The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Boise State University $299,379 on May 1, 2027, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to build capacity in museomics—DNA extraction, whole-genome sequencing, and bioinformatic analysis of historic museum specimens—at Boise State through a fellowship with the University of California, Santa Cruz. The award funds a fellowship supporting an Assistant Professor and a graduate student who will extract and analyze DNA from historic sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) museum specimens to resolve evolutionary relationships among seven described subspecies and test genetic diversity change over the past century. The project will establish foundational museomics infrastructure at Boise State, including development of a historical DNA extraction facility, and will clarify subspecies status of sharp-tailed grouse populations in partnership with state agencies to inform conservation and management. The fellowship strengthens Idaho's research infrastructure and STEM workforce development by training students in genomics, bioinformatics, and evolutionary biology. Place of performance is Santa Cruz, California, with the period of performance running from May 1, 2027, through April 30, 2029.