Green Infrastructure Grant Program:
Board of Supervisors Quarterly Update
July – September 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 Spring 2025 application cycle.
Four applications were received during the Spring 2025 cycle and four applications were awarded grants (Jackson Playground, Bernal Heights Recreation Center, Louis Sutter Playground, and Innes Avenue Rebuild), totaling just over $3.1M in total funding.
During the reporting period, seven projects continued construction (Buchanan Street Mall, Project Artaud, Jefferson Elementary School, St Thomas More, Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8, Visitacion Valley Middle School, and Thurgood Marshall High School), two projects began construction (Flynn Elementary School and Cornerstone Silver Campus), five projects (Mariners Village, Cornerstone Cambridge Campus, Visitacion Valley Elementary School, El Dorado Elementary School, and Church of the Visitacion) continued design and community engagement, and one project (Panorama Elementary School) began community outreach and design.
Additionally, this quarter the SFPUC amended the grant agreement for the project at Project Artaud to increase the grant funding by $71,621 to account for construction bid overages and change orders.
Program Statistics (February 2019 – September 2025)
Since the launch of the Green Infrastructure Grant Program in February 2019, the SFPUC has awarded grants to 29 projects with a total of approximately $29.65M in funding. The following program summary statistics are as of September 30, 2025:
• Applications Received: 29
• Applications Awarded: 29
• Active Projects: 19
• Projects Completed: 9
• Total Funding Awarded: $29.65M
• Potential Stormwater Captured by Awarded Projects: 18 million gallons per year • Property Site Visits Conducted by Technical Team: 68
• Site Opportunities Assessments Completed: 38
Co-Benefit Summary
Each project is required to select a minimum of two (2) of the following community and environmental benefits. Definitions for each co-benefit can be found in the Grantee Guidebook. • Total Estimated Student Population Reached by School Projects: >6,000 students • Number of Public Schools Awarded Grants: 10
• Number of Public Parks Awarded Grants: 5
• Projects in High or Moderately Burdened Environmental Justice Communities: 21 Co-Benefit Achieved Number of Projects
Environmental Justice 20
Public Access, Open Space, and Recreation 9
Community Engagement, Collaboration, and Placemaking 14 Education and Watershed Stewardship 23
Green Infrastructure Job Training 4
Water Supply 8
Climate Resilience 16
Biodiversity 14
Green Infrastructure Grant Program Awarded Projects to Date Project Name Status Supervisor
District
EJ
Communities* Grant Amount Impervious Area
Managed (acres)
Estimated
Stormwater Volume
Managed (gal/yr)
Bernal Heights Recreation Center Awarded Spring 2025 9 Low $580,222 0.59 351,000 Innes Avenue Rebuild Awarded Spring 2025 10 High $991,898 1.0 513,000 Jackson Playground Awarded Spring 2025 10 Moderate $599,924 0.58 440,000 Everett Middle School Close Out 8 Low $1,874,496 1.91 980,000 Lafayette Elementary School Complete 1 Low $487,891 0.56 462,000 Bessie Carmichael Middle School Complete 6 High $521,427 0.61 341,000 Lycee Francais de San Francisco Complete 4 Moderate $480,958 0.61 233,000 Crocker Amazon Parking Lot Complete 11 Moderate $850,812 1.07 358,000 St Thomas the Apostle Church and School Complete 1 Low $744,512 0.8 566,000 St Monica Catholic Church and School Complete 1 Moderate $773,313 0.8 480,000 St Anne of the Sunset Church and School Complete 7 Low $1,522,995 1.71 390,000 St Emydius Church and School Complete 11 Moderate $858,136 0.92 1,089,000 Jefferson Elementary School Construction 7 Low $796,670 0.86 445,000 St Thomas More Church and School Construction 7 Moderate $1,118,958 1.50 780,000 Project Artaud Construction 9 Moderate $756,030 1 377,000 Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Construction 9 Moderate $629,423 0.7 318,000 Buchanan Street Mall Construction 5 Moderate $750,475 0.82 365,000 Visitacion Valley Middle School Construction 10 Moderate $1,999,967 4.43 2,250,000 Cornerstone Academy Silver Construction 9 Moderate $958,405 1.03 554,000 Thurgood Marshall High School Construction 10 High $1,999,465 2.22 1,166,000 Flynn Elementary School Construction 9 Moderate $642,714 0.62 322,000 Church of the Visitacion Church and School Design 10 High $1,727,103 1.86 925,000 Visitacion Valley Elementary School Design 10 High $883,092 1.0 489,000 El Dorado Elementary School Design 10 High $1,412,016 1.7 913,000 Mariners Village Design 10 High $1,154,174 1.24 672,000 Cornerstone Academy Cambridge Design 9 Moderate $1,509,857 1.60 792,000 Panorama Elementary School Design NA NA $1,955,686 1.92 955,000 Louis Sutter Playground Design 9 Moderate $945,299 0.92 486,000 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Withdrawn 7 Moderate $127,041 - - Total $29,652,959 34.3 18,012,000
*Environmental Justice Communities based on SF Environmental Justice Framework.
Please visit the program web map for an Environmental Justice map overlay and further details on each project.
Everett Middle School (construction complete)
Completed construction of new rain gardens and rainwater harvesting cistern
St Thomas More School (construction in progress)
Construction of new rain gardens
Jefferson Elementary School (construction in progress)
Construction of new rain gardens
Cornerstone Silver Campus (construction in progress)
Construction of new rain gardens