Green Infrastructure Grant Program:
Board of Supervisors Update
April –June 2024
Program Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Green Infrastructure Grant Program (Grant Program) is designed to encourage San Francisco properties to design, build, and maintain performance-based green stormwater infrastructure (Green Infrastructure or GI), including but not limited to: permeable pavement, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, and vegetated roofs. The purpose of the Green Infrastructure Grant Program is to improve the performance of SFPUC’s sewer system by reducing the amount of stormwater runoff entering the system, while delivering public benefits that enhance the quality of life of SFPUC rate payers.
To receive funding under the Grant Program each project must:
1. Be located on a parcel that is connected to an SFPUC-owned and operated sewer system service area.
2. Manage stormwater runoff from a minimum impervious area of 0.5 acres.
3. Capture the 90th percentile storm (0.75-inch depth) with the proposed green infrastructure features.
4. Provide at least two (2) of the identified co-benefits from the program list, which can be found in the Grantee Guidebook
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5. Have a grant team that collectively demonstrates a history of successful project implementation and has previous experience designing, constructing, and/or maintaining green infrastructure, and be in good standing in all currently active Green Infrastructure Grant Program projects.
More information on the Grant Program can be found at http://www.sfpuc.gov/gigrants.
Quarterly Highlights
During the reporting period, SFPUC closed the Spring 2024 application cycle and received two new grant applications. Leading up to the Spring 2024 application cycle, the Grants Team completed six site visits and four green infrastructure opportunities assessments for prospective applicants. On April 3, 2024, the Grants Team hosted a virtual workshop to provide resources and information on the Spring 2024 application cycle. The workshop was attended by 19 prospective applicants.
During the reporting period, one project (St. Emydius) completed construction, three projects (St Monica, St Thomas the Apostle, and Everett Middle School) began construction, and nine projects (Project Artaud, Buchanan Street Mall, Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8, Visitacion Valley Middle School, Visitacion Valley Elementary School, Thurgood Marshall High School, El Dorado Elementary School, Church of the Visitacion, and St. Thomas More School) continued design and community engagement.
Program Statistics (February 2019 – June 2024)
Since the launch of the Green Infrastructure Grant Program in February 2019, the SFPUC has awarded grants to 23 projects with a total of approximately $23.7M in funding. The following program summary statistics are as of June 30, 2024:
• Applications Received: 23
• Applications Awarded: 23
• Active Projects: 17
• Projects Completed: 6
• Total Funding Awarded: $23.65M
• Potential Stormwater Captured by Awarded Projects: 15 million gallons per year • Property Site Visits Conducted by Technical Team: 65
• Site Opportunities Assessments Completed: 36
• Presentations Given to Stakeholders: 11
• Publications and Media pick-ups: 3
Green Infrastructure Grant Program Awarded Projects to Date Project Name Status Watershed Grant Amount Impervious Area Managed (acres)
Estimated Stormwater
Volume Managed (gal/yr)
Lafayette Elementary School Complete Sunset $487,891 0.6 341,000 St. Thomas More Church & School Design Phase Lake Merced $1,118,958 1.5 782,000 Bessie Carmichael Middle School Complete Channel $521,427 0.6 233,000 Lycee Francais SF Ortega Campus Complete Sunset $480,958 0.6 358,000 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Withdrawn Lake Merced $127,041 - - Crocker Amazon Park Construction Complete Sunnydale $859,151 1.1 593,000 St. Thomas the Apostle Church & School Construction Sunset $724,227 0.9 483,000 St. Monica Catholic Church & School Construction Richmond $641,413 0.8 394,000 St. Anne of the Sunset Church & School Construction Complete Sunset $1,557,898 2.0 1,089,000 St. Emydius Church & School Construction Complete Lake Merced $873,136 0.9 445,000 Church of the Visitacion Church & School Design Phase Sunnydale $1,727,103 1.9 925,000 Project Artaud Design Phase Channel $684,409 0.8 377,000 El Dorado Elementary School Design Phase Sunnydale $1,412,016 1.6 800,000 Visitacion Valley Elementary School Design Phase Sunnydale $883,092 1.0 489,000 Everett Middle School Construction Channel $1,874,496 2.0 1,060,000 Buena Vista Horace Mann School Design Phase Channel $629,423 0.7 318,000 Buchanan Street Mall Design Phase Channel $595,200 0.6 365,000 Louis Sutter Playground Awarded Spring 2023 Yosemite $831,473 1.0 488,000 Thurgood Marshall High School Design Phase Islais Creek $1,999,465 2.2 1,166,000 Visitacion Valley Middle School Design Phase Sunnydale $1,999,967 4.4 2,250,000 Mariners Village Awarded Fall 2023 Islais Creek $1,154,174 1.2 672,000 Cornerstone Academy, Cambridge Awarded Fall 2023 Yosemite $1,509,857 1.6 792,000 Cornerstone Academy, Silver Awarded Fall 2023 Islais Creek $958,405 1.0 554,000 Total $23,651,180 29.0 14,974,000
St Anne of the Sunset (construction complete)
Completed construction of new permeable walkway and rain gardens
Completed construction of new permeable parking area
St Emydius Church and School (construction complete)
Completed construction of new planting in rain garden at church parking lot