Opportunity Information: Apply for P12AC10904
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- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Phleger Estate Restoration" 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 Aug 4, 2012 and posted on Aug 4, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 18, 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 $180,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $180,000.00 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 task agreement is under a Cooperative Agreement with Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Applications will only be accepted from Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Please see project discription for further information.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Phleger Estate Restoration opportunity (Funding Announcement Number P12AC10904) is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award funding for a specific restoration project at Phleger Estate in San Mateo County, part of lands managed by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. This announcement is not open for competitive applications; it exists mainly to publicly document that NPS plans to issue a cooperative agreement without full and open competition. The award is a new cooperative agreement under the authority of 16 U.S.C. 1g and is associated with CFDA 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship. The anticipated total federal funding is about $180,000 (with an award floor of $175,000 and ceiling of $180,000), with no cost share required. The anticipated period of performance runs from August 8, 2012 through December 31, 2016, over an expected four-year agreement term. The NPS point of contact listed is Darren Fong, and the recipient organization is the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (GGNPC), with Sharon Farrell identified as the principal investigator or program manager.
The project itself focuses on restoring disturbed redwood forest habitat and associated natural resources at Phleger Estate, where past land uses and heavy visitor traffic on undesignated "social trails" have caused soil disturbance, erosion, loss of vegetation cover, and degraded native plant communities that are not expected to recover on their own without intervention. The restoration work is tied to a broader mitigation and restoration framework developed by GGNRA, including a Natural Resource Damage Assessment settlement related to injuries to second- and third-growth redwood forest from an adjacent landowner. Earlier planning (including a conceptual plan developed in 2004 and later detailed restoration planning captured in the January 2012 document, "Restoration of Forest Habitat at Phleger Estate, San Mateo County, Golden Gate National Recreation Area") laid out the approach for repairing erosion features and improving habitat conditions in areas impacted by equestrian and hiking activity. The planned on-the-ground treatments are intended to improve approximately 0.9 acres of degraded forest habitat by decommissioning certain social trails, stabilizing erosion gullies, restoring natural hydrologic processes, and reestablishing native vegetation.
The core objectives described for the work include: (1) implementing erosion-reduction and site repair measures, including repairing social trails and erosion gullies and revegetating disturbed areas with native plants; (2) conducting biological resources monitoring to ensure compliance with mitigation and conservation measures, including those identified by the GGNRA Project Review Committee and the restoration plan; (3) collecting native plant seed, cuttings, and divisions (propagules) in an ecologically sound manner consistent with GGNRA best management practices for propagation and later planting; and (4) removing targeted invasive, non-native plant species and managing treated areas to prevent regrowth. A key deliverable embedded in the work plan is the cultivation and outplanting of roughly 6,300 native plants during the winter planting window of 2012-2013, along with ongoing invasive plant management through the end of the agreement as funding allows.
The cooperative agreement structure spells out roles for both parties. The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is responsible for project management support in coordination with NPS, including preparing and managing contracts, overseeing contractors where used, and selecting appropriate methods for working in sensitive resource areas. The Conservancy also provides staffing or contractor capacity for biological monitoring, planting, and invasive plant management, and it commits to collecting plant material within the project watershed under strict GGNRA seed collection guidelines. Post-project monitoring is also a Conservancy responsibility, including establishing survivorship plots during planting, assessing plant survival after the first summer (noted as September 2013), photo-documenting treatment performance after winter rains, and providing results and photos to the NPS Agreements Technical Representative. In addition, the Conservancy must enter vegetation management actions into the park restoration database and ensure that expenditures and activities comply with applicable laws.
