Muir Woods Transit Shuttle

The summary for the Muir Woods Transit Shuttle grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Park Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Muir Woods Transit Shuttle: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service's intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. ABSTRACT Funding Announcement Number P12AC10481 Project Title Muir Woods Shuttle Recipient Marin County Transit District Principle Investigator / Program Manager Amy VanDoren Total Anticipated Award Amount $568,000 Cost Share Matching up to 1/2 New Award or Continuation? Continuation Anticipated Length of Agreement 3 Years Anticipated Period of Performance 05/01/2012 - 12/31/2014 Award Instrument Cooperative Agreement Statutory Authority 16 U.S.C. §1g CFDA # and Title 15.944 - Natural Resource Stewardship Single Source Justification Criteria Cited This is a continuation of an existing service partnership. Marin Transit is uniquely qualified as the sole public transit operator in this service area. NPS Point of Contact Darren Brown / Nancy Hornor OVERVIEW STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN GGNRA's principal objective of this Agreement is to provide for direct, reliable, convenient and affordable transit service to Muir Woods as a joint public program with Marin Transit. The shuttle services into Muir Woods will reduce vehicle trips and traffic congestion at Muir Woods, by providing alternate access for the public to the park, therein aiding in supporting preservation of National Parklands, will provide for quality visitor experience and will reduce park-related congestion on Marin County roadways leading to Muir Woods. The continuance of this shuttle service program supports GGNRA's natural resource and visitor experience goals and is consistent with GGNRA's General Management Plan (GMP)(1980) and Draft GMP update (2011), as well as goals set by County of Marin's Countywide Plan (2007) and Marin Transit's Short Range Transit Plan (2009).