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SPECIAL PROGRAMS

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Special Programs include the Office of American and Folklife Studies, the International Environmental Science Program, Academic and Educational Programs (including the Office of Symposia and Seminars, the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Office of Fellowships and Grants); the Collections Management/Inventory Program; and the trust-funded Collections Acquisition, Scholarly tudies, and Education Programs.  This chapter also consolidates the equipping and operating requirements of the Museum Support Center for various Smithsonian organizations involved in its development.  The resources associated with the International Environmental Science Program, the Fellowship Programs of the Institution, the Collections Management/Inventory Programs, and the trust-funded Collections Acquisition funds are generally available to all organizations of the Institution if they meet certain standards and selection procedures.

[[underlined]] Current Resources and Support [[/underlined]]

These programs in FY 1982 had total operating support of approximately 9,500,000, excluding excess foreign currencies which amount to the equivalent of $4,320,000 in FY 1982.

A breakdown follows:
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Source of Funds | Full-Time Employment | Funds ($000s) [[/underlined]]

Federal Salaries & Expenses | 34 | $7,637
Unrestricted trust | 13 | 1,413
Restricted trust | - | 149
Federal Grants & Contracts | 4 | 339

Total | 51 | $9,538 [[/table]]

Funding patterns vary, and include programs which are funded entirely from federal appropriations to those funded solely through trust operations of the Institution.  [[underline]]American and Folklife Studies[[/underline]], administered by the Assistant Secretary for History and Art, operates with both federal appropriations and trust funds and also seeks grants and contracts for special projects.  Federal funds support three members of the folklife administrative staff as well as office expenses; travel expenses; research and publication efforts; two-thirds of the cost associated with the annual folklife festival; and special projects such as the Renwick exhibition,

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