The Protect the West Act of 2025 establishes a $60 billion federal funding program to support landscape restoration and resilience projects across the western United States, with $20 billion allocated for competitive grants and $40 billion for a partnership program focused on federal lands. The legislation creates a Restoration Fund Advisory Council made up of representatives from agricultural, energy, recreation, and forest industries, along with restoration experts, conservation organizations, and state and tribal governments, to guide how funding is distributed and evaluate project outcomes. The Council must report annually to Congress on restoration results, environmental benefits, job creation, and recommendations for improving coordination among agencies and expanding outdoor industry workforce capacity. The funding is permanent and available indefinitely to support not just restoration projects themselves but also workforce development and administrative costs necessary to implement the programs.
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