Smithsonian Fiscal Year 2018 Submitted to the Committees on Appropriations Congress of the United States Smithsonian Institution Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Justification to Congress May 2017 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request to Congress TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Overview .................................................................................................... 1 FY 2018 Budget Request Summary ........................................................... 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES Summary of FY 2018 Changes ................................................................ 13 Fixed Costs Salary and Related Costs ................................................................... 16 Utilities, Rent, Communications, and Other ........................................ 18 Summary of Program Changes ................................................................ 23 No-Year Funding ...................................................................................... 29 Object-Class Breakout ............................................................................. 29 Federal Resource Summary by Performance Objective and Program Category .............................................................................. 30 MUSEUMS AND RESEARCH CENTERS Grand Challenges and Interdisciplinary Research ............................. 32 Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe Introduction, Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe ........................ 34 National Air and Space Museum ........................................................ 35 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ............................................ 42 Major Scientific Instrumentation .......................................................... 47 Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Introduction, Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet ....... 53 National Museum of Natural History ................................................... 54 National Zoological Park ..................................................................... 63 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center .................................... 70 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute............................................. 74 Valuing World Cultures Introduction, Valuing World Cultures .................................................. 82 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Freer Gallery of Art .................................... 83 Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage ............................................. 88 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum ..................................... 94 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden .......................................... 98 National Museum of African Art ........................................................ 104 Understanding the American Experience Introduction, Understanding the American Experience ..................... 109 Anacostia Community Museum ........................................................ 110 Archives of American Art .................................................................. 115 National Museum of African American History and Culture .............. 119 National Museum of American History, Behring Center ................... 131 National Museum of the American Indian ......................................... 142 National Portrait Gallery .................................................................... 146 National Postal Museum ................................................................... 153 Smithsonian American Art Museum .................................................. 157 MISSION ENABLING Introduction, Mission Enabling .......................................................... 163 Outreach ........................................................................................... 164 The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service; Smithsonian Affiliations; the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access; the Office of Fellowships and Internships; and the Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press Communications ............................................................................... 169 Institution-wide Programs ................................................................. 172 Research Equipment Pool .............................................................. 174 Latino Initiatives Pool...................................................................... 174 Asian Pacific American Initiative Pool ............................................. 175 Collections Care and Preservation Fund ........................................ 175 Information Resources Management Pool ...................................... 178 Smithsonian Exhibits......................................................................... 179 Museum Support Center ................................................................... 182 Museum Conservation Institute ........................................................ 184 Smithsonian Institution Archives ....................................................... 190 Smithsonian Libraries ....................................................................... 192 Office of the Chief Information Officer ............................................... 196 Administration ................................................................................... 199 The offices of the Secretary; the Under Secretary for Museums and Research/Provost; the Under Secretary for Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer; the Assistant Secretary for Education and Access; and the Deputy Under Secretary for Collections and Interdisciplinary Support. Administration also includes the central activities of human resources, diversity, financial and contract management, and legal services. Office of the Inspector General ......................................................... 204 Facilities Maintenance ...................................................................... 206 Facilities Operations, Security, and Support ..................................... 210 FACILITIES CAPITAL Overview ................................................................................................ 215 Summary Tables .................................................................................... 218 Revitalization .......................................................................................... 220 National Air and Space Museum (NASM) ......................................... 220 National Museum of Natural History ................................................. 222 National Zoological Park ................................................................... 225 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum ................................... 229 National Museum of the American Indian ......................................... 230 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ........................................ 232 Smithsonian Institution Building (Castle) ........................................... 233 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute........................................... 234 National Museum of American History .............................................. 236 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center .................................. 240 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ........................................... 241 Suitland Collections Facility .............................................................. 243 Fire-Alarm Panel Replacement, Multiple Facilities ............................ 245 Multiple Locations, Revitalization Projects ........................................ 245 Construction Supervision and Administration ................................... 245 Facilities Planning and Design ............................................................... 246 Construction, NASM Udvar-Hazy Collections Storage Module .............. 247 APPENDIX Organization Chart ................................................................................. 249 Visitation Chart ....................................................................................... 250 Trust Funds Summary ............................................................................ 251 Appropriation Language and Citations ................................................... 253 Adjustments to FY 2017 Funding ........................................................... 261 THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION’S IMPACT ON AMERICA The Smithsonian greatly appreciates the continued support of the Administration, the Congress, and the American people, and takes seriously the crucial role the Institution plays in advancing the civic, educational, scientific, and artistic life of this nation. 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