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- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Natural Resouce Conservation and Management on Alcatraz Island" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 30, 2012 and posted on May 31, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 13, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $158,733.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $158,733.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This is a notice of intent to award a modification to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy based in San Francisco, CA. No awards will be made to any vendor other than the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant notice, titled "Natural Resource Conservation and Management on Alcatraz Island" (Funding Announcement Number P11AT00572), is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award and is not a request for applications. The announcement is meant to publicly document NPS plans to fund specific project work without full and open competition. It is structured as a continuation of existing work rather than a new competitive opportunity, and it explicitly states that no awards will be made to any entity other than the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, a nonprofit partner based in San Francisco, California.
The funding will be issued as a cooperative agreement under statutory authority 16 U.S.C. 1g and is tied to CFDA 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship. The total anticipated award amount is $158,733, with no cost share required. This action is a modification to an existing agreement and adds $76,883 in additional funds to reach the combined total of $158,733. The anticipated length of the agreement is two years, with a period of performance running from April 20, 2011 through December 31, 2012. The single-source (noncompetitive) justification is that the work is a continuation of an activity already being funded, and competing it would risk disrupting continuity and timely completion.
The project centers on natural resource conservation and management actions on Alcatraz Island, a 22-acre island in San Francisco Bay managed by NPS as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). Alcatraz is both a heavily visited destination and a site with significant cultural resources (historic buildings and structures) alongside important natural resources. A key management challenge described in the notice is the western gull (Larus occidentalis) breeding population on the island. While the gulls are native and protected as migratory birds and under NPS policy, their numbers have risen substantially since the mid-1990s. The resulting impacts include damage to historic structures from nesting and corrosive droppings, as well as visitor experience concerns tied to gull waste and aggressive behavior near people.
The work to be supported is grounded in the Bird Conservation and Management Strategy for Historic Alcatraz Island (2005), which the Parks Conservancy helped develop and funded as a planning effort. That strategy was created specifically to address recurring conflicts among cultural resource protection, natural resource stewardship, and visitor access and use. The strategy lays out recommended bird management actions intended to reduce or resolve these conflicts, with many priority actions focusing on western gull management because of their outsized potential to affect buildings and visitor services. The strategy also emphasizes waterbird monitoring to strengthen understanding of nesting bird populations and to minimize impacts to birds while managing the site.
A major reason cited for selecting the Parks Conservancy as the sole recipient is its long-standing, on-the-ground role in Alcatraz operations and project delivery. The Conservancy has a "considerable presence" on the island and participates alongside GGNRA in multiple standing teams, including the Alcatraz Management Team, the Bird Conservation and Management Team, and the Alcatraz Projects Team, plus other project-specific groups. At the time of this notice, the Conservancy was already supporting a broad portfolio of Alcatraz work, including visitor services and wayfinding, garden restoration, cultural resource rehabilitation and protection, and natural resource monitoring and protection. NPS argues that this institutional knowledge, existing coordination structures, and familiarity with the strategy and prior planning enable the work to be completed more efficiently and successfully than would be likely with a new provider brought in through competition.
In practical terms, the cooperative agreement approach signals that NPS anticipates substantial involvement rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. NPS commitments listed in the notice include having key GGNRA staff (the Alcatraz Bird Management Team, the Alcatraz Biologist, and the Wildlife Ecologist) actively consult and collaborate with Conservancy staff on planning and implementation. NPS will also handle any required environmental and cultural compliance processes and communicate decisions to the relevant NPS and Conservancy departments, provide timely feedback and approvals so the Conservancy can keep work on schedule, and help facilitate acquisition of any research and collection permits needed to carry out monitoring or management actions.
Administrative details included in the public notice show the posting and closing timeline for the notice itself (posted May 31, 2012; closing June 13, 2012; archived July 13, 2012), an estimated total funding amount that matches the award ceiling ($158,733), and an expected number of awards of one. The NPS point of contact listed for questions is Erica Cordeiro (Contract Specialist) at 415-561-7048. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a formal public record of NPS continuing an existing partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy to implement priority bird-related and broader natural resource management actions on Alcatraz, with an emphasis on reducing conflicts between western gull nesting activity, preservation of historic structures, and safe, high-quality visitor access.
FAQs: Natural Resource Conservation and Management on Alcatraz Island (P11AT00572)
What is this funding notice?
This is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award titled "Natural Resource Conservation and Management on Alcatraz Island" (Funding Announcement Number P11AT00572). It is used to publicly document NPS plans to fund specific project work without full and open competition.
Is this a request for applications (RFA) or an open competition?
No. The notice explicitly states it is not a request for applications and is not a competitive opportunity.
Who is eligible to receive this award?
The notice states that no awards will be made to any entity other than the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, a nonprofit partner based in San Francisco, California.
How many awards does NPS expect to make?
The notice lists an expected number of awards of one.
