Project Grant R12AP48001

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676), will enable the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands to purchase two conservation easements on the Bauer and Dockstader tracts of the Zion Connectivity Forest Legacy Project. The $4,000,000.00 award, provided on August 18, 2025, will support the state's efforts to protect environmentally important forest areas at risk of...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,698,667 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR). This grant will fund the acquisition of 318.5 acres of contiguous, undeveloped land in Morgan County, Utah. The land purchase will remove an inholding and expand the East Canyon Wildlife Management Area (WMA), increasing the size and connectivity of...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $619,580.48 Cooperative Agreement on January 1, 2025 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to remove a fish barrier on the lower Weber River in Utah. The project aims to restore connectivity for species of concern, improve ecological resiliency by allowing fish to reach appropriate habitats and thermal refugia, and enhance river safety and access for recreation, including for disadvantaged communities. The...

The Weber Basin Water Conservancy received a $295,000 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on September 30, 2021 to support the Woods Cross Secondary Water Metering Project - Phase III. Funded through the WaterSMART program (CFDA #15.507), this project aims to leverage Reclamation funding to save water and increase sustainable water management practices. Specifically, the grant will support Phase III of an ongoing effort by the Weber Basin Water...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000.00 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands. The award will support a range of forest conservation and management activities in the Zion Clear Creek Canyon area of Utah over a performance period from January 13, 2025 to November 30, 2029. Key activities will include fee simple land...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,667,500.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) supports forest conservation and management activities by the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands. The award, with a performance period from January 13, 2025 to November 30, 2029, will fund the acquisition and preservation of environmentally important forest areas in Zion...

The State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources received a $457,550 cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Good Neighbor Authority federal grant program to conduct the West Emery County Watershed Restoration project. As the trustee for wildlife in Utah, the Division of Wildlife Resources will leverage its expertise in natural resource management to perform restoration and protection services on federal lands from April 2023 through July...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R4-Intermountain Region awarded a $816,830.00 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources on Jul 31, 2023 under the Inflation Reduction Act - National Forest System (CFDA 10.729) grant program. This funding supports vegetation management projects to be conducted on National Forest System lands in Utah. Key activities include fuels reduction within wildland-urban interface areas and other vegetation management...

The Watershed Research and Training Center (WRTC), doing business as the Watershed Center, was awarded a $230,000 cooperative agreement from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region to support Phase III of the Weaverville Basin Community Protection project. Under the three-year award beginning May 28, 2021 through July 1, 2024, the Watershed Center will work to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and other natural resources on public and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $5,246,667 Project Grant to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands (Division of Forestry) under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant funding will support the Division of Forestry's efforts to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in the Bear River Mountains of Utah threatened by conversion to non-forest uses,...