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A breakdown of FY 1979 resources follows:

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 | [[underlined]] [[span 2 columns]] FY 1979 [[/span 2 columns]] [[/underlined]]
[[underlined]]Source of Funds | Full-Time Employment | Funds ($000s)[[/underlined]]

Federal Salaries & Expenses | 70 | $2,169
Unrestricted trust (includes costs of sales) | 51 | 7,779
Restricted trust | - | 24
Federal Grants & Contracts | - | 125

Total | 121 | $10,097
[[/Three Column Table]]

[[underlined]]Unrestricted trust fund[[/underlined]] support is, for the most part, concentrated in the expenses of the Smithsonian Exposition Books program, the Division of Performing Arts, and the Smithsonian Press.  The Visitor Information and Associates Reception Center is operated primarily with trust funds.  [[underlined]]Restricted[[/underlined]] purpose funds are occasionally obtained for support of special activities sponsored by various units such as the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and the Office of Telecommunications.  Likewise, occasional [[underlined]]federal grants and contracts[[/underlined]] fund portions of publications and other educational endeavors.

[[underlined]]Federal appropriations[[/underlined]] largely support the publication of the basic technical and scientific series distributed by the Government Printing Office; the exchange of medical, scientific, and technical publications between this country and foreign nations; and the core support provided for staff, exhibitions, and research of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.

[[underlined]]Future Year Prospectus[[/underlined]]

Over the next five years most Public Service functions will operate near their present level of federal funding, with staff and dollar resources added only to meet the most urgent needs.  Growth is expected to occur in trust support, particularly with regard to increased production expenses associated with the Division of Performing Arts and the Exposition Books program.

[[underlined]]Division of Performing Arts[[/underlined]].  This unit has primary responsibility for the production and presentation of live performances of the Institution.  In the past, most events have been limited to a single performance, but the American Musical Theater series was offered on Saturday and Sunday evenings during FY 1979.  Since all presentations were consistently sold out, this series will be offered as three-night performances during FY 1980.  In order to enliven further the displays and draw visitors to the museums,