FY22 Grant Awards

Projects funded by the Community Challenge and Watershed Stewardship grants.

Community Challenge Grants

Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco
Awarded: $100,000
Project: Community activation initiative at 41 Ross Alley

College Hill Neighborhood Association, sponsored by San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $125,005
Project: “Beautifying” Bernal Cut Project with green spaces and community gathering places

Dogpatch & NW Potrero Hill Green Benefit District
Awarded: $149,987
Project: “Vermont Street Greening + Amenities Project” on the 400 block of Vermont Street

Enterprise for Youth
Awarded: $60,000
Project: Green Careers Summer Internship Program

Friends of Lakeside Village, sponsored by San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $76,200
Project: Planting, public art, seating, and a children’s garden and play area at 2504 Ocean Avenue

Friends of Silver Terrace, sponsored by San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $147,160
Project: “Ledyard Alley Restoration Project”

Goettingen Neighbors Group, sponsored by San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $17,796
Project: Installation of lighting at the Goettingen Tiled Stairs

Help McLaren Park, sponsored by San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $19,992
Project: Art installation at the Louise Sutter Roundhouse in McLaren Park

Mid Market Community Benefit District
Awarded: $25,000
Project: Robin Williams “Beloved” mural at 1055 Market Street

Ogden Avenue Gardens, sponsored by San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $148,074
Project: Streetscapes project on the 400 block of Ogden Avenue

Page Slow Street, sponsored by San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $41,515
Project: “Fairy Tree Garden Project” on the 500 block of Page Street

Para las Rosas Committee, sponsored by Brava! for Women in the Arts
Awarded: $50,000
Project: Para las Rosas mural restoration on the San Francisco Mime Troupe Building

Portola Neighborhood Association, sponsored by Bay Area Community Resources
Awarded: $116,624
Project: “Portola Freeway Greening Project” expansion

Sutro Stewards, sponsored by San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $51,818
Project: Habitat restoration of the “Quarry Trail” on Mount Sutro

Tunnel Top Park, sponsored by San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $89,712
Project: Stewardship and youth apprenticeship program at Tunnel Top Park

Virginia Street Garden Walk, sponsored by San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $77,050
Project: Streetscapes project on the 300 block of Virginia Ave

Yerba Buena Community Benefit District
Awarded: $20,000
Project: Augmented reality exhibition paying tribute to Ohlone Indians at Yerba Buena Gardens

Watershed Stewardship Grants

Friends of DeHaro Street, San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $150,000
Project: Rainwater garden on the 1300 block of DeHaro Street

Friends of Lakeside Village, sponsored by San Francisco Parks Alliance
Awarded: $38,870
Project: Sidewalk rainwater gardens and tree basin expansions on the 2500-2600 blocks of Ocean Avenue