Grants, Contracts, Partners, and Sponsors
SF Environment works with a range of contractors and grantees to help achieve our environmental goals. Over the past eleven years, SF Environment has provided more than $22 million in grant funding to local non-profits for environment projects.
Grants
We periodically provide grants to non-profit organizations (registered with the IRS as 501(C) 3 organizations). When SF Environment is accepting grant proposals, you will find a listing on this webpage. If there is no listing, SF Environment is not currently accepting proposals.
Grant Programs
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Zero Waste Grant Program: The Zero Waste Grant Program awards funding to organizations whose work in reuse, recycling, and composting helps San Francisco reach its goal of zero waste. The next Zero Waste Grant RFP (Request for Proposals) will be for a two-year cycle, issued at the end of 2012 and due at the beginning of 2013. Organizations that are awarded will be able to access funding July 1, 2013. Only non-profits or for-profits with a non-profit fiscal agent are eligible for funding. To be added to the Zero Waste Grant email list, email environment@sfgov.org or call 415-355-3700. You can also check this website for updates. Learn about the work of our current grant recipients.
- Environmental Justice Grant Program: Since 2001, the Environmental Justice Grant Program has been awarding funds for community-based projects serving the Bayview Hunters Point and Potrero Hill neighborhoods—two areas that have historically been burdened by pollution—to help them become healthier, more sustainable communities. Projects have included solar installations on low-income homes, urban agriculture and healthy food initiatives, green job training, and many others. Learn more about the Environmental Justice Grant Program and the work of our grant recipients.
- Here is a Sample Grant Agreement.
Contracts
SF Environment contracts with businesses and organizations to provide technical support services for a wide array of environmental needs. Since 2001, SF Environment has invested more than $45 million in contracts for environmental technical services with local businesses and organizations.
Contracts are awarded through a competitive bidding process. If we are looking to compile a list of companies that are technically qualified to provide a service, SF Environment will issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which will be listed on this webpage. When we are looking to award a contract for a service, companies can bid by responding to a Request for Proposal (RFP), which will be listed on this website. In order to be selected for a contract, a company must be a city-approved vendor. Learn how to become a city-approved vendor.
When there are Requests for Quotations and Requests for Proposals, they are listed here.
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UPDATED 4/19/2013: Bayview Hunters Point Brownfields Communitywide Assessment Project (Proposal due: April 25, 2013 – 3:00pm)
- Here is a Sample City Contract.
Partners and Sponsors
SF Environment relies on a vast network of partners to help get the word out about how we can help all San Franciscans become stewards of our urban environment. We have formal collaborations with entities as diverse as the San Francisco Public Library System, the San Francisco Arts Commission, the Business Council on Climate Change and community based organizations in neighborhoods throughout the City.
SF Environment also relies on a range of sponsors who support our EcoCenter, community events, award ceremonies and other activities. As we do not receive any funds from the City’s General Fund it is imperative that our partnerships include opportunities for sponsorship as well. Over the years, SF Environment sponsors have participated in the Mayor’s Annual Earth Day Breakfast, EcoCenter Art Openings, the Green Business Awards Ceremony, the Green and Blue Awards, and quarterly SF Environment Open Houses. Local companies came together in 2008 to support the renovation of our EcoCenter at 11 Grove and continue to be recognized for their generous contributions.
Now that SF Environment is moving to a new building on Market Street, we are actively seeking sponsors to help us showcase the latest materials and technologies in energy efficiency and green building.
Join Us
Organizations or individuals interested in partnering with SF Environment, sponsoring a community event, or contributing financially or in-kind to our new Eco Center and office space, please contact our Development and Community Partnerships Manager, Shawn Rosenmoss, at (415) 355-3746.
Our Partners
- The ARTery Project
- Asian, Inc.
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Bret Harte Elementary School
- Business Council on Climate Change
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Connect the Dots
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Epiphanie Productions
- Friends of the Urban Forest
- Goodwill Industries
- Jewish Community Center
- Loved Twice
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San Francisco Community Recyclers
- San Francisco Conservation Corps
- San Francisco Public Libraries
Our Sponsors
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Government Grants
- Altamont Education Advisory Board
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
- Bay Area Climate Initiative
Cal Recycles
- California Public Utilities Commission
US Department of Energy
- US Environmental Protection Agency
Foundation Support
- San Francisco Foundation
Sidney E. Frank Foundation
- Kresge Foundation
Corporate Sponsors
- Blue Shield of California
Cartridge World
- CISCO
Coca Cola Bottling Company
- Cole Hardware
Coulomb
- Genentech
- Green Energy Innovations
Global Tap
- Gro 1000
PG&E
- PG&E Innovations
Skidmore Owens
- Merrill
United Airlines
- USDN
Cedar Tree
- Webcor
Wells Fargo
