# Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Restoration Program (66.126)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/66-126-geographic-programs-san-francisco-bay-restoration-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Restoration Program is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $172 million in 59 grants, about $2.9 million per award.

## Objectives

The goals of the SF Bay Restoration Program are to improve water quality and restore wetlands in the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds. Funded projects will reduce polluted run-off, restore impaired waters and enhance aquatic habitat. The SF Bay Restoration Program identifies eleven (11) program priorities as follows: the Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program, subtidal habitat restoration, the SF Bay Regional Monitoring Program for water quality, nutrient management, large-scale wetlands restoration, implementation of the PCBs TMDL , urban green stormwater infrastructure, the Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team, PFAS studies, shoreline resilience projects, and beneficial reuse of dredged material projects. Congressional appropriations to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the SF Bay Program are intended to fund eligible applicants with grants that invest in America’s infrastructure and deliver environmental and public health benefits.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $6.3 million | 5 |
| 2022 | $1.5 million | 1 |
| 2023 | $49.5 million | 23 |
| 2024 | $46.0 million | 23 |
| 2025 | $69.0 million | 7 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Estuary Institute | California | $53.5 million |
| State Coastal Conservancy | California | $22.1 million |
| Association of Bay Area Governments | California | $21.8 million |
| City of San Pablo | California | $8.0 million |
| Santa Clara Valley Water District | California | $6.8 million |
| Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District | California | $4.1 million |
| County of Marin | California | $4.1 million |
| East Bay Regional Park District | California | $4.0 million |
| State of California Water Resources Control Board | California | $3.8 million |
| City and County of San Francisco | California | $3.8 million |
| City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County | California | $3.4 million |
| The Sphere Institute | California | $3.0 million |
| Sausalito Marin City School District | California | $3.0 million |
| Vallejo Flood & Wastewater | California | $3.0 million |
| City of San Leandro | California | $3.0 million |
| Contra Costa, County of | California | $2.8 million |
| Richardsons Bay Regional Agency | California | $2.8 million |
| California Invasive Plant Council | California | $2.5 million |
| San Jose, City of | California | $2.0 million |
| City of Sonoma | California | $1.5 million |