The County of San Mateo was awarded a $826,549 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The grant will fund the construction of a trash full capture device in the North Fair Oaks community to reduce trash entering the San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean. This "shovel-ready" infrastructure project aims to treat stormwater runoff from 563 acres and remove...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $125,560 project grant under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to Nuestra Casa De East Palo Alto to organize 16 San Francisco Bay shoreline cleanup and environmental education events in East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City. The project aims to engage 400 residents in cleanup activities at four sites - Cooley Landing, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay...
This $770,823 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will support the Redwood City Urban Creek Regreening Project. The project aims to enhance the ecological and community value of three degraded urban creek sites in Redwood City, California by removing invasive trees and plants and installing native vegetation that provides ecological and water quality benefits, as well as...
This $1,526,621 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the CFDA 66.126 Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund supports the City of Sonoma's North Bay Water Quality Partnership Project. The key project activities include: Installing large and small-scale trash capture devices in four municipal stormwater systems to improve water quality and meet Phase II stormwater permit requirements. The project aims to install full...
The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) was awarded a $3,494,219 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) program. The grant, titled "Healthy Watersheds and Thriving Cities: Collaborating for Multiple Benefits at the Landscape Scale," aims to develop a cross-organizational, landscape-scale watershed approach to identifying urban greening solutions that provide multiple benefits to humans and...
The City of Alameda, California received a $2.945 million Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA #66.126). The grant will support the construction of over 6,000 square feet of bioretention areas at three intersections along Central Avenue to improve stormwater management and water quality in San Francisco Bay. Specifically, the City of Alameda will solicit bids, award a construction...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant to the State Coastal Conservancy under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to remove over 5,400 tons of marine debris from San Francisco Bay. Specific activities to be conducted under the award include removing 2,149 creosote pilings and a derelict wharf and warehouse in North Richmond, California. This work will improve water quality and restore oyster and...
This $3,810,452 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) provides funding to the State Water Resources Control Board to support staff at the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board. The grant will fund staff efforts in three key areas: 1) addressing nutrients and harmful algal blooms, 2) facilitating beneficial reuse of soil and sediment, and 3) providing technical...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the County of Contra Costa $1,000,000 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to implement the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Clean Watersheds for All Project. Through this funding, the County will develop a comprehensive stormwater treatment plan and project delivery roadmap focused on underserved communities. Key deliverables include identifying viable regional stormwater capture...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $1.73 million Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund to develop and implement a green stormwater infrastructure curriculum and engagement program. The grant period runs from June 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. Under the award, SFEI will partner with Urban Tilth, University of California Berkeley, and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership to...