What type of funding instrument will be used?
The funding will be issued as a cooperative agreement, which indicates NPS anticipates substantial involvement in the work rather than simply providing funds and stepping back.
What is the statutory authority for this cooperative agreement?
The notice cites statutory authority 16 U.S.C. 1g.
What CFDA program is this associated with?
This action is tied to CFDA 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship.
What is the total anticipated funding amount?
The total anticipated award amount is $158,733.
Is cost sharing required?
No. The notice states there is no cost share required.
Is this a new agreement or a modification to an existing one?
This action is described as a modification to an existing agreement. It adds $76,883 in additional funds to reach a combined total of $158,733.
What is the anticipated project period and period of performance?
The anticipated length of the agreement is two years, with a period of performance from April 20, 2011 through December 31, 2012.
Why is the award being made without competition?
The single-source justification given is that the work is a continuation of an activity already being funded. NPS states that competing it could disrupt continuity and timely completion of the work.
What geographic area does the project focus on?
The project centers on Alcatraz Island, a 22-acre island in San Francisco Bay managed by NPS as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA).
What is the main purpose of the project work?
The work focuses on natural resource conservation and management actions on Alcatraz Island, including bird-related management and monitoring intended to reduce conflicts among resource protection and visitor use.
Why is Alcatraz described as a management challenge for NPS?
The notice describes Alcatraz as both a heavily visited destination with significant cultural resources (historic buildings and structures) and a place with important natural resources. Managing these values together creates recurring conflicts that require careful planning and implementation.
Which bird species is specifically highlighted in the notice, and why?
The western gull (Larus occidentalis) breeding population is highlighted. The notice states their numbers increased substantially since the mid-1990s, creating impacts such as damage to historic structures from nesting and corrosive droppings, along with visitor experience concerns related to gull waste and aggressive behavior near people.
Are the western gulls native and protected?
Yes. The notice describes western gulls as native and protected as migratory birds and under NPS policy.
What plan or strategy guides the work being funded?
The work is grounded in the Bird Conservation and Management Strategy for Historic Alcatraz Island (2005).
What was the purpose of the 2005 Bird Conservation and Management Strategy?
The strategy was created to address recurring conflicts among cultural resource protection, natural resource stewardship, and visitor access and use. It includes recommended bird management actions intended to reduce or resolve these conflicts.
Why does the notice emphasize western gull management in particular?
The notice states that many priority actions in the strategy focus on western gull management because gulls have an outsized potential to affect buildings and visitor services.
Does the notice mention monitoring activities?
Yes. The strategy is described as emphasizing waterbird monitoring to improve understanding of nesting bird populations and to minimize impacts to birds while managing the site.
Why was the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy selected as the sole recipient?
The notice cites the Conservancy's long-standing, on-the-ground role in Alcatraz operations and project delivery, its considerable presence on the island, participation in multiple standing teams with GGNRA, and familiarity with the strategy and prior planning. NPS argues this enables the work to be completed more efficiently and successfully than bringing in a new provider through competition.
What teams or groups does the Conservancy participate in related to Alcatraz?
The notice lists participation alongside GGNRA in the Alcatraz Management Team, the Bird Conservation and Management Team, and the Alcatraz Projects Team, plus other project-specific groups.
What other types of Alcatraz work was the Conservancy supporting at the time of the notice?
The notice states the Conservancy was supporting visitor services and wayfinding, garden restoration, cultural resource rehabilitation and protection, and natural resource monitoring and protection.
What does NPS mean by "substantial involvement" under a cooperative agreement?
In this notice, NPS describes substantial involvement as active consultation and collaboration by key GGNRA staff with Conservancy staff on planning and implementation, plus NPS-led compliance, communication, feedback, approvals, and support for permitting needed for monitoring or management actions.
Which NPS staff roles are identified as being involved in collaboration?
The notice names the Alcatraz Bird Management Team, the Alcatraz Biologist, and the Wildlife Ecologist as key GGNRA staff who will consult and collaborate with Conservancy staff.
Who is responsible for environmental and cultural compliance processes?
The notice states NPS will handle any required environmental and cultural compliance processes and communicate decisions to the relevant NPS and Conservancy departments.
Will NPS help with permits needed to do the work?
Yes. NPS states it will help facilitate acquisition of any research and collection permits needed to carry out monitoring or management actions.
When was the notice posted, closed, and archived?
The notice indicates it was posted on May 31, 2012; it closed on June 13, 2012; and it was archived on July 13, 2012.
Who is the NPS point of contact for questions?
The notice lists Erica Cordeiro (Contract Specialist) as the point of contact at 415-561-7048.
What is the overall takeaway for someone looking for an open grant to apply to?
This notice is best understood as a formal public record documenting NPS continuing an existing partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy to implement priority bird-related and broader natural resource management actions on Alcatraz. It is not an open application opportunity.
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