Green Infrastructure Grant Program:
Board of Supervisors Quarterly Update
January – March 2025
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, SFPUC announced its awards for the Fall 2024 application cycle. Two applications were received during the Fall 2024 cycle and two applications were awarded grants (Flynn Elementary School and Panorama Elementary School), totally just under $2.6M in total funding.
In February 2025, the Grants Team announced the Spring 2025 application cycle, which closes on June 2nd. The team sent an e-blast to over 300 prospective applicants, posted the Spring 2025 Solicitation to the program website and at Main Branch of the Public Library, and began outreach for the Spring application cycle by hosting a virtual workshop on the grant program on March 26, 2025, which was attended by 32 prospective applicants. The team also conducted one new site visit at a prospective property during the reporting period.
During the reporting period, one project began construction (Buchanan Street Mall), one project continued construction (Everett Middle School), five projects solicited bids for construction (Jefferson Elementary School, Project Artaud, Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8, Visitacion Valley Middle School, and Thurgood Marshall High School), and seven projects (Mariners Village, Cornerstone Cambridge
and Silver Campuses, Visitacion Valley Elementary School, El Dorado Elementary School, Church of the Visitacion, and St. Thomas More School) continued design and community engagement.
Additionally, one project (Louis Sutter Playground) opted to withdraw from the program due to changes to the project’s scope, schedule, and budget, with plans to reapply to the program with a revised grant application during a future application cycle.
Program Statistics (February 2019 – March 2025)
Since the launch of the Green Infrastructure Grant Program in February 2019, the SFPUC has awarded grants to 26 projects with a total of approximately $26.5M in funding. The following program summary statistics are as of March 30, 2025:
• Applications Received: 26
• Applications Awarded: 26
• Active Projects: 18
• Projects Completed: 8
• Total Funding Awarded: $26.5M
• Potential Stormwater Captured by Awarded Projects: 16.2 million gallons per year • Property Site Visits Conducted by Technical Team: 67
• 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)
Panorama Elementary School Awarded Fall 2024 Islais Creek $1,955,686 1.9 955,000 Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School Awarded Fall 2024 Islais Creek $642,714 0.6 322,000 Project Artaud Bid Selection Channel $684,409 0.8 377,000 Buena Vista Horace Mann School Bid Selection Channel $629,423 0.7 318,000 Thurgood Marshall High School Bid Selection Islais Creek $1,999,465 2.2 1,166,000 Visitacion Valley Middle School Bid Selection Sunnydale $1,999,967 4.4 2,250,000 Jefferson Elementary School Bid Selection Sunset $796,670 0.9 462,000 Lafayette Elementary School Complete Sunset $487,891 0.6 341,000 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 St. Anne of the Sunset Church & School Complete Sunset $1,522,995 2.0 1,089,000 Buchanan Street Mall Construction Channel $750,475 0.8 365,000 Everett Middle School Construction Channel $1,874,496 2.0 1,060,000 Crocker Amazon Park Construction Complete Sunnydale $859,151 1.1 593,000 St. Thomas the Apostle Church & School Construction Complete Sunset $762,781 0.9 483,000 St. Monica Catholic Church & School Construction Complete Richmond $773,728 0.8 394,000 St. Emydius Church & School Construction Complete Lake Merced $873,136 0.9 445,000 St. Thomas More Church & School Design Phase Lake Merced $1,118,958 1.5 782,000 Church of the Visitacion Church & School Design Phase Sunnydale $1,727,103 1.9 925,000 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 Mariners Village 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 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Withdrawn Lake Merced $127,041 - - Louis Sutter Playground Withdrawn Yosemite $0 - -
Total $26,506,018 31.7 16,225,000
Everett Middle School (construction in-progress)
Construction of new rain gardens
St Anne of the Sunset Church and School (project complete)
Completed construction of new rain gardens
St Monica Church and School (construction complete)
Completed construction of new rain gardens
St Thomas the Apostle Church and School (construction complete)
Completed construction of new rain gardens