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Geological survey asks for sustained general‑fund support as grant funding for database manager winds down
Summary
The Idaho Geological Survey requested additional general fund support (partial FTE) to sustain a database manager position that has previously been grant‑funded; the director said the position helps leverage federal grants with a 2:1 match and supports public geologic data systems including seismometer and critical‑minerals work.
The Joint Finance Committee considered the Idaho Geological Survey’s FY 2026 request for additional general fund support to maintain a database manager position that has been historically grant funded.
Kevin Campbell, Legislative Services Office analyst, described the survey as the state's lead agency for geologic and mineral data and said the agency had 12.47 authorized FTE at the sample date and had been consistently spending its full appropriation. Director Claudio Berti told the committee the database manager position has been supported by grants (for example, Abandoned Mine Lands funding routed through the Department of Lands) but that grant funding is waning and the survey…
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