The National Park Service is offering a grant for a collaborative project with Marin County Fire Department to reduce hazardous fuels at Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area. This project aims to promote wildland fuels reduction, outreach, and education. Marin County Fire Department, as a local cooperating agency with technical expertise, will work closely with NPS in implementing activities that are mutually beneficial. This notice of intent to award is not open for applications and recognizes MCFD’s unique qualifications and long-term partnership in fire management.
Opportunity ID: 243153
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | P13AS00273 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Hazardous Fuels Reducation with Point Reyes NS & Golden Gate NRA |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Disaster Prevention and Relief |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.948 — National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 23, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 23, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 40,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $0 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Park Service |
| Description:: | United State Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) Notice of Intent to Award. This is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition to Marin County Fire Department (MCFD), to collaboratively work with the NPS and continue the long term partnership that promotes wildland fuels reduction, outreach, and education. The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, cost-sharing ability if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications. Additionally, MCFD is a long-term key partner in wildland fire fuels reduction. They are a local cooperating agency that does not have any special housing or camping needs compared, and are local and familiar with all Park policies and regulations. In addition, the education as well as the interagency and public cooperative management opportunities makes a cooperative arrangement with MCFD mutually beneficial for both the MCFD and the NPS. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1