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- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Reintroduce California Red Legged Frog and Enhance Frog and Salmon Habitat in Redwood Creek" 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 Sep 10, 2012 and posted on Sep 10, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 24, 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 $73,150.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $73,150.00 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 task agreement to Golden Gate National Park Conservancy. No applications will be accepted at this time.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Reintroduce California Red Legged Frog and Enhance Frog and Salmon Habitat in Redwood Creek opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P12AC11196) is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement focused on hands-on habitat restoration and species recovery work in Marin County, California. The project is centered on the former Banducci flower farm site along Redwood Creek, an area with high ecological potential but a history of land uses that led to substantial alteration of native floodplain, riparian, and wetland conditions. Historic mapping indicates the site once supported more extensive native woodland and floodplain habitat associated with Redwood Creek, but over time it became dominated in key areas by large, non-native Eucalyptus stands that now affect habitat function.
A major driver for this project is the reestablishment of the California red-legged frog within the Redwood Creek watershed. NPS previously created a breeding pond for the species and successfully introduced egg masses, and the pond has since been planted and stabilized with thousands of native wetland and riparian plants through work led by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (GGNPC). After the pond was established, a herpetologist identified a practical constraint to breeding success: adjacent large Eucalyptus trees are affecting the pond's thermal conditions, and improving the pond's temperature regime is considered important for supporting frog breeding habitat. As a result, a core action in the project is the removal of roughly 55 non-native Eucalyptus trees near the pond, both to improve conditions for frogs and to help the site transition back toward native riparian and wetland vegetation in a seasonally wet setting.
The project is also designed to improve habitat for salmonids, specifically juvenile coho salmon and steelhead trout, by increasing floodplain and creek habitat complexity. Rather than treating the removed Eucalyptus material as waste, the plan includes reusing the trunks as large woody debris. Trunks are to be placed across approximately 6 to 10 acres of floodplain to enhance habitat structure and function during winter, when juvenile fish benefit from slower-water refuges, cover, and more varied channel and floodplain features. Some trunks are also planned for placement in an adjacent tributary ditch that would be expanded or managed as a backwater area, creating additional off-channel habitat that can be especially valuable for young salmonids during high flows.
In addition to habitat manipulation, the work program includes two more years of collecting and introducing California red-legged frog egg masses, indicating the project is not only restoring habitat but also actively supporting population establishment through continued augmentation if needed. Monitoring and adaptive management are built into the partnership, including tracking habitat conditions such as water temperature, conducting frog breeding surveys to document population trends, and evaluating whether additional egg mass introductions or translocations are necessary.
The award structure is a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.944 (Natural Resource Stewardship) with an estimated total funding amount of $73,150 (with the same value listed as both the floor and ceiling), funded in FY 2012. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The announcement is not a general competition; it is explicitly a notice of intent to award a task agreement to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and no other applications were accepted. In practice, that means the NPS had already identified GGNPC as the implementing partner under an existing long-running cooperative agreement framework originally established in 1997 to transfer NPS appropriated funds to nonprofit partners to carry out NPS public-purpose programs.
Roles are clearly divided. The Conservancy is responsible for providing project management support alongside NPS, supplying personnel support for biological monitoring, and ensuring spending and actions comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements (including federal assistance rules referenced as 43 CFR 12). NPS, in turn, provides the funding and substantial on-the-ground leadership and technical oversight, including an NPS project manager to oversee vegetation removal and wood placement activities on site and an NPS aquatic ecologist to guide how wood structures are placed along creek banks to achieve habitat benefits. NPS also commits to continued monitoring, survey work, environmental compliance management, decision-making support to resolve project issues, and preparation of a final project summary report. Both parties emphasize collaboration on methods, sequencing, and problem-solving, and they also note an intent to pursue additional grants and funding to extend stewardship, education, and public outreach tied to the restoration work.
Key administrative details include a posted date of September 10, 2012, an original and final closing date of September 24, 2012, and an archive date of October 24, 2012. The administering agency is the National Park Service, and the contact listed for access issues was Erica Cordeiro, Contract Specialist, at 415-561-7048.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Reintroduce California Red Legged Frog and Enhance Frog and Salmon Habitat in Redwood Creek.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P12AC11196.
Which agency is offering and administering this opportunity?
The administering agency is the National Park Service (NPS).
What type of award is this?
This is a cooperative agreement, which is structured around active collaboration between NPS and the partner organization.
What program or CFDA number is associated with this award?
The award is under CFDA 15.944, described as Natural Resource Stewardship.
