Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative (WRI) and its partners announce funding decisions for the upcoming FY 2026 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026) project implementation season. 106 of the 146 project proposals submitted to WRI were either fully or partially funded this week. This year’s list of funded projects is scheduled to improve another 275,000 acres of priority watersheds in Utah. Funding for these projects totaled nearly $37 million dollars in WRI and partner funding as well as another $5 million of in-kind support. Major funding partners include:
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Sportsman for Fish and Wildlife, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Mule Deer Foundation, Utah Archery Association, National Wild Turkey Federation, Utah Wild Sheep Foundation, Safari Club International, Wildlife Conservation Foundation, Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit Association, Chukar Foundation, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Foundation for Americas Public Lands, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
WRI projects focus on improving three ecosystem values here in Utah:
- Watershed Health and Biological Diversity
- Water Quality and Quantity
- Opportunities for Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources
Downloads
Click here to download the full list (PDF) of FY 2026 WRI funded and unfunded projects with funding sources.
Click here to download a Microsoft Excel version of the same FY 2026 list.
Click here to see a map of all funded WRI projects for FY 2026