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Board approves $132M-plus federal grant package including $55M for zero-emission ferry project
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 14 to accept and expand more than $132 million in federal grants for infrastructure, climate and public-health projects, including a $55.38 million Clean Ports award to support construction of a zero-emission high-speed ferry network.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Jan. 14 voted to accept and expand a package of federal grants to multiple city departments totaling more than $132 million. The board heard presentations from department leaders and then approved each resolution as amended; several awards were placed on Board of Supervisors reserve and delegated to the Budget and Finance Committee for review before funds are released.
Key awards in the omnibus package include:
- $55,380,000 (EPA Clean Ports Grant) to build the first high-speed zero-emission ferry network in the United States, including construction of a Mission Bay ferry landing near Chase Center, electrification at the downtown ferry terminal, a zero-emission 400-passenger high-speed ferry, and a maritime workforce development program. The port reported a required $15,500,000 local match, with $13.6 million from SFPUC power division and $1.9 million from SF Bay Ferry.
- $20,000,000 (U.S. Department of Transportation, RAISE) for the Bayview Connections project…
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