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Idaho Museum of Natural History seeks operating support to sustain new mobile museum outreach
Summary
The Idaho Museum of Natural History said a private grant will buy a mobile-collection vehicle and short-term staff, and it requested state operating funds to sustain the outreach program after the multi-year grant ends.
Kevin Campbell, the legislative analyst, summarized the Idaho Museum of Natural History's FY2026 request and said the museum has 8.2 authorized FTP and more than 1.5 million artifacts in its care. "The Idaho Museum of Natural History recently obtained grant funding to purchase a mobile museum van and to fund a part time educator for 2 years," Campbell said.
Museum Director Leif Tapanilla told the committee the museum received a multi-year grant from the David B. Jones…
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