Outside money
Grants & funding
Menlo Park counts on grants from state, federal, and private sources to fund specific programs and projects. Grants come with conditions — spend-by deadlines, matching requirements, milestone payments — that can put the City's General Fund on the hook if they slip.
Worked example
Citywide Electrification grant (CEC)
$4,500,000A $4.5 million state energy grant paid in two halves. The first half arrived; the second is contingent on milestones. We trace the milestone structure and the fiscal risks visible in the public record.
See the full breakdown ›Other grants in the budget data
These grants appear in the City's budget records. Dollar amounts are shown where the database has a confirmed figure; a blank means the amount isn't recorded as a single total in this data.
| Grant | Funder | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) — SAFER Bay | Federal (FEMA via Cal OES) | $50,000,000 | Awarded |
| PG&E local match for SAFER Bay Project | Private (PG&E) | $10,000,000 | Committed |
| Meta Platforms local match for SAFER Bay Project | Private (Meta Platforms, Inc.) | $7,808,000 | Committed |
| SMCTA Safe Routes to School Intersection Improvements grant | County (SMCTA) | $450,500 | Awarded |
| Alcoholic Beverage Control Grant | State | — | — |
| Behavioral Health/County Wellness Grant | County | — | — |
| Belle Haven Community Campus capital fund (mixed sources) | Mixed | — | — |
| CA Coastal Conservancy Priority Grant | State | — | — |
| CA State Water Board Arrearage Program | State | — | — |
| CalRecycle Beverage Container Grant | State | — | — |
| CalRecycle SB1383 Local Grant | State | — | — |
| California State Parks Department grant | State | — | — |
| Community Development Block Grant | Federal | — | — |
| Community Summer Enrichment Grant | Unknown | — | — |
| Family Literacy Grant | Unknown | — | — |
| Federal omnibus budget bill member-designated project | Federal (USDOT) | — | Committed |
| Haven Avenue Streetscape Grant | Unknown | — | — |
| Housing Federal Revenue Sharing | Federal | — | — |
| Literacy Grant | Unknown | — | — |
| Office of Traffic Safety Grant | State | — | — |
| One Bay Area Grant — Third Cycle (OBAG-3) | Federal/Regional (via MTC) | — | active |
| SB 1 (Road Repair and Accountability Act) — Highway Users Tax | State (Caltrans) | — | Ongoing |
| SMC Transportation Authority funding | County | — | — |
| SMCTA Measure A & W Highway Program Grant — Willow Road Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Project | County (SMCTA) | — | Awarded |