# Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) -San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund, Fiscal Year 2022

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-i-r9-sfbwqif-22-02-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil-san-francisco-bay-water/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/342529

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $5.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 20 awards worth $5.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 20, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-I-R9-SFBWQIF-22-02 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 20, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $5.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 20 |
| Total funding | $5.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.126 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

Since 2008, EPA has administered the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (SFBWQIF) competitive grant program. Over the next five years the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), aims to broaden the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) reach and focus under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (SFBWQIF). The BIL specifically expands the SFBWQIF to focus on inequities in the access to Federal funding and implementation of projects and climate resilience in underserved communities. It provides additional funding to advance the Biden Administration’s goal of investing in America’s infrastructure and delivering environmental and public health benefits for communities with environmental justice (EJ) concerns. The purpose of this RFA is to expand water quality restoration efforts in underserved communities and build regional resilience to climate change stressors through funding of efforts and partnerships within historically underserved communities (i.e., economically underserved or other populations with disproportionate exposure to environmental harm). The EPA is soliciting applications under the BIL funded SFBWQIF Request for Applications (RFA) to fund projects that have measurable positive impacts in underserved communities, particularly those facing climate change stressors in the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-I-R9-SFBWQIF-22-02 still open?

No. It closed on September 20, 2022.

### Who can apply for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) -San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund, Fiscal Year 2022?

Environmental Protection Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) -San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund, Fiscal Year 2022?

Closed September 20, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $5.0 million each. About $5.0 million in total across about 20 awards.

### Who has won Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Restoration Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were San Francisco Estuary Institute, State Coastal Conservancy, Association of Bay Area Governments. The program made 59 awards worth $172 million in that time.