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FY 2016 Budget Request Summary Smithsonian Institution Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Justification to Congress February 2015 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request to Congress TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Overview .................................................................................................... 1 FY 2016 Budget Request Summary ........................................................... 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES Summary of FY 2016 Changes ................................................................ 15 Fixed Costs Salary and Related Costs ................................................................... 18 Utilities, Rent, Communications, and Other ........................................ 20 Summary of Program Changes ................................................................ 25 No-Year Funding ...................................................................................... 34 Object-Class Breakout ............................................................................. 34 Federal Resource Summary by Performance Objective and Program Category .............................................................................. 35 MUSEUMS AND RESEARCH CENTERS Grand Challenges and Interdisciplinary Research ............................. 37 Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe Introduction, Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe ........................ 42 National Air and Space Museum ........................................................ 43 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ............................................ 48 Major Scientific Instrumentation .......................................................... 52 Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Introduction, Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet ....... 58 National Museum of Natural History ................................................... 59 National Zoological Park ..................................................................... 71 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center .................................... 78 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute............................................. 82 Valuing World Cultures Introduction, Valuing World Cultures .................................................. 90 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Freer Gallery of Art .................................... 91 Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage ............................................. 96 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum ................................... 101 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ........................................ 105 National Museum of African Art ........................................................ 111 Understanding the American Experience Introduction, Understanding the American Experience ..................... 119 Anacostia Community Museum ........................................................ 120 Archives of American Art .................................................................. 126 National Museum of African American History and Culture .............. 130 National Museum of American History, Behring Center ................... 140 National Museum of the American Indian ......................................... 150 National Portrait Gallery .................................................................... 154 National Postal Museum ................................................................... 162 Smithsonian American Art Museum .................................................. 166 MISSION ENABLING Introduction, Mission Enabling .......................................................... 172 Outreach ........................................................................................... 173 Communications ............................................................................... 181 Institution-wide Programs ................................................................. 185 Office of Exhibits Central .................................................................. 195 Museum Support Center ................................................................... 197 Museum Conservation Institute ........................................................ 199 Smithsonian Institution Archives ....................................................... 204 Smithsonian Libraries ....................................................................... 207 Office of the Chief Information Officer ............................................... 211 Administration ................................................................................... 214 Office of the Inspector General ......................................................... 218 Facilities Maintenance ...................................................................... 220 Facilities Operations, Security, and Support ..................................... 224 FACILITIES CAPITAL Overview ................................................................................................ 229 Summary Tables .................................................................................... 232 Revitalization .......................................................................................... 234 National Museum of Natural History ................................................. 234 National Zoological Park ................................................................... 236 National Museum of American History .............................................. 241 National Air and Space Museum ...................................................... 244 National Museum of the American Indian ......................................... 246 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum ................................... 248 Freer-Sackler Gallery ........................................................................ 251 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ........................................ 253 Museum Support Center ................................................................... 255 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center .................................. 258 Suitland Collections Facility .............................................................. 260 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute........................................... 262 Multiple Locations Revitalization Projects ......................................... 263 Construction Supervision and Administration ................................... 263 Facilities Planning and Design ............................................................... 264 APPENDIX Organization Chart ................................................................................. 267 Visitation Chart ....................................................................................... 268 Trust Funds Summary ............................................................................ 269 Appropriation Language and Citations ................................................... 271 Adjustments to FY 2015 Funding ........................................................... 279 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 it plays in advancing the civic, educational, scientific, and artistic life of this nation. As a public trust, the Smithsonian addresses some of the world’s most complex issues — and uses new technologies to broaden access to information for citizens, students, and policy makers. Thanks to the generous bequest of English scientist James Smithson, Congress established the Smithsonian Institution in 1846 as an independent federal trust instrumentality, a unique public-private partnership that has achieved outstanding results for 169 years. The federal commitment provides the foundation for all we do, and is especially helpful in attracting private support. We leverage our federal funding to enrich the lives of the American people and advance our mission: “the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” We continue to implement our 2010 Strategic Plan that focuses on four “Grand Challenges” and is reinforced by four consortia to promote interdisciplinary and Institution- wide collaboration. That plan has been extended to 2017. Accordingly, we are improving facilities maintenance and collections care to be better stewards of America’s treasures. We are also working with new federal, state, and local partners to avoid redundancies and expand our reach. The Smithsonian is large and diverse, encompassing art, history, science, education, and culture. We have 19 museums and galleries, 20 libraries, nine research centers, the National Zoo, and 199 affiliate museums in 44 states, Puerto Rico, and Panama. We are open 364 days a year — and admission is free. We have research and education facilities in eight states and the District of Columbia, and operate in more than 130 countries. Last year, our museums had almost 27 million visits, and another 4.5 million people visited our traveling exhibitions, in all 50 states, in 263 communities around the nation. In addition, Smithsonian Magazine is now read by more than 7 million people. Our collections total 138 million objects, including 127 million scientific specimens, 340,000 works of art, and two million library volumes. We also care for 157,000 cubic feet of archival material — and more than 2,000 live animals. We have the Star-Spangled Banner; Morse’s telegraph; Edison’s light bulb; the Hope Diamond; the Wright Flyer; one of Amelia Earhart’s planes; Louis
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