Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00224
The grant opportunity titled "Natural Resource Management and Ecological Restoration in the Redwood Creek" is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement focused on improving ecological health and visitor experiences across the Redwood Creek watershed, including Muir Woods within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The core idea is to expand and formalize collaboration among multiple land managers, notably including California State Parks, so that natural resources can be managed more effectively across property boundaries rather than in isolated segments. By coordinating planning and field work across adjacent jurisdictions, the project aims to produce more consistent, watershed-scale outcomes that benefit both ecosystems and the public.
The project places a strong emphasis on using the best available science to guide decisions and identify practical, evidence-based best practices for managing natural resources in this highly visited and ecologically significant area. Activities under the agreement are described broadly but cover the typical building blocks of a modern restoration and stewardship program: restoring native plant communities, reducing or controlling invasive plants, monitoring wildlife, supporting citizen science, conducting project planning, producing vegetation maps, and completing related reporting. Taken together, these actions are designed to increase the resilience and diversity of native vegetation throughout the watershed, improve overall habitat quality, and strengthen the ecological functions that depend on intact riparian and forest systems.
Public benefit is framed in several concrete ways. Ecologically, the work is intended to lead to healthier forest regeneration and improved fisheries within the Redwood Creek watershed, outcomes that also tend to support broader biodiversity and long-term watershed stability. From a visitor perspective, the project anticipates that the public will be able to experience more robust and diverse native plant communities and enjoy improved opportunities for recreation and wildlife viewing. The description highlights access to newly enhanced areas of the park for activities like hiking and observing wildlife, reflecting a management approach that pairs restoration with thoughtful public use.
A notable element is the explicit connection to Department of the Interior priorities related to public access and infrastructure. The project is presented as supporting efforts to examine land use planning processes and designations that shape public use and access, and to shift the balance toward greater public access when appropriate. It also directly supports the trails program within the Redwood Creek watershed through collaboration on planning and implementation of trails projects, aligning with priorities to address infrastructure needs. In practical terms, that means restoration work is expected to be coordinated with trail planning so that ecological improvements and visitor circulation work together rather than at cross-purposes.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is listed as a discretionary cooperative agreement under the Natural Resources activity category (CFDA 15.944) through the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. The eligible applicant type is limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The funding opportunity number is P18AS00224, with an anticipated single award and an award ceiling of $315,400. The posting dates indicate it was created on May 16, 2018 with an original closing date of May 22, 2018, but it also clearly states that it is not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as a public notice of NPS intent to award financial assistance for the described project activities, meaning it functions more as an announcement of an intended award decision than an open competition.
Finally, the opportunity notes an economic and workforce dimension: it is intended to support job creation through the hiring of biologists to implement the work. That staffing component connects the ecological goals (restoration, monitoring, mapping, reporting) with on-the-ground capacity to carry out sustained management actions, which is often essential for long-term success in invasive species control, habitat recovery, and adaptive management in heavily visited park landscapes.Apply for P18AS00224
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Natural Resource Management and Ecological Restoration in the 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.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 16, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 22, 2018 This announcement is not a request for applications This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Serviceaposs intention to award financial assistance for project activities. Refer to grants.gov posting determination.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $315,400.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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