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During the planning period, staffing is expected to increase by 335 full-time equivalent employees to a total of 6,245. The $85 million growth in Federal Salaries and Expenses by fiscal year 1994 includes $55 million for uncontrollable costs such as inflation, necessary and other supplemental pay requirements, and utilities. Gross Unrestricted and Special Purpose Trust operating expenses will increase by $45 million from fiscal year 1990 to fiscal year 1994 largely due to growth in such Trust activities as the [[underlined]] Smithsonian [[/underlined]] magazine, the Mail Order Division, and the National Associate Program; net unrestricted funds available for program support, after deduction of Auxiliary Activity expenses, will grow from the fiscal year 1990 level of $40 million to $45 million in fiscal year 1994. Operations funded by restricted Trust funds are projected to remain relatively stable, reflecting a continued conservative outlook for gift and grant support for future years. Support from external granting agencies remains difficult to project based in part on the uncertainties confronting granting agencies in a period of fiscal austerity.

The Institution projects that total research and curation resources will grow from $138 million in fiscal year 1990 to $160 million in fiscal year 1994. The principal areas of emphasis in these programs for the next five years include: fortifying and balancing biological and biodiversity research and associated technical and specialized support; providing for research instrumentation and facility development; and advancing the physical care, conservation, management, and storage of collections and related automated information systems. Emphasis of these efforts will enhance the Institution's scholarly environment, both for its own staff and outside scholars.

Resources for exhibition programs should total approximately $39 million in fiscal year 1990 and are expected to total $41 million in fiscal year 1994. Principal areas of emphasis for exhibitions during the planning period include the successful completion of Columbus Quincentenary projects; continued efforts to produce and interpret exhibitions that appeal to, enfranchise, and are understood by the broadest possible audience; the accelerated renovation of major exhibition areas; and examining and changing the general processes involved in exhibition development and production in an effort to streamline systems of approval and reduce costs.

Resources for educational programs should grow from $192 million in fiscal year 1990 to $234 million in fiscal year 1994, including the expenses of the education-related Auxiliary and Bureau activities. During the planning period the Institution will concentrate on expanding opportunities for various ethnic minority groups to participate in educational activities of the Smithsonian.

Projections of administrative, financial and other support resources, including the administrative functions of the directors of the Institution's large bureaus and offices, should total approximately $135 million in fiscal year 1990 and are expected to grow to approximately $199 million in fiscal year 1994. These estimates include the projected costs of Institution-wide requirements for uncontrollable items which total $55 million in fiscal year 1994. Management priorities over the