Funding Opportunities for Environmental Justice Communities
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SF Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund: A Focus on EJ Communities
On this page:
- Program Overview and New Funding
- What Funding is Available?
- Who Can Apply?
- How to Apply
- What are Some Project Examples?
Program Overview and New Funding
The San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (SFBWQIF) is a competitive grant program to restore wetlands and water quality in SF Bay and its watersheds. 2022 marked the beginning of 5 years of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to improve access to Federal funding and support projects that build climate resilience in underserved communities.
What Funding is Available?
- Approximately $14 million
- No match requirement
- Project budget range (approximately $500,000 - $2 million)
- Project time frames (suggested 1-4 years)
Who can Apply?
- Public or private nongovernmental, non-profit institutions; federally and non-federally recognized tribes; state, local government agencies, districts, and councils; regional water pollution control agencies and entities; state coastal zone management agencies; and public and private universities and colleges
- Where? The nine Bay Area counties (Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco) that drain to San Francisco Bay
What are Some Project Examples?
- Community visioning and planning to help protect shoreline communities from sea level rise and contaminated sites
- Installation of green stormwater infrastructure (e.g. rain gardens, bioswales) to treat stormwater
- Contaminant investigations in local communities
- Trainings and outreach programs to improve use of indigenous knowledge in the environmental field
- Solutions that reduce water quality impacts associated with people and communities experiencing homelessness
- Fish consumption outreach programs
- What are you working on? We are excited to hear your project ideas!
- Check out Previously Funded Projects on our StoryMap