The Wild Sheep Foundation will allocate $2 million in Grant-In-Aid funds for fiscal year 2026-27 to wild sheep conservation and management, mostly through requests from its chapters and affiliates. Twenty-four awards cover work from the Yukon Territory to Sonora, Mexico, Nebraska to New Mexico, and sites in Central Asia and Europe, including a $220,000 grant that continues multi-year disease surveillance and recovery in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada.

The funded efforts address habitat, water sources, population restoration, GPS radio-collar tracking, and expanded pathogen monitoring. During the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2026, the Bozeman group directed a record $11.7 million to mission programs and returned $6.95 million to wildlife agencies by auctioning conservation permits at its Reno Sheep Show, marking a third straight year above $11 million.