Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative (WRI) and its partners announce funding decisions for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027) project implementation season. 114 of the 154 project proposals submitted to WRI were either fully or partially funded this week. This year’s list of funded projects is scheduled to target for improvement another 311,000 acres of priority watersheds in Utah. Funding for these projects totaled nearly $36 million dollars in WRI and partner funding as well as another $5 million of in-kind support. Major funding partners include:
Utah Forest Restoration Institute, 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, Dallas Safari Club, Chukar Foundation, Pacificorp, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 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 Fiscal Year 2027 WRI funded and unfunded projects with funding sources.
Click here to link to a Google Sheets version of the same Fiscal Year 2027 list.
Click here to see a map of all funded WRI projects for Fiscal Year 2027