NPS responsibilities include providing the primary federal financial assistance (noted as $175,000 in FY 2012 within the agreement framework), collaborating with the Conservancy on refined work and spending plans, and supplying on-site project management during trail decommissioning, gully stabilization, and erosion control. NPS also commits to producing key planning and oversight documents and tools, including a project management plan (with Conservancy input) before field work begins, a revised planting plan by September 30, 2012, and a monitoring plan with protocols and established photo points by the same date. Additional NPS duties include managing any changes in environmental compliance requirements, facilitating site access with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, coordinating monitoring, resolving project conflicts, and providing forms, maps, database tools, and access to the restoration database for data entry and quality review. Finally, both organizations explicitly agree to operate as a cooperative partnership, coordinate sequencing and methods, pursue additional funding opportunities for stewardship and outreach, and adaptively manage the work if unexpected site conditions or events arise.
Eligibility is intentionally restricted: applications are only accepted from the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy because the funding action is issued under an existing cooperative agreement relationship and justified as a single-source award. The stated single-source justification is that Conservancy staff have specialized expertise with Golden Gate National Recreation Area lands and trails, have already been deeply involved in planning and data collection (including mapping erosion features and invasive plants), and have unique capacity to propagate native plants for NPS projects in ways consistent with NPS standards and values. The announcement was posted August 4, 2012, with a listed closing date of August 18, 2012 and an archive date of September 17, 2012, reflecting that it functioned as a public notice rather than a competitive solicitation.
Phleger Estate Restoration (P12AC10904) - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Phleger Estate Restoration opportunity (P12AC10904)?
The Phleger Estate Restoration opportunity (Funding Announcement Number P12AC10904) is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award federal financial assistance for a specific restoration project at Phleger Estate in San Mateo County. Phleger Estate is part of lands managed by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA).
Is this a competitive grant that anyone can apply for?
No. The announcement is not open for competitive applications. It exists primarily as a public notice documenting that NPS plans to issue a cooperative agreement without full and open competition.
Who is eligible to receive funding under this announcement?
Eligibility is restricted to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (GGNPC). Applications are only accepted from GGNPC because the action is justified as a single-source award under an existing cooperative agreement relationship.
Why is this being issued as a single-source (non-competitive) award?
The single-source justification provided is that GGNPC staff have specialized expertise with GGNRA lands and trails, have already been deeply involved in planning and data collection (including mapping erosion features and invasive plants), and have unique capacity to propagate native plants for NPS projects consistent with NPS standards and values.
What type of award is anticipated?
The anticipated award is a new cooperative agreement (rather than a standard grant), under the authority of 16 U.S.C. 1g, and associated with CFDA 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship.
What is the anticipated funding amount?
The anticipated total federal funding is about $180,000, with an award floor of $175,000 and an award ceiling of $180,000.
Is a cost share or match required?
No. The announcement states that no cost share is required.
What is the anticipated period of performance?
The anticipated period of performance runs from August 8, 2012 through December 31, 2016, over an expected four-year agreement term.
When was the notice posted and when did it close?
The notice was posted on August 4, 2012, with a listed closing date of August 18, 2012, and an archive date of September 17, 2012. These dates reflect that it functioned as a public notice rather than a competitive solicitation.
Who is the NPS point of contact for this opportunity?
The NPS point of contact listed is Darren Fong.
Who is the intended recipient and who is listed as the principal investigator/program manager?
The recipient organization is the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (GGNPC), with Sharon Farrell identified as the principal investigator or program manager.
Where will the project work take place?
The work is planned for Phleger Estate in San Mateo County, on lands managed as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
What problem is the project trying to address?
The project addresses disturbed redwood forest habitat and associated natural resources at Phleger Estate. Past land uses and heavy visitor traffic on undesignated "social trails" have led to soil disturbance, erosion, loss of vegetation cover, and degraded native plant communities that are not expected to recover on their own without active intervention.
How large is the restoration area?
The planned on-the-ground treatments are intended to improve approximately 0.9 acres of degraded forest habitat.
What kinds of on-the-ground restoration actions are planned?
The planned treatments include decommissioning certain social trails, stabilizing erosion gullies, restoring natural hydrologic processes, and reestablishing native vegetation.
What are the main objectives of the project?
