SpectrUM, the University of Montana-affiliated nonprofit science center located inside the Missoula Public Library, lost two federal grants totaling $500,000 as part of sweeping cuts to the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, according to SpectrUM Discovery Area director Alex Sobin.
The first grant, issued in 2023, funded an evaluation program, while the second, issued last year, was designed to offer inclusive science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics education opportunities for immigrants and refugees in Missoula. Both grants were supposed to last for three years.
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