Federal grants to City of Morro Bay

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City of Morro Bay in Morro Bay, California received $9.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 1 award. Its largest program was WaterSMART Water Recycling, with $9.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $9.3 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$9.3 million
Awards1
Awarded in FY 2025$9.3 million
Largest award$9.3 million

By year

Federal grants to City of Morro Bay by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Awards	Amount
FY 2021	0	$0
FY 2022	0	$0
FY 2023	0	$0
FY 2024	0	$0
FY 2025	1	$9.3 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund City of Morro Bay

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
Program	Awards	Amount
WaterSMART Water Recycling 15.504	1	$9.3 million

Awarding agencies

Agency	Awards	Amount
Department of the Interior	1	$9.3 million

Largest awards

The largest award by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
Award	Program	First action	Amount
Award purpose: the city has commenced building a water reclamation facility (WRF) to replace the 68-YEAR-OLD morro bay-cayucos wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The wrf project is co-funded with a state of California state revolving fund (SRF) loan, as well as an environmental protection agency (ep ASST_NON_R25AC00294_014 on USAspending	WaterSMART Water Recycling	April 10, 2025	$9.3 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does City of Morro Bay get?

$9.3 million in 1 grant award from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives City of Morro Bay the most?

The Department of the Interior, with $9.3 million in 1 award.

What is City of Morro Bay's largest federal grant?

$9.3 million under WaterSMART Water Recycling, with its first action in the period on April 10, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Other grant recipients in Morro Bay

The Bay Foundation of Morro Bay, California, San Luis Obispo County
$7.7 million
Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
$1.3 million
Live and Learn Society
$1.3 million

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