Community Challenge Grant Program

The Community Challenge Grant Program (CCG), formerly known as the Neighborhood Beautification Fund, provides matching grants to local residents, businesses, non-profits and other community groups to make physical improvements to their neighborhoods. The CCG focuses on projects that directly engage residents and businesses in working together to create green spaces, gathering places, public art, and other neighborhood amenities. The program provides an important tool for enabling communities to take the lead in conducting small-scale improvements in their own communities.

The Urban Watershed Stewardship Grant Program (WSG) is a subset of the larger CCG program. The WSG Program was developed specifically for community-based projects which help manage stormwater using ecologically based strategies known as green infrastructure. The WSG Program funds projects which harvest rainwater, remove impervious surfaces, or implement other green infrastructure like bioswales and rain gardens. The WSG program is a partnership between the Community Challenge Grant Program and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Note, that there are separate grants applications for the general CCG Program and the WSG Program. Both applications can be found under the "Documents" section.

Groups of residents or businesses, community groups, and non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply for general CCG grants or WSG grants. All grants range from small to large, and are broken down as follows:

Application Timeline:

Grant Cycle Opens (Applications Available): Thursday, March 1, 2012

Application Submission Deadline: Friday, March 30, 2012 by 5:00 PM, City Hall, Room 362

Grant Award Announcement: June 2012