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Protection, research, management and conservation

Utah’s Species Protection Account — formerly the Endangered Species Mitigation Fund — has a mission to protect Utah’s plant and animal species of greatest conservation need, as well as species recognized as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Species Protection Account funding is allocated for each Utah state government fiscal year (July 1–June 30). To apply for funding, <!—->submit your project proposal by close of business on the first Friday in January for work during the following fiscal year.

The primary objective of the Species Protection Account is to direct funds toward the protection, conservation and recovery of federally listed species and species of greatest conservation need as identified in the Utah Wildlife Action Plan. Working with partners, our goal is to prevent additional species from being listed under the ESA, and work toward downlisting or delisting species already listed under the ESA.

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Two minor program modifications have been made as a result of the ESMF’s move to the DWR:

• The ESMF landing page is now accessible via the DWR website and the former landing page (esmf.utah.gov).
• The ESMF project application portal has shifted to another data-entry platform, Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative. The WRI database looks and operates very similarly to the previous ESMF project-submission portal.

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Contact

Please contact Paul Thompson, DWR Species Protection Account administrator, if you have questions about the account or need assistance with project submissions.

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• 801-791-4034