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Urban Watershed Stewardship Grant

Community members kneeling on the sidewalk planting plants in a row of beds that have been installed in the concrete.

Latest Updates

The SFPUC's new and improved Urban Watershed Stewardship Grant Program is open! After a program update, the first grant cycle is open with applications due on November 16, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. PST.

Join us for our first-ever joint workshop with the Urban Watershed Stewardship Grant and the Green Infrastructure Grant Program on September 2, 2026 at 05:30 p.m. PST.

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Program Overview

The Urban Watershed Stewardship Grant Program provides funding for community-centered projects that provide a stormwater benefit in one or more of San Francisco’s urban watersheds through reducing impervious surfaces, managing stormwater, and/or educating the public about the importance of protecting our urban watersheds.

The grant program has two application tracks: Infrastructure Track and Stewardship Track. The Infrastructure Track is for projects that will implement physical installations that improve San Francisco’s urban watersheds by removing impervious surfaces and replacing them with drought-tolerant plantings or implementing technical green infrastructure to capture and treat stormwater. The Stewardship Track is for projects that will provide a stormwater-focused service, program, and/or educational opportunity to City and County of San Francisco residents and SFPUC ratepayers.

To Apply

  1. Read the Grant Guidebook and Grant Solicitation for important information about the updated grant program and application cycle.
  2. Reach out to the Grant Program Administrator at WSG@sfwater.org for questions, project support, or to schedule a feasibility site visit.
  3. Prepare all application attachments:
    1. For Infrastructure Projects:
      1. Project Information Form - Infrastructure Track
      2. Project Concept Design & Site Photographs
      3. Project Budget
      4. Project Schedule
      5. Letter(s) of Support
    2. For Stewardship Projects:
      1. Project Information Form - Stewardship Track
      2. Project Budget
      3. Project Schedule
      4. Letter(s) of Support
  4. Upload all completed application files to the application link below:

Submit Application

Resources

Wide sidewalk with concrete slabs, painted in places with colorful construction demarcations. No vegetation. Residential buildings to the right and a street with parked cars to the left.
Friends of the Urban Forest sidewalk garden project funded
by the Urban Watershed Stewardship Grant: Before
Wide sidewalk with concrete slabs, interrupted by newly planted narrow gardens with drought resistant vegitation. Residential buildings to the right and a street with parked cars to the left.
Friends of the Urban Forest Project: After