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ties, allocating tesoutces, and measuring petformance. 

 OPMB gathers, analyzes, and presents Institutional needs to 

 the Regents, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 

 and Congress for evaluation and disposition. OPMB also 

 provides services to central and unit managers in order to 

 improve planning for, as well as management of, Smithson- 

 ian resources. 



In addition, OPMB develops and disseminates Institu- 

 tional policy directives and announcements. 



Reorganization 



Shortly aftet Secretary Small's arrival, he reorganized the re- 

 porting structure of many offices, including OPMB. OPMB 

 was moved from reporting to the Secretary to reporting to 

 the Chief Financial Officer within the Office of the Under 

 Secretary for Finance and Administration. 



Office of Sponsored Projects 



Ardelle C. Foss, CRA, Director 



The Office of Sponsored Projects served Smithsonian 

 researchers and scholars by supporting the work of approxi- 

 mately 179 principal investigators by submitring 321 new 

 proposals valued at $104.5 million and by negotiating and 

 accepting for the Institution 260 granr and contract awatds 

 valued at $43.8 million. 



and the Victor Building (which is an integral component of 

 the redevelopment of the Patent Office Building). OT com- 

 pleted a $93 million tax-exempt bond offering as part of the 

 Victor Building financing plan. 



OT is also responsible for the risk management, insur- 

 ance, and disaster preparedness planning programs of the 

 Institution. 



The risk managemenr program idenrifies the risks inher- 

 ent in dealing wirh large audiences, research activities, and 

 the businesses of the Smithsonian. The insutance programs 

 are designed to complement the Federal immunities in pro- 

 tecting the Institution against this broad range of risks. In 

 FY 2000, the insurance property market went through sig- 

 nificant tightening; however, our collection insurance was 

 purchased at $.0054 per $100. 



The disaster preparedness and continuity planning pro- 

 grams are aimed at minimizing the damage from emergency 

 situations. The Institution-wide programs emphasize the 

 protection of staff and visitors, collections, and research ma- 

 terials; the recovery and restoration of assets; and the 

 resumption of operations in an organized, efficient, and 

 timely manner. These contingency plans protect the finan- 

 cial strength of the Institution and allow the Institution to 

 minimize the impact of unforeseen emergencies on the Insti- 

 tution's public outreach and scientific research activities. In 

 2000, OT designed, printed, and distributed Staff Disaster 

 Pteparedness procedures and books to eight facilities. The 

 Disaster Preparedness Plans for NASM, NMAH, and the 

 Paul E. Garber Facility were also completed. 



Office of the Treasurer 



Sudeep Anand, Treasurer 



The Office of the Treasuter (OT) is responsible for ensuring 

 the growth, safety, and integrity of the Smithsonian's finan- 

 cial assets, developing funding for major new Trust projecrs, 

 and preserving and protecting its operations, collections, and 

 facilities of other assets. 



OT manages the Institution's Endowment and working 

 capital funds. The overall objecrives of the Endowment are 

 to provide a stable, growing stream of payouts for current 

 expenditures while protecting the purchasing power of the 

 Endowment. Investment of the Endowment to ensure that it 

 grows more rapidly than inflation contributes imporrantly to 

 the financial strengrh of the Institution. In 2000, OT man- 

 aged over $800 million in assets. 



OT is responsible for the evaluation, structuring, and 

 funding of major Trust projects. The disciplined evaluation 

 of new projects ensures that the Institution manages its capi- 

 tal responsibly. The effective structuring and funding of 

 major projects provides the wherewithal to undertake the 

 major building (and other) projects that are required to dra- 

 matically increase the public impact of the Smithsonian. In 

 2000, OT was actively involved in the NASM Dulles Center 



Program for the Asian Pacific 

 American Strategies 



Franklin S. Odo, Director 



The APA Program seeks systems to integrate Asian Pacific 

 American experiences in U.S. hisrory, cultute, art, and 

 society, throughour Smithsonian collections, research, exhi- 

 bitions, and programs. During FY 2000, the APA Program 

 made significant strides establishing itself within the Insti- 

 tution as well as in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan atea 

 and across rhe narion. 



The most important accomplishments were made in the 

 development area where nearly $1 million was raised. The 

 key ingredient was a challenge grant from The Srarr Founda- 

 tion to establish an endowment fund fot the Progtam. In 

 addition, significant grants were secured from the following 

 foundations: Rockefeller, Citigroup, AT&T, and the Washing- 

 ton Post. One corporate gift, from Saturn Electronics & 

 Engineering supported public programming. For the first 

 time, a major solicitation was mailed and approximately 30 

 individuals also made donations. 



The Washington Post grant supported a series of APA per- 

 formance programs including Asian Indian jazz and 

 banghra, APA Broadway-music/history, and a reprise of 

 Asian American social movement music from the 1970s. All 



