Pelosi Announces Over $12 Million in Community-Project Funding for San Francisco

A dimly lit Muni stop on Third Street is among the 10–15 transit locations slated for new overhead lighting under a $1,200,000 award announced by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s office, part of more than $12 million in Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project Funding for San Francisco. Pelosi’s office published the announcement on Feb. 18, 2026, saying the awards are included in the government funding package that has been enacted into law.

Pelosi framed the package as community-driven investment. “The new federal funding designated for community-driven projects across San Francisco is great news for our city,” Pelosi said in the press release. “I was proud to secure these investments which underscore the Democrats’ commitment to fighting for working families, even in a Republican Majority. From strengthening public safety and homelessness services to expanding workforce training, supporting veterans, advancing scientific research, and improving transit accessibility, this funding will deliver real results for San Franciscans.”

The Pelosi press release lists six specific San Francisco recipients and dollar amounts. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency received $1,200,000 to improve lighting infrastructure at 10–15 transit stops serving underserved communities. San Francisco Recreation and Park Department received $850,000 for the Blue Heron Boat House Project in Golden Gate Park. The Office of Economic and Workforce Development was allocated $850,000 to expand the CityBuild Center Pre-Apprenticeship Training Center. San Francisco Network Ministries Housing Corporation received $850,000 to renovate supportive housing for survivors of sex trafficking and their children. Self-Help for the Elderly received $850,000 to replace aging vehicles under the Safe Passage transportation program. Code Tenderloin, Inc. secured $500,000 for a Workforce and Wellness Hub serving unhoused and underserved residents.

Local outlets have published additional project names and figures that do not appear in the Pelosi excerpt provided to newsrooms. Hoodline reports a $2,000,000 allocation for Jerrold Commons and $1,031,000 for 17 marked patrol vehicles for the San Francisco Police Department; Quiver summarized $1,000,000 for new SFPD patrol vehicles and $2,000,000 for homelessness services. Hoodline and Quiver also report differing figures for UCSF: Hoodline lists $1,031,000 for high-performance computing to support AI research while ABC7 lists $500,000 for all-electric shuttle buses for the University of California. Hoodline further lists $1,031,000 for Point Blue Conservation Science, $900,000 for Bayview Hunters Point senior services, and other neighborhood projects; ABC7 identifies $500,000 awards to Harvey Milk Plaza/Castro Street Station redesign and to Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy. Those outlet-reported items and the varying dollar amounts have not been reconciled against the full FY26 appropriations line-item list.

Community leaders reacted to the press release. Malcolm Yeung, CEO of Chinatown Community Development Center, said, “Pelosi continues to find a way to support our community, especially in a moment when so many critical issues are at play. She truly embodies an approach to leadership in which no issue is too big, like saving democracy or reforming healthcare, or too small, like supporting communities and the projects that make them thrive. We also want to thank the Mayor's Office for their support and work in forwarding the process necessary to gain this funding. The meaning of this funding is about more than the money, it's about the fact that SF Chinatown is being seen by decisionmakers at both a national and local level as a critical piece of the United States and San Francisco.”

Pelosi’s press release and local reporting make clear San Francisco will receive roughly $12 million in FY26 Community Project Funding, but the exact grand total and a reconciled, item-by-item appropriation schedule have not been released publicly. City agencies named in the release, SFMTA, Recreation and Park, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, along with nonprofit recipients such as San Francisco Network Ministries Housing Corporation, Self-Help for the Elderly, and Code Tenderloin, Inc., will need to confirm award details and implementation timelines once the full FY26 CPF line-item list from Pelosi’s office is available. The new federal awards will require municipal contracting, procurement, and program plans to translate the announced dollars into physical lights, repaired boatsheds, vehicle replacements, training seats, and renovated supportive housing across neighborhoods from Chinatown to Bayview to Golden Gate Park.