Grants to California nonprofit organizations, schools, merchant associations, community groups, and community benefit district organizations for projects to enhance local communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended to benefit neighborhoods and communities in San Francisco.

Organizations are eligible to receive funding for the following types of projects:

• Greening or Urban Agriculture: Including gardens, sidewalk gardens, median enhancements, planting, decorative planters/boxes and landscaping
• Shared Spaces or Parklets: Including mini-parks, plazas, dog parks and trail restoration
• Street Maintenance: Including sidewalk sweeping, litter/graffiti abatement and power washing
• Public Art: Including murals, mosaics, sculptures, and new media art
• Activation Initiatives or Stewardship on prior CCG funded projects
• Neighborhood amenities: Including lighting, seating/benches, bike racks, neighborhood branding, community activation initiatives

Note: The examples provided above are generally representative of eligible project categories/examples, but not an exhaustive list.

Eligible Expenses:

• General Labor/Professional services costs. Please note that certain types of professional services are eligible on a limited basis as described in the limitations section below.
• Equipment, supplies and materials, as they directly relate to the proposed project.
• Community outreach and engagement, as they directly relate to the proposed project.
• Permit fees, as they directly relate to the proposed project.