The objectives described include: (1) implementing erosion-reduction and site repair measures (repairing social trails and erosion gullies and revegetating disturbed areas with native plants); (2) conducting biological resources monitoring to ensure compliance with mitigation and conservation measures; (3) collecting native plant seed, cuttings, and divisions (propagules) in an ecologically sound manner consistent with GGNRA best management practices; and (4) removing targeted invasive, non-native plant species and managing treated areas to prevent regrowth.
How many native plants are expected to be cultivated and planted?
A key deliverable is the cultivation and outplanting of roughly 6,300 native plants during the winter planting window of 2012-2013, with ongoing invasive plant management through the end of the agreement as funding allows.
What planning documents or prior work does this project build on?
The work builds on earlier planning including a conceptual plan developed in 2004 and a detailed restoration planning document dated January 2012 titled "Restoration of Forest Habitat at Phleger Estate, San Mateo County, Golden Gate National Recreation Area." The project is also tied to a broader mitigation and restoration framework developed by GGNRA, including a Natural Resource Damage Assessment settlement related to injuries to second- and third-growth redwood forest from an adjacent landowner.
What is the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy responsible for under the cooperative agreement?
GGNPC responsibilities include project management support in coordination with NPS, preparing and managing contracts, overseeing contractors where used, selecting appropriate methods for work in sensitive resource areas, providing staffing or contractor capacity for biological monitoring, planting, and invasive plant management, and collecting plant material within the project watershed under strict GGNRA seed collection guidelines. GGNPC is also responsible for post-project monitoring, entering vegetation management actions into the park restoration database, and ensuring expenditures and activities comply with applicable laws.
What monitoring and reporting activities are included in the work described?
The Conservancy is expected to establish survivorship plots during planting, assess plant survival after the first summer (noted as September 2013), photo-document treatment performance after winter rains, and provide results and photos to the NPS Agreements Technical Representative. The work also includes entering vegetation management actions into the park restoration database.
What is the National Park Service responsible for under the cooperative agreement?
NPS responsibilities include providing the primary federal financial assistance (noted as $175,000 in FY 2012 within the agreement framework), collaborating with GGNPC on refined work and spending plans, and supplying on-site project management during trail decommissioning, gully stabilization, and erosion control. NPS also commits to producing key planning and oversight documents and tools (a project management plan before field work begins, a revised planting plan by September 30, 2012, and a monitoring plan with protocols and established photo points by September 30, 2012). Additional duties include managing changes in environmental compliance requirements, facilitating site access with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, coordinating monitoring, resolving project conflicts, and providing forms, maps, database tools, and restoration database access for data entry and quality review.
How will NPS and the Conservancy work together during the project?
Both organizations explicitly agree to operate as a cooperative partnership. They plan to coordinate sequencing and methods, pursue additional funding opportunities for stewardship and outreach, and use adaptive management if unexpected site conditions or events arise.
What does "cooperative agreement" mean in this context?
Based on the roles described, the cooperative agreement structure includes substantial involvement by NPS alongside the recipient, including collaborative planning, on-site project management support, and jointly coordinated monitoring and adaptive management during implementation.
What compliance or conservation measures are referenced?
The work includes biological resources monitoring to ensure compliance with mitigation and conservation measures, including those identified by the GGNRA Project Review Committee and the restoration plan. NPS is also responsible for managing any changes in environmental compliance requirements.
Will invasive plants be addressed as part of the project?
Yes. The project includes removing targeted invasive, non-native plant species and managing treated areas to prevent regrowth, with ongoing invasive plant management through the end of the agreement as funding allows.
Where will native plant material be collected from for propagation?
The Conservancy commits to collecting seed, cuttings, and divisions (propagules) within the project watershed, following strict GGNRA seed collection guidelines and best management practices for propagation.
What database or tracking requirements are mentioned?
The Conservancy must enter vegetation management actions into the park restoration database, and NPS will provide database tools and access for data entry and quality review.
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