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funds, while the Astrophysical Observatory, because of its unique national and international position as a research leader, has better than half of its dollar and personnel resources associated with federal grants and contracts. Most of the balance of the Astrophysical Observatory's funding originates from direct federal appropriations, and a small portion (about 15 percent) stems from trust funds. The Tropical Research Institute and the Zoological Park, on the other hand, rely extensively on federal appropriations for maintenance of programs.

As is the case with other museums and galleries of the Institution, the Museum of Natural History and the Air and Space Museum conduct their basic exhibit, research, collections, and building services activities primarily with federal appropriations, but at the same time enjoy measured support from restricted or unrestricted trust sources, and from federal grant and contract work based upon their ability to obtain these funds.

[[underline]] Future Year Prospectus [[/underline]]

In FY 1986, trust fund expenses (restricted and unrestricted) may increase somewhat from their present level of $7,000,000. There may be some increase in federal grant and contract work during the period, which will result in some added overhead recovery for general operations at the Astrophysical Observatory, since there is continuing interest on the part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the capabilities of the Astrophysical Observatory to conduct selected research experiments related to the nation's space shuttle and satellite tracking programs. Increased federal appropriations of about $14,200,000 will be required to fund programs and to maintain the quality of the Smithsonian's science operations.

[[underline]] Museum of Natural History/Museum of Man. [[/underline]] While the appointment of a new director in FY 1980 is allowing for a new look at program directions for the Museum, basic efforts in research, exhibits, and collections management will continue to be emphasized. Substantial progress has been made in inventorying the collections, and it is anticipated that the major work will be completed by the end of FY 1983. In FY 1979 and FY 1980, a portion of the special appropriation provided by Congress was allotted to the Museum to undertake inventory efforts on collections most highly valued as well as objects destined for transfer to the Museum Support Center. It is estimated that more than 400,000 inventory shelf records were generated in FY 1980, and that the total computerized inventory base now consists of about 2,000,000 records. Much of the project to date has focused on the ethnology-archaeology collections, and by the end of FY 1980 this work was 95 percent completed. Inventories on the carnivore and large mammal collection are moving along rapidly and work on the fossil fish collection and the Burgess Shale collection is ahead of schedule. Progress has been recorded on the mollusk collection, and the initial inventory of the gem and mineral collection is complete and was recently verified. Fourteen pilot projects designed to prepare other collections for inventorying in future years are underway, or are about to be initiated. These include the massive collections of plants, insects, marine and fresh water invertebrates.

Funds also will be needed in future years for the maintenance and updating of the collections inventory at the Museum and at the Support Center. This will be a continuing activity and resources will be required to sustain