Green Infrastructure Grant Program:
Board of Supervisors Quarterly Update
July – September 2024
Program Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Green Infrastructure Grant Program funds the design and construction of green stormwater infrastructure on large properties and in the public right-of-way, with the goal of reducing stormwater runoff while delivering public benefits that enhance the quality of life for all SFPUC rate payers. Project types can include permeable pavement, bioretention, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, and vegetated roofs.
To receive funding under the Grant Program each project must:
1. Be located on a parcel and/or in public right-of-way that discharges 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
.
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, by Ordinance No. 207-24 the Board of Supervisors approved a two-year extension to the delegation of authority to the General Manager of the SFPUC to enter into Green Infrastructure Grant Agreements with terms of up to 20 years.
During the reporting period, SFPUC announced the awards for the Spring 2024 application cycle. Of the two applications received, one project was awarded (Jefferson Elementary School) and one project opted to withdraw their application to revise the project plans and application with the intent to resubmit in a future application cycle (Panorama Elementary School).
During the reporting period, one project completed design (Buchanan Street Mall), two projects began community engagement and design (Mariners Village Condominiums and Jefferson Elementary School), three projects (St Monica, St Thomas the Apostle, and Everett Middle School) continued construction, and eight projects (Project Artaud, 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.
Additionally, this quarter the SFPUC amended the grant agreements for the projects at St Monica and St Thomas the Apostle to increase the grant funding by $132,315 and $38,554, respectively to account for construction bid overages and change orders.
Program Statistics (February 2019 – September 2024)
Since the launch of the Green Infrastructure Grant Program in February 2019, the SFPUC has awarded grants to 24 projects with a total of approximately $24.7M in funding. The following program summary statistics are as of September 30, 2024:
• Applications Received: 24
• Applications Awarded: 24
• Active Projects: 17
• Projects Completed: 6
• Total Funding Awarded: $24.74M
• Potential Stormwater Captured by Awarded Projects: 15.4 million gallons per year • Property Site Visits Conducted by Technical Team: 66
• Site Opportunities Assessments Completed: 36
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 $762,781 0.9 483,000 St. Monica Catholic Church & School Construction Richmond $773,728 0.8 394,000 St. Anne of the Sunset Church & School Complete Sunset $1,522,995 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 Design Phase 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 $750,475 0.8 365,000 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 Condominiums Design Phase Islais Creek $1,154,174 1.2 672,000 Cornerstone Academy, Cambridge Design Phase Yosemite $1,509,857 1.6 792,000 Cornerstone Academy, Silver Design Phase Islais Creek $958,405 1.0 554,000 Jefferson Elementary School Awarded Spring 2024 Sunset $796,670 0.9 462,000 Total $24,739,091 30.1 15,436,000
St Monica Church and School (construction in-progress)
Construction of new rain gardens
St Thomas the Apostle Church and School (construction in-progress)
Construction of new rain gardens