SAN DIEGO—Mayor Todd Gloria today released the city’s fiscal year 2021 citywide grants report, which shows grants applied for, received and total amount received has increased for the third year in a row. San Diego was awarded a total of 55 grant awards in fiscal year 2021 with a combined value of $141,713,026. Compared to last year, fiscal year 2021’s total number of awards received increased by 10, which increased its total by $56,337,246 year over year. Grants were awarded for a wide variety of city priorities and activities such as projects to enhance water reliability, economic development, emergency response preparedness, homeless services, road and bridge repair, and public safety. “I’m proud of our city’s success in securing grant funding and I’m looking forward to continuing to improve our grants performance to help address our city’s most pressing challenges,” Gloria said. “Whether it’s grants to help the city address homelessness, …