Planning and Due Diligence Support for the GGNRA Lands End Restaurant, Café and Public Restrooms Lease | P17AS00337

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The grant opportunity titled "Planning and Due Diligence Support for the GGNRA Lands End Restaurant, Cafe and Public Restrooms Lease" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00337) is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary funding action under the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the work is intended to be carried out collaboratively with significant involvement from NPS rather than as a standard, open, competitive grant. The activity is categorized under community development and is tied to CFDA 15.954.

This announcement is explicitly labeled as a "Notice of Intent to Award" and "not a request for applications." In practice, that means the NPS is not seeking proposals from the general public. Instead, the agency is providing public notice that it plans to fund a specific project through an existing cooperative agreement with its nonprofit partner, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (GGNPC). While the eligibility line lists nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), the intent and structure indicate the anticipated recipient is already determined. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $95,000. The opportunity was created on June 6, 2017, with an original closing date of July 1, 2017, reflecting the notice period rather than a traditional competitive application deadline.

The purpose of the funded work is to support NPS staff in planning and performing due diligence for a new or updated lease arrangement for a visitor-serving restaurant and cafe at Lands End within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), along with associated public restroom facilities located in the same shared building. The project focuses on the pre-lease development phase, where decisions about building needs, operational requirements, and contract expectations are clarified before entering into or renewing an agreement with a food-and-beverage operator. The scope includes practical planning assistance, building condition assessments to understand the state of the facility and potential capital needs, hospitality consulting to align the operation with visitor expectations and industry realities, and specialized technical studies or evaluations as needed to inform decisions.

A key feature of this opportunity is that the planning and lease requirements are not being developed in a vacuum; they are expected to be guided by existing park planning and design frameworks. Specifically, the General Management Plan, the Sutro Historic District Comprehensive Design and Environmental Assessment, and the Cliff House and Environs Design Criteria are identified as the documents that will shape both short-term and long-term physical requirements (for example, facility upgrades, layout constraints, preservation considerations, or code compliance) as well as contractual requirements (such as operational standards, visitor service expectations, and responsibilities for maintenance or improvements). In other words, the lease and the eventual operation must fit within established environmental, historic, and design parameters for the area.

The announcement also highlights why this site matters operationally and financially. The food and beverage services at Lands End serve roughly 360,000 visitors annually, and the destination is described as being among the top 100 highest grossing visitor-serving restaurant locations in the United States. That level of visitation and revenue potential raises the stakes for getting the lease structure and facility planning right, because decisions about building condition, required improvements, visitor flow, and service standards can affect both visitor experience and the long-term sustainability of the operation.

Finally, the NPS points to GGNPCs long-standing involvement as part of the justification for directing the work through an existing partnership. GGNPC professional staff have been involved in aspects of facility planning since 1999, and the notice anticipates the Conservancy will maintain a long-term presence at the shared facility that contains the cafe and public restrooms. That continuity is presented as a practical advantage for carrying out planning, coordinating technical studies, and supporting NPS in implementing a lease framework that is consistent with park goals and the constraints of a highly visited, historically sensitive site.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Planning and Due Diligence Support for the GGNRA Lands End Restaurant, Café and Public Restrooms Lease" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.954.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 06, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 01, 2017 Not a request for applications NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD. This funding announcement is to provide public notice that the National Park Service will fund the following project under an existing Cooperative Agreement with GGNPC. (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 $95,000.00 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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