State Of Wyoming Office Of Statelands

State Of Wyoming Office Of Statelands serves as a federal grant recipient managing natural resource, water infrastructure, and wildfire mitigation funding across multiple federal agencies, with no federal contract prime work and no subcontract footprint. The entity is a U.S. state government agency headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and operates as a pass-through mechanism distributing federal funds to counties, districts, and regional water authorities for on-the-ground implementation of forestry, water quality, and emergency response projects statewide.

The office's federal grant portfolio is dominated by environmental infrastructure and natural resource management. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 is the largest funder by award count (25 awards) and by potential value, anchoring the grant portfolio through multiple capitalization grants for drinking water and clean water state revolving fund programs totaling tens of millions of dollars. Representative awards include a $27.58 million Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grant (CFDA 66.468) and a $28.65 million lead service line replacement capitalization grant under the same program, both dated September 25, 2025, which provide low-interest financing to eligible public water systems. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2–Rocky Mountain Region funds the second-largest share, with 92 awards across hazardous fuels reduction, cooperative forestry assistance, and wildfire management programs. Representative Forest Service awards include a $2 million cooperative agreement for the Shared Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.717) and a $3.68 million consolidated project grant for forest management activities (CFDA 10.664), both dated August 2025. Federal Emergency Management Agency funding supports disaster recovery and wildfire management assistance through project grants such as a $1.68 million fire management assistance grant (CFDA 97.046) awarded September 17, 2025. The office also receives awards from the Bureau of Reclamation for invasive species management, the Department of the Interior for land management, and the Department of Army National Guard for state-based activities.

Across recent awards, the office operates as a grant administrator and distributing entity rather than a direct service provider. It manages state revolving fund capitalization, delivers sub-awards to local water districts and county natural resource managers for specific projects, and coordinates multi-agency forest restoration and wildfire prevention initiatives. Activities span hazardous fuels reduction on non-federal lands adjacent to national forests, development and updating of community wildfire protection plans, lead service line identification and replacement in drinking water systems, treatment of emerging contaminants including PFAS in water supplies, and timber management and forest health restoration across Wyoming's 934 acres and larger landscapes. Performance is statewide with administrative oversight in Cheyenne.

Award activity has remained relatively stable over the past five years, ranging from 9 to 21 awards annually, with 13 awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The combined potential value across all 234 awards stands at $148 thousand, though obligated dollars total $724.1 million, reflecting large multi-year capitalization grants with front-loaded obligations and extended performance periods extending through 2036.