; (6) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking a national organic certification cost-share program to assist and inserting the following: a program, to be known as the Opportunities in Organic program — (1) to assist ; (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking program established and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting program; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) to provide support and technical assistance for transition to organic and organic management. ; (7) by inserting after subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following: (c) Federal organic certification cost-share (1) In general Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall pay under this subsection the costs incurred by a producer or handler in obtaining certification under the national organic production program, as certified to and approved by the Secretary. (2) Maximum amount Except as provided in paragraph (3), the maximum amount of a payment made to a producer or handler under this subsection shall be $1,500. (3) Ensuring affordability Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Secretary may make payments that exceed the maximum amount under that paragraph to ensure that organic certification costs are not a barrier to organic production, including payment to a producer or handler who is— (A) located in a region with disproportionately high certification costs, as determined by the Secretary; or (B) a member of a socially disadvantaged group. (d) Support for transition to organic and technical assistance (1) Transition and resilience funding (A) In general The Secretary shall award funding to eligible nonprofit organizations— (i) to build capacity to support transition to organic in accordance with subparagraph (B)