SAN DIEGO — Mayor Todd Gloria congratulated city employees at a press conference on Wednesday after the City of San Diego received $306 million in grants this year.
These grants will be used to fix roads, streetlights, old infrastructure, and bring more resources to community projects.
Mayor Gloria said he understands that one of the biggest roadblocks for city projects is a lack of funding. The mayor also talked about some of those grants being used to rebuild roads in Rancho Bernando that were damaged by wildfires.
"...In the instance of the roads that were destroyed in the wildfires a decade ago. we've received those funds and are already working on repairing them, right now, today in Rancho Bernardo," Mayor Gloria said at a press conference.
Gloria also talked about building community libraries, and that includes a new Ocean Beach branch library.
To break down the report even further, the city has been awarded 97 state, federal, and private grants. That's a total value of $306 million. This is a 4% increase compared to last year.
It is also the highest amount recorded since the city started publishing the report. The biggest grant allocation the city is receiving is from the State of California.
Nearly $25 million in state money would go towards homeless housing, assistance, and prevention. The second largest grant allocation would go towards Homeland Security.
These grants will also fund various city priorities and activities such as economic development, emergency response preparedness, road and bridge repair, public safety, and water reliability.
Mayor Gloria also wants the public to know that the city will continue to work hard for additional grants, adding that so far they are delivering.