The Predator Management District of Sheridan County has requested 10,000 from Sheridan County’s GPET funds to continue its rabies mitigation program for fiscal year 2026–27 after state funding from the Wyoming Animal Damage Management Board was reduced. Sheridan County currently has the highest confirmed rabies problem in the state, including a recent rabid bat found within city limits, which is increasing pressure on local officials to sustain and potentially expand mitigation activities. This is a budget and program funding decision rather than a defined contract, but it signals an ongoing, underfunded need for wildlife rabies control and public health response. If the county allocates the requested funds, the District may need vaccines, trapping services, lab work, outreach materials, and possibly data and case tracking support. Vendors in public health services, veterinary supplies, wildlife control, and communication/education can engage early to help shape how any approved funding is operationalized.

Rabies alert from the Wyoming Department of Health on June 3, 2026 reinforces urgency, citing Sherid...