Restore Habitat to Improve Visitor Experience at Muir Woods and surrounding areas of the GGNRA

Funding Opportunity Number: P16AS00148 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.944Eligible Applicants Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-NPSClosing Date: May 23, 2016Award Ceiling: $250,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 05, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: This Task Agreement will facilitate collaboration on native plant restoration and natural resources project support at Muir Woods and surrounding areas of the GGNRA. This collaboration will include propagation and installation of native plants, invasive plant removal, habitat restoration, work tracking and project support. The expected outcome is to restore habitat in order to improve visitor experience and wildlife viewing opportunities in this highly visited area of the park. The GGNPC is uniquely qualified to collaborate with the GGNRA on native plant propagation and associated restoration actions. The GGNPC has been running the native plant nursery program at GGNRA since 1997. They have expertise in native plant propagation and experience with GGNRA requirements for seed collection. Additionally, GGNPC staff have extensive experience working with the GGNRA on a variety of planting and invasive plant management projects and are familiar with GGNRA approaches, policies...

Source: Grants.gov - May 6, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding