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Idaho Museum of Natural History seeks operating funds to sustain 'mobile museum' outreach after three‑year grant
Summary
The Idaho Museum of Natural History received a three‑year $180,000 grant to purchase a van and fund part‑time outreach; the museum requested ongoing state operating funds to sustain and expand the mobile outreach after the grant ends.
Analyst Kevin Campbell briefed the committee on the Idaho Museum of Natural History, which he said has 8.2 authorized full‑time positions and cares for more than 1,500,000 artifacts. The museum seeks general fund support for operating expenses connected to a new mobile outreach program funded initially by a private grant.
Museum director Leif Tapanilla told the committee the museum received a $180,000, three‑year grant from the David B. Jones Foundation to purchase a van (in year one) and provide two years…
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