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Media only: Linda St. Thomas (202) 633-5188Becky Haberacker
(202) 633-5183
Smithsonian Fiscal Year 2012 Federal Budget Request
Totals $861.5 Million
The administrations FY 2012 budget request to Congress is $861.5
million, an increase from
the $761 million appropriated to the Institution in fiscal year
2010. The Smithsonian, like all federal
organizations, has been operating this year on a continuing
resolution that holds the budget at the
FY 2010 level. The Salaries and Expenses request for FY 2012 is
$636.5 million (nearly the same as
2010) and the Facilities Capital budget is $225 million, which
includes $125 million for the
construction of the National Museum of African American History
and Culture.
Salaries and Expenses
The Salaries and Expenses account covers $2.3 million for
uncontrollable increases in rents
and utilities and workers compensation. The FY 2012 budget
request continues to place the
programmatic increase into the broad categories of the
Institutions strategic plan, linking the funds
directly to the overall mission. This year, the Smithsonian will
use some of the S&E funds to support
the four grand challenges outlined in the strategic plan:
$100,000 for research related to Unlocking the Mysteries of the
Universe.
$1.65 million for Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse
Planet, including $750,000 for aglobal change research program, and
funding for other programs such as DNA bar coding and
theEncyclopedia of Life (an online database of all the worlds known
species).
$500,000 for Understanding the American Experience which, along
with previous funding,enables the Smithsonian to better document
and present the diverse cultures that have become partof American
culture.
Valuing World Cultures will rely on previous funding to conduct
research in history and art of theworlds cultures.
One of the key components of the strategic plan is broadening
access to Smithsonian
collections, exhibitions and outreach programs. This will be
accomplished through new media,
digitizing the collections and using social networking tools. A
total of $500,000 will be added to this
years request for digitizing the collections ($400,000) and
supporting web and new media projects
($100,000).
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Collections are the heart of the Smithsonian and additional
funds have been included in the
FY 2012 request ($500,000) to support collections care and
preservation at the National Museum of
Natural History and to care for the living collection of animals
at the National Zoo.
Maintenance funds are part of the Salaries and Expenses account;
this year, the Institution
requested total funding of $72 million for maintenance and
repair needs.
The FY 2012 request identifies reductions in museums and
research centers to keep within the
total amount allocated to the Smithsonian by the Presidents
budget. This required a total of $3.5
million to be redirected to higher priority programs, many
directly related to the strategic plan.
Among the reductions:
The Kids Farm at the National Zoo will close, likely in late
spring or summer.
A cultural interpreters program will be curtailed at the
National Museum of the American Indian
to redirect resources toward research and other higher priority
programs at the museum.
The repatriation program at the National Museum of Natural
History will be reduced but full staffremains in place to fulfill
our commitment to American Indian tribes requesting the return
ofsacred objects.
Facilities Capital
Most of the Facilities Capital funds for FY 2012 ($225 million)
are directed toward
construction of the new museum ($125 million). The additional
$100 million is for revitalization
projects and design, including $17 million for continued
renovation of the National Zoo (completing
Asia Trail and upgrading life and safety systems); renovation of
the west wing of the National
Museum of American History ($11 million); funds for the
Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center in Edgewater, Md. ($17.4 million) to replace old trailers
and renovate the Mathias Lab; and $8
million for the revitalization of public and non-public spaces
in the National Museum of Natural
History.
The $100 million revitalization total includes planning and
design for future projects ($14.6
million).
A budget summary for the FY 2010 appropriation and FY 2012
requests follows:
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Fiscal Year 2010Appropriation
Fiscal Year 2012Request
Salaries and Expenses (S&E) $636,161,000 $636,530,000
Facilities Capital
Revitalization
Planning and Design
Construction (NMAAHC)
Total
$89,300,000
$15,700,000
$20,000,000
$125,000,000
$85,330,000
$14,670,000
$125,000,000
$225,000,000
Total Accounts $761,161,000 $861,530, 000
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