional post-award requirements by which award recipients must comply,
including Terms and Conditions, Administrative and National Policy Requirements (2 CFR 200.300),
performance and financial reporting (AMS requires annual reporting in alignment with 2 CFR
200.329), and final close-out reporting requirements. Burden for each form is outlined below and the
forms are attached for reference, and AMS staff is available to assist applicants and recipients if they
have questions pertaining to the required information.
Announcement Dates: Early April, 2023
Type of Collection: (Check one)
[X] Grant.
[ ] Cooperative agreement.
[ ] Other: ____________________________________________
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How will information collected be submitted to the agency?
[X] Grants.gov
[ ] Other:_______________________
Does the agency need to collect information, such as progress reports, beyond the expiration of
this generic ICR (November 2025)? If so, will the agency be submitting a regular ICR package?
[X] Yes. Any new forms will be merged into our previously approved ICR package (0581-0240).
[ ] No.
Announcement:
[ ] Notice of Funding of Opportunity (NOFO)
[X] Grants.gov Announcement
[ ] Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
[X] Request for Application (RFA)
[ ] Notice of Funding of Announcement (NOFA) (Announced in the Federal Register)
[ ] Notice of Solicitation of Application (NOSA)
[X] Notice of Awards
[ ] Other Funding Announcement Types: __________________________________
Is the agency asking any questions of a sensitive nature? If yes, provide additional justification
for any questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and
other matters that are commonly considered private. Include the reasons justifying why the agency
considers the questions necessary, the specific uses to be made of the information, the explanation to
be given to persons from whom the information is requested, and any steps to be taken to obtain their
consent.
[ ] Yes. [X] No.
If yes, additional info: N/A
Certification:
I certify this grant or cooperative agreement to be true:
[X] Yes. [ ] No.

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Burden Hours, Formats, and Reporting

Number of
Number of
Responses
Respondents per
Respondent

Burden
hours
per
responses

Brief description of
information being
collected (project
summary, NOA, etc.)

Form
number

Request for Applications
(RFA) (Reading)

None

300

1

300

4

0581-0324

300

1

300

2.1

0581-0240

50

1

50

0.5833

0581-0240

50

1

50

0.3333

0581-0240

50

1

50

0.3333

0505-0027

300

1

300

0.3333

0581-0240

125

2

250

1

0581-0240

50

2

100

4

0581-0240

50

1

50

4

1,275.00

11.00

1,450.00

16.68

4040-0004

300

1

300

1.1

4040-0012

600

12

7,200.00

1

4040-0014

50

2

100

1

4040-0018

40

1

40

1

4040-0018

40

1

40

1

4040-0008

300

1

300

2

4040-0019

300

1

300

0.3333

Project Narrative
Application Template
Notice of Award and
Grant Agreement
(Reading)
Project Beneficiaries
Questionnaire
Accounting System and
Financial Capability
Questionnaire
Suspension, Disbarment
and Voluntary Exclusion
Lower Tier Covered
Transactions USDA AD
1048
Amendment Request
Interim Performance
Report Template
Final Performance
Report Template
TOTAL
COMMON FORMS
Application for Federal
Assistance SF 424
Request for Advance or
Reimbursement SF-270
Federal Financial Report
SF-425
Tangible Personal
Property Report
Disposition Request SF428c
Tangible Personal
Property Final Report SF428b
Budget document nonConstruction 424a
Project Abstract Summary

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Total Annual
Responses