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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Restore Native Plants Associated with Accessibility" (Funding Opportunity Number P15AS00159) is a National Park Service discretionary funding action focused on natural resource stewardship at Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). The core purpose is to support native plant restoration work that needs to happen after on-the-ground projects in the park, especially projects tied to improving visitor accessibility, repairing or upgrading infrastructure, and other similar activities that disturb habitat. In practical terms, when trails, access routes, facilities, or other built features are improved, surrounding natural areas often require follow-up ecological restoration to stabilize soils, reestablish native vegetation, and prevent disturbed areas from being taken over by invasive species. This task agreement is designed to deliver that restoration capacity in a coordinated, ongoing way across the park.

The work described centers on four main restoration actions. First, the project involves collecting native plant propagules, meaning locally appropriate seeds and/or cuttings sourced from native plant populations. Second, those propagules are grown out in a native plant nursery so that restoration plantings use species that match the park's ecological context rather than generic landscaping stock. Third, the project includes installing those nursery-grown native plants back into restoration sites impacted by accessibility or infrastructure work. Fourth, it includes removal of invasive plants, which is often necessary both before and after native planting to ensure that invasive species do not outcompete young native plants and to help restored areas recover toward more natural plant communities.

From an administrative standpoint, the funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement or collaboration between the National Park Service and the partner organization during project implementation rather than a more hands-off grant model. The opportunity lists one expected award, with an estimated total funding amount of $400,000. The published award ceiling is $400,000 and the award floor is $66,400. No cost sharing or matching is required, reducing financial barriers for the eligible partner. The eligible applicant type specified is nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), which aligns with the notice that the National Park Service intended to fund the project through an existing cooperative agreement with GGNPC.

A key detail is that this posting is labeled as a "NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD" and explicitly states it is not a request for applications. In other words, it was not an open competition where new proposals were being solicited; instead, it served as a public notice that the National Park Service planned to make an award under an already-established cooperative agreement relationship. The opportunity was posted on June 8, 2015, with an original and current closing date of June 22, 2015, and an archive date of July 6, 2015, reflecting the administrative timeline for publishing and closing the notice.

For anyone seeking the official announcement details, an additional information link was provided through Grants.gov. The contact listed for access issues was Kristina Bliss, Agreements Officer, reachable by phone at 805-370-2321 and by email at KristinaBliss@nps.gov (also shown in the notice as kristinabliss@nps.gov).

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