Assistance Listing 10.188
Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) Program
Agricultural Marketing Service · Department of Agriculture
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 92% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 107 new awards in FY2024–24. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 50% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $100,000. Expect about 90 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 100%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 8%
- 0% higher ed · 2% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 50%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $100K
- $99K – $1.1M middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 107
- $85M committed to them
- Usually posts
- May
- one-time · 90-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Certified Organic Farmers INC | Nonprofit | CA | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| BIG Sandy Organics, LLC | Business | MT | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| RKH GIN LLC | Business | TX | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Alexandre Family Ecodairy Farms | Business | CA | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Rumiano Cheese CO | Business | CA | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Wehah Farm, INC. | Business | CA | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| DES Moines Industrial, LLC | Business | IA | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| ZEGO LLC | Business | CA | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| The Delong CO., INC. | Business | WI | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Straus Family Creamery, INC. | Business | CA | 1 | $3,000,000 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 107 | $85M | $100K | $99K – $1.1M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-10 | 2023-08-08 | 90 d | USDA-AMS-TM-OMDG-G-23-0019 · Organic Market Development Grants |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 10.188?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 92% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 107 new awards in FY2024–24. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 50% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $100,000. Expect about 90 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) Program award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $100K; the middle half ran from $99K to $1.1M. 107 new awards were made, with $85M committed to them.
When does 10.188 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in May with about 90 days to apply. The most recent round posted May 10, 2023.
Who runs this program?
Department of Agriculture (Agricultural Marketing Service). Assistance Listing 10.188 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 67% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.