SpectrUM stares down possible staff reductions, reduced programming amid federal cuts
NBC Montana
[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '5.040', 'text': 'The Spectrum, a free Missoula Science'}, {'start': '2.399', 'end': '7.120', 'text': 'Museum for Kids, is the latest Montana'}, {'start': '5.040', 'end': '10.000', 'text': 'entity grappling with federal funding'}, {'start': '7.120', 'end': '12.800', 'text': "cuts. NBC Montana's Jacob Owens gives us"}, {'start': '10.000', 'end': '14.770', 'text': "a look inside Spectrum's work and its"}, {'start': '12.800', 'end': '19.890', 'text': 'uncertain future.'}, {'start': '14.770', 'end': '19.890', 'text': '[Music]'}, {'start': '21.039', 'end': '26.080', 'text': 'These are just a few of the roughly'}, {'start': '23.199', 'end': '28.320', 'text': '200,000 visitors the Spectrum Discovery'}, {'start': '26.080', 'end': '30.960', 'text': 'Area and its programming reach every'}, {'start': '28.320', 'end': '32.480', 'text': 'year in Montana. Future offerings may'}, {'start': '30.960', 'end': '34.559', 'text': 'look different now that the federal'}, {'start': '32.480', 'end': '37.239', 'text': 'government terminated two substantial'}, {'start': '34.559', 'end': '40.079', 'text': 'grants worth a total of'}, {'start': '37.239', 'end': '42.480', 'text': "$500,000. That's roughly 10% of the"}, {'start': '40.079', 'end': '44.399', 'text': "organization's budget. It usually only"}, {'start': '42.480', 'end': '46.079', 'text': "happens in instances where you're not"}, {'start': '44.399', 'end': '47.120', 'text': 'holding up your end of the bargain. So,'}, {'start': '46.079', 'end': '50.399', 'text': "for whatever reason, you're"}, {'start': '47.120', 'end': '52.239', 'text': 'misappropriating funds, but we know that'}, {'start': '50.399', 'end': '54.160', 'text': 'we do a really good job of delivering on'}, {'start': '52.239', 'end': '55.840', 'text': 'the things that we got approved for. And'}, {'start': '54.160', 'end': '58.960', 'text': 'so, it was disappointing to see that'}, {'start': '55.840', 'end': '61.120', 'text': 'happen. So, tells NBC Montana one'}, {'start': '58.960', 'end': '63.440', 'text': 'terminated grant measured if the museum'}, {'start': '61.120', 'end': '65.119', 'text': 'was providing what Missoula wants. The'}, {'start': '63.440', 'end': '67.360', 'text': "other aimed to make the museum's"}, {'start': '65.119', 'end': '69.920', 'text': 'information accessible to immigrants and'}, {'start': '67.360', 'end': '72.720', 'text': 'refugees with efforts like translating'}, {'start': '69.920', 'end': '74.799', 'text': 'materials. Natalie Wolfrram with the'}, {'start': '72.720', 'end': '77.119', 'text': "University of Montana says Spectrum's"}, {'start': '74.799', 'end': '80.799', 'text': 'relationship with university research is'}, {'start': '77.119', 'end': '82.240', 'text': "unique. It's an active place where um"}, {'start': '80.799', 'end': '84.880', 'text': 'where people can actually make'}, {'start': '82.240', 'end': '87.119', 'text': "connections with researchers. And that's"}, {'start': '84.880', 'end': '89.200', 'text': "that's a unique feature of Spectrum that"}, {'start': '87.119', 'end': '91.759', 'text': 'not all science museums are able to'}, {'start': '89.200', 'end': '94.479', 'text': 'provide. So says Spectrum does have a'}, {'start': '91.759', 'end': '96.720', 'text': 'rainy day savings account with $200,000'}, {'start': '94.479', 'end': '98.479', 'text': 'in it. This will get the organization'}, {'start': '96.720', 'end': '100.159', 'text': 'through the end of August. At that'}, {'start': '98.479', 'end': '103.040', 'text': 'point, Spectrum will have to begin'}, {'start': '100.159', 'end': '105.759', 'text': 'scaling back. This could include staff'}, {'start': '103.040', 'end': '108.000', 'text': 'reductions. The Discovery Area sees some'}, {'start': '105.759', 'end': '109.920', 'text': 'visitors frequently, especially'}, {'start': '108.000', 'end': '112.880', 'text': 'homeschooled children. If we have to'}, {'start': '109.920', 'end': '114.720', 'text': 'scale back the staffing in our museum,'}, {'start': '112.880', 'end': '116.960', 'text': 'that takes away the reason for them to'}, {'start': '114.720', 'end': '119.680', 'text': 'come every day. Spectrum is aiming to'}, {'start': '116.960', 'end': '121.920', 'text': "raise $10,000 in this year's Missoula"}, {'start': '119.680', 'end': '123.759', 'text': 'Gives. For information on how you can'}, {'start': '121.920', 'end': '125.920', 'text': 'donate to Spectrum and other'}, {'start': '123.759', 'end': '128.720', 'text': 'participating organizations, visit our'}, {'start': '125.920', 'end': '134.120', 'text': 'homepage, nbcontana.com.'}, {'start': '128.720', 'end': '134.120', 'text': 'Reporting in Missoula, Jacob Owens, NBC'}]