Assistance Listing 66.126

Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Restoration Program

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Assistance Listing 66.126, “Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Restoration Program,” is a federal program administered by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $69M in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 49 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE.

Likely formula or pass-through fundingThis program obligates substantial funding but has no competitive notices in our Grants.gov records. Funds like these are often distributed by formula or through state agencies — contact your state's administering agency about sub-awards. calculated by GrantsJunction
Funding up 50% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed +50% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction

Program objective

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.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 66.126

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

Local
Nonprofit Organization
State
U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination

State, local government agencies, districts, and councils; regional water pollution control agencies; State coastal zone management agencies; Federally and non-federally recognized tribes; public and private universities and colleges, public or private non-governmental, non-profit institutions are eligible to apply, unless restricted by the authorizing statutes. Non-profit organizations must have documentation of non-profit status from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or their state of incorporation, except that non-profits organizations as defined in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 or superseding legislation are ineligible. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.

Intended beneficiaries: Other.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$46M

FY25

$69M

FY26

$82.1M est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Since the beginning of the SF Bay program in 2008, projects have been funded from a low of $200,000 to a high of $5,000,000. In the last few years, the funding range has shifted to approximately $800,000 to $2 million. The average award is now at about $1 million each.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 66.126. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 49 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 66.126, and prime recipients reported 53 sub-awards to other organizations.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22

$1.54M

FY23

$49.5M

FY24

$46M

FY25

$69M

FY26

$13.7M

Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY26 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Largest recipients since October 1, 2023

Where recipients are located

California$129M

Most recent awards

STATE OF CALIFORNIA WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD · CADESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD TO FUND STAFF TIME AT THE SAN FRANCISCO REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD (REGIONAL BOARD 2). THIS GRANT WILL FUND STAFF TO SPECIFICALLY WORK ON PRIORITIES OF EPA'S SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION PROGRAM. THIS WORK WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER PARTNERS WHO ARE CREA$3.81MStarts Mar 1, 2025 · Award ↗
STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY · CADESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY TO FACILITATE THE BENEFICIAL REUSE OF DREDGED SEDIMENT FROM FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHANNELS FOR WETLAND RESTORATION IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL ENTER A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT OF U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) TO FUND THE COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN T$12MStarts Feb 1, 2025 · Award ↗
CITY OF SAN PABLO · CADESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THE PCBS TMDL SPECIAL STUDIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE AND EXPAND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL). PCBS AND OTHER SEDIMENT-BOUND POLLUTANTS ARE FOUND IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY WATER, SEDIMENTS, AND BIOTA. CONC$8MStarts Jan 1, 2025 · Award ↗
STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY · CADESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO CALIFORNIA STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY (SCC). #8239;SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL FUND UP TO SIX SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION REGULATORY INTEGRATION TEAM (BRRIT) AGENCY STAFF, SCC ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, AND INCREASED TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. THE BRRIT CONSISTS OF AN INTERAGENCY TEAM OF DEDICATED STAFF WORKING TOGETHER TO COORDINATE $3.4MStarts Jan 1, 2025 · Award ↗
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE · CADESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE (SFEI) TO IMPLEMENT THE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY (NMS) AND BAY REGIONAL MONITORING PROGRAM (RMP). SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL BUILD AND EXPAND UPON DECADES OF STUDIES AND MONITORING TO PURSUE LONG-STANDING SCIENCE PRIORITIES THAT HAVE THUS BEEN BEYOND REACH DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FUNDING. SFEI WILL EXPAND WATE$38.5MStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS · CADESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP. #8239;SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL IMPLEMENT THE WETLANDS REGIONAL MONITORING PROGRAM (WRMP). SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP WILL FACILITATE EFFECTIVE WRMP GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH WETLAND DECISION-MAKERS, INTEGRATE EQUITABLE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INTO T$5.66MStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE · CADESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE (SFEI) TO IMPLEMENT THE WETLAND REGIONAL MONITORING PROGRAM (WRMP). SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL MANAGE AND COORDINATE THE PROJECT TEAM TO COLLECT DATA TO IMPLEMENT A SCIENCE FRAMEWORK BASED ON STANDARDIZED METHODS TO COST-EFFECTIVELY MONITOR THE RESPONSE OF KEY TIDAL MARSH INDICATORS TO CLIMATE CHANGE, POPULATI$11.3MStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT · CADESCRIPTION:THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT'S (EBRPD) PROJECT AT BROOK ROAD WILL CORRECT HINDERED PUBLIC ACCESS TO TILDEN REGIONAL PARK AND IMPROVE IMPAIRED FLOW OF THE WILDCAT CREEK. TILDEN REGIONAL PARK LIES WITHIN THE UPPER WILDCAT CREEK WATERSHED WHERE RUNOFF FROM THIS AREA OFTEN EFFECTS AREAS IN THE LOWER WATERSHED. THIS PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON REMOVING PHYSICAL BARRIERS THAT HINDER FLOW AN$750KStarts Jul 1, 2024 · Award ↗
CITY OF BERKELEY · CADESCRIPTION:THE AQUATIC PARK LAGOON IN WEST BERKELEY IS A HUMAN MADE LAGOON THAT RECEIVES BOTH TIDAL WATERS FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND STORMWATER FROM BERKELEY STREETS. THE WATER QUALITY OF THIS LAGOON IS POOR POSSIBLY DUE TO RUNOFF FROM THE CITY. THROUGH INSTALLING A BIO RETENTION GARDEN UPLAND OF THE LAGOON, AND TWO TRASH SEPARATORS THE CITY HOPES TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF THE WATER ENTERIN$1.5MStarts Jul 1, 2024 · Award ↗
CITY OF SAN LEANDRO · CADESCRIPTION:THIS AWARD IS TO TRANSFORM A 6.9-ACRE WASTEWATER STORAGE BASIN INTO A MULTI-PURPOSE FRESHWATER TREATMENT WETLAND AND TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING ANOTHER NATURE-BASED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY TO POLISH THE RECIPIENT'S MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TO 100%. THIS PROJECT WILL REDUCE NITROGEN DISCHARGES FROM THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO'S WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT BY 20%, IN ADDITI$2.98MStarts Jul 1, 2024 · Award ↗

Pass-through funding: largest sub-awards

Prime recipients (often state agencies, universities or national organizations) passed funding to these organizations. If your organization can't apply directly, a prime recipient may run its own sub-grant competition.

DUCKS UNLIMITED INCfrom STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY$3.94M · Apr 9, 2024
CONTRA COSTA, COUNTY OFfrom ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS$2.38M · Feb 27, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTEfrom FAIRFIELD-SUISUN SEWER DISTRICT$2.2M · Sep 18, 2024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISfrom SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE$1.5M · Mar 4, 2025
EAST BAY DISCHARGERS AUTHORITYfrom ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS$1.38M · May 16, 2025
SAVE THE BAYfrom ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS$787K · Jan 28, 2025
CITY OF HAYWARDfrom ABAG, INC.$600K · Dec 11, 2024
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICTfrom ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS$550K · Apr 18, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISfrom SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE$444K · Jun 25, 2025
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OFfrom SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE$438K · Apr 7, 2025

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 10, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 66.126?

66.126 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Restoration Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 66.126?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Local, Nonprofit Organization, State, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized) and Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 66.126 provide?

The agency reported $69,025,553 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.

Who has received funding under ALN 66.126?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 49 grant awards under 66.126. The largest recipients by obligations were SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE ($61.9M), ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS ($16.3M), STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY ($15.4M), CITY OF SAN PABLO ($8M) and 1 more. Prime recipients also reported 53 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.