Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative (WRI) (WRI)

Utah's Watershed Restoration Initiative funds watershed and habitat restoration projects, such as rangeland, sagebrush, stream and forest work, through one annual proposal process shared by many state, federal and nonprofit partners. Anyone, including private landowners, may submit a proposal that improves watershed health and biological diversity, water quality and yield, or sustainable use of natural resources. Five regional teams score and rank proposals.

• Anyone may submit a proposal (private landowners, agencies, NGOs)

• Project must fall under one of the 3 legs: watershed health and biological diversity; water quality and yield; opportunities for sustainable uses of natural resources

Partner cost-share common (Habitat Council funds leveraged about 1-to-3).

Published amounts: FY2027: 114 of 154 proposals funded, nearly $36 million in WRI and partner funds.

Enter a proposal in the WRI database (wri.utah.gov) before the January deadline; participating in your regional team meetings is recommended.

Deadline text on the page: Proposals are due in January each year (the second Friday in January); the next deadline has not been posted yet.