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San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (SFBWQIF) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This competitive grant program supports projects to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay and local watersheds and wetlands, with a focus on improving water quality, cleaning up contaminated shorelines, restoring wetlands, and implementing urban stormwater treatment systems.
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About the San Francisco Bay Program Office | US EPA About the San Francisco Bay Program Office EPA’s Pacific Southwest (Region 9) implements and enforces federal environmental laws in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations. Tour Projects that Protect and Restore San Francisco Bay and its Watersheds The San Francisco Bay Area is made up of 9 counties and is home to approximately 7.
5 million people. EPA manages a competitive grant program to support projects to protect and restore San Francisco Bay. This grant program, originally known as the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (SFBWQIF), began in 2008.
EPA has awarded over $128 million to 91 grants. These projects include over 100 partners who are contributing an additional $248 million to restore wetlands and watersheds and reduce polluted runoff. Current and future grant funding is managed under the SF Bay Program Office.
Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Project San Francisco Estuary Partnership San Francisco Estuary Institute EPA's Green Infrastructure Website Bioswale reduces polluted stormwater runoff along Cesar Chavez Street in San Francisco, 2014. Photo: Ananda Hirsch. Sears Point Post levee breach view from a distance of the work area, now flooded wetlands, with the Richmond Bridge and San Francisco in the distance.
Photo: Corby Hines. Sears Point levee breach overhead View, 2015. Photo: Corby Hines.
Sears Point levee breach levee view, 2015. Photo: Corby Hines. Napa River, Rutherford Reach 6 during restoration construction: laying back eroding bank, 2014.
Photo: Jeremy Sarrow. Napa River, Rutherford Reach 6 after construction, 2014. Photo: Jeremy Sarrow.
South Bay Salt Pond A17 mudscape. Photo: Chris Benton. South Bay Salt Pond A17 near completion, 2012.
Photo: Judy Irving Breuner Marsh during construction, 2014. Photo: Syd Temple, Questa Engineering. Breuner Marsh during construction, 2014.
Photo: Syd Temple, Questa Engineering. Breuner Marsh after construction, 2014. Photo: Syd Temple, Questa Engineering.
Breuner Marsh after construction, 2014. Photo: Syd Temple, Questa Engineering. San Francisco Bay Program Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on August 22, 2025
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State and local governments, non-profit organizations, and other eligible entities undertaking projects that protect and restore the San Francisco Bay. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows not specified (historically $43.5M for 2024 projects, with $38M for grants). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (SFBWQIF) is funded by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Brownfields Job Training Grants is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA's Brownfields Job Training Program provides grants to eligible organizations, including nonprofits, to develop local workforces for the assessment, cleanup, or preparation of contaminated sites (brownfields) for reuse. The grants fund training programs that equip unemployed and underemployed residents with skills for full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field, including sustainable remediation and chemical safety.
FY27 Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This program provides grants to recruit and train unemployed and underemployed individuals with the skills needed to secure long-term employment in the environmental field, specifically related to the assessment, cleanup, or preparation of contaminated sites (brownfields) for re…
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