This $1,000,748 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) supports a 4-year effort to build the capacity of the underserved community of North Richmond, California to participate in planning, designing, and implementing the Wildcat Creek Watershed Action Plan 2040. The project will facilitate community engagement to update the Wildcat Creek Restoration Action...
The Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District received a $1.8 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund program (CFDA 66.126). The grant will support implementation of the Wildcat Creek Fish Passage Improvement Project to construct a 400-foot long ecologically-friendly fish passage facility with step pools and roughened ramps. Additional funded activities include constructing...
This $750,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will support the East Bay Regional Park District's efforts to improve public access and water quality in the Tilden Regional Park and Wildcat Creek watershed. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: removing a concrete weir, restoring 500 linear feet of creek bed...
This $200,673 Project Grant was awarded on February 1, 2024 by 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 recipient, Friends of Sausal Creek, will implement a restoration project for William D. Wood Park in Oakland, California with the goal of improving air and water quality and the overall health of the Sausal Creek watershed ecosystem. Key project activities include conducting...
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...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $5,826,000 Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The 4-year project aims to: (1) develop strategies to increase beneficial reuse of up to 45,000 tons of flood control channel sediment for habitat restoration; (2) implement pilot projects to restore several acres of tidal marsh and creek habitat; (3) develop visions...
The County of Contra Costa received a $19,076,843 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) on February 1, 2025. The North Richmond Community Resilience Initiative funded under this award will provide a range of services to the North Richmond, CA community, including: Upgrading 40 homes with energy-efficient systems and appliances to improve indoor air quality and reduce energy...
This 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 $4,997,072 in federal funding to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to implement the Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP) in the San Francisco Estuary. Specifically, ABAG will facilitate WRMP governance and administration, strengthen partnerships with wetland decision-makers, integrate equitable community...
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...
This $8,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) supports efforts to reduce polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) pollution in the San Francisco Bay. The key activities include: Ongoing monitoring of PCBs in stormwater, urban sediments, and Bay tributaries. Implementation of 10 PCBs control programs, including monitoring and assessment to quantify stormwater runoff loads and load...