Pelosi Announces $55 Million for San Francisco Zero Emissions Ferry Project

San Francisco - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced that San Francisco is set to receive $55 million in federal grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This federal funding will help San Francisco Bay Ferry transition to zero-emission operations and enhance air quality in the Bay Area.

"Thanks to the leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, our nation's infrastructure is stronger than ever - and San Francisco continues to make progress in our mission to be a transit-smart city," Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said. "We are grateful for EPA Administrator Michael Regan whose federal grants announced for San Francisco were made possible by Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act. This funding will improve the quality of life for Bay Area working families by creating a cleaner, greener environment where reliable public transit reduces congestion and helps build equity and opportunity for all San Franciscans."

"We are grateful for the U.S. EPA's award to the Port of San Francisco," said Elaine Forbes, Executive Director of the Port of San Francisco. "This major investment will allow us to complete the Mission Bay Ferry Landing and to achieve an electric fleet, with zero emissions. We look forward to working with our partners at San Francisco Bay Ferry and the SFPUC to provide Bay Area residents with the nation's first zero-emission ferry network, and to bring ferry service to Mission Bay. These EPA funds will also support access to critical, well-paying jobs in the maritime trades."

"This funding is critical to help advance the City's efforts around our Climate Action Plan and to deliver a final series of projects that will help transform the San Francisco Bay Ferry to become the first-zero emissions fast ferry network in the country," said Mayor London Breed. "San Francisco is a leader in climate work and innovation, and this is a good example of what can be accomplished when we work across every level to advance equity and connectivity that not only San Francisco residents will benefit from, but people from across our region. I want to thank the Biden-Harris Administration, Speaker Emerita Pelosi and the EPA for awarding San Francisco with this $55 million grant that will prioritize cleaner air quality, and the health of our communities."

The Port of San Francisco will receive $55 million to deliver a series of projects that will complete the establishment of the first zero-emissions fast ferry network in the country which will connect Downtown San Francisco and Mission Bay with the emerging waterfront neighborhood on Treasure Island.

The funding, awarded to the Bay Area from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Ports Program in a competitive national selection process, will support electrification infrastructure at the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal, construction of a 400 passenger zero emission vessel, establishment of a Mission Bay Ferry Terminal, and support of a regional maritime workforce development program.