2025 APPLICATION TIMELINE

• Project Proposal Period: February 17 - March 28, 2025

• Virtual Office Hours: March 25, 10:00 - 11:00 AM on Zoom. Register here.

• Community Review Period: April 7 - April 18, 2025

• Department Review Period: April 18 - June 1, 2025

• Voting Period: June 9 - June 22, 2025

• Announcement of Winners: June 23 - June 27, 2025

• Funds Released to Departments: Fall 2025

ELIGIBILITY

Successful project proposals will meet all of the following criteria for eligibility:

• Proposals must be submitted by neighborhood associations, non-profits, merchant groups, or institutions located in District 7. 

  • Authoring entities not located in District 7 will be ineligible.

  • Individual residents and businesses must be sponsored by an organization.

• Proposals must be for new projects that respond to a demonstrated community need. 

• Only one proposal per author/group can be submitted. 

• Proposals must align with at least one of the four priority area categories listed below. 

• Proposals must be a one-time expenditure.

• Proposals must benefit District 7 residents.

• Proposals must receive a minimum of 400 votes to be eligible for funding. 

FUNDING

In order to have successful community projects, we have increased the grant amounts to be allocated to projects. Grants awarded will now receive up to $50,000 in funding. A total of $400,000 will be available for general projects and a total of $150,000 will be available for the category of Vision Zero.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

All proposals must be submitted through the Google Form below. Proposals must include all of the following to be considered:

• Contact information for the proposer and project lead (if different) 

• Detailed description of the proposed project

• Detailed budget for the proposed project

• Priority Area(s) addressed

• Neighborhoods and or communities served

• Description of community support for proposed project

SELECTION PROCESS

A committee of District 7 residents and community members from across the District who have subject-matter expertise will review and score proposals.

The 2025 Community Review Committee includes:

• Sachin Agarwal, Golden Gate Heights

• Jan Chong, West Portal

• Cyrus Hall, Inner Sunset

• Katelyn Lee, West Portal

• Tommy Laguana, Sunnyside

• Dianna Zogaric, West Portal

• Kate Faveti, Westwood Park

• Caleb Hilladakis, West Portal

• Monique Zmuda, Golden Gate Heights

The winning projects will be most closely reflective of the criteria and can be successfully completed with the funding allocated as a one-time grant. Members of this committee are ineligible to apply for Participatory Budgeting funding in order to avoid a conflict of interest. 

Participatory Budget Submission Form