How much funding is available?
The estimated total funding amount is $73,150. The same amount is listed as both the floor and the ceiling.
Is cost sharing or a match required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What fiscal year funded this project?
The project is funded in FY 2012.
Is this a competitive funding opportunity?
No. This announcement is a notice of intent to award and is not a general competition.
Were other applications accepted?
No. The notice specifies that no other applications were accepted.
Who is the intended recipient/partner for this award?
The intended partner is the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (GGNPC), identified as the implementing partner.
Why was GGNPC selected for the work?
The opportunity explains that NPS had already identified GGNPC under an existing long-running cooperative agreement framework originally established in 1997 to transfer NPS appropriated funds to nonprofit partners to carry out NPS public-purpose programs.
Where will the project take place?
The project is located in Marin County, California, centered on the former Banducci flower farm site along Redwood Creek.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project focuses on hands-on habitat restoration and species recovery, with an emphasis on reestablishing the California red-legged frog in the Redwood Creek watershed while also improving habitat conditions for salmonids.
What site conditions are being addressed?
The site has high ecological potential but has a history of land uses that substantially altered native floodplain, riparian, and wetland conditions. Historic mapping indicates more extensive native woodland and floodplain habitat once existed, but parts of the site became dominated by large, non-native Eucalyptus stands that affect habitat function.
What species is a major focus of the restoration work?
A major focus is the California red-legged frog, with work aimed at improving breeding habitat and supporting the species' reestablishment in the watershed.
Has any frog habitat work already been done at the site?
Yes. NPS previously created a breeding pond for the California red-legged frog and successfully introduced egg masses. The pond has also been planted and stabilized with thousands of native wetland and riparian plants through work led by GGNPC.
Why is Eucalyptus removal included in the project?
A herpetologist identified that adjacent large Eucalyptus trees are affecting the pond's thermal conditions. Improving the pond's temperature regime is considered important for frog breeding success, so the project includes removing nearby Eucalyptus to improve breeding habitat conditions and help the site transition back toward native riparian and wetland vegetation.
How many Eucalyptus trees are planned for removal?
The project calls for removal of roughly 55 non-native Eucalyptus trees near the pond.
What will happen to the removed Eucalyptus material?
Rather than treating it as waste, the plan is to reuse the trunks as large woody debris to improve habitat structure and function in Redwood Creek's floodplain and associated channels.
How will the project benefit salmon and steelhead?
The project is designed to improve habitat for salmonids, specifically juvenile coho salmon and steelhead trout, by increasing floodplain and creek habitat complexity. Large woody debris can create slower-water refuges, cover, and more varied channel and floodplain features, especially during winter high-flow periods.
Over what area will large woody debris be placed?
Trunks are planned to be placed across approximately 6 to 10 acres of floodplain.
Will any woody material be placed outside the main floodplain area?
Yes. Some trunks are planned for placement in an adjacent tributary ditch that would be expanded or managed as a backwater area to create additional off-channel habitat.
Does the project include additional frog reintroduction work beyond habitat changes?
Yes. The work program includes two more years of collecting and introducing California red-legged frog egg masses, indicating continued population support and augmentation if needed.
What monitoring and adaptive management activities are included?
Monitoring and adaptive management are built into the partnership. The work includes tracking habitat conditions such as water temperature, conducting frog breeding surveys to document population trends, and evaluating whether additional egg mass introductions or translocations are necessary.
What are the Conservancy's responsibilities under this cooperative agreement?
GGNPC is responsible for providing project management support alongside NPS, supplying personnel support for biological monitoring, and ensuring that spending and actions comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including federal assistance rules referenced as 43 CFR 12.
What are NPS's responsibilities under this cooperative agreement?
NPS provides the funding and substantial on-the-ground leadership and technical oversight. This includes an NPS project manager overseeing vegetation removal and wood placement activities, and an NPS aquatic ecologist guiding how wood structures are placed along creek banks to achieve habitat benefits. NPS also commits to continued monitoring, survey work, environmental compliance management, decision-making support to resolve project issues, and preparation of a final project summary report.
Does the project mention future funding or related efforts?
Yes. The parties note an intent to pursue additional grants and funding to extend stewardship, education, and public outreach tied to the restoration work.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posted date is September 10, 2012.
What were the closing dates for this opportunity?
The original and final closing date was September 24, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was October 24, 2012.
Who was listed as the contact for access issues?
The contact listed for access issues was Erica Cordeiro, Contract Specialist, at 415-561-7048.
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