The Trump administration will release $47 million in long-awaited federal funding for four Colorado water projects aiming to fight the Colorado River Basin’s prolonged drought. The Biden administration promised Coloradans up to $152 million in January 2025 to restore ecosystems, repair infrastructure and address drought impacts. The Trump administration immediately froze the grants pending review. … This week’s announcement is the latest in a slow trickle of released funding from the federal agency. In addition to $25.6 million for the southwestern Colorado water projects, the Bureau of Reclamation also released $4.6 million for wetland restoration, floodplain improvements, erosion control and more on conserved lands in western Colorado. 

Other drought funding news:

• Vail Daily (Colo.): Colorado River stakeholders ask Congress for $2 billion in emergency funds to address drought crisis
• The Nature Conservancy: News release: Colorado River Basin cities, businesses, farmers, utilities and conservationists unite to call for $2 billion in federal drought funding