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Title:

Billions for Biodefense: Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2008–FY2009

Authors:

Crystal Franco

Date posted:

June 15, 2008

Publication type:

Article

Publication:

Biosecur Bioterror 2008;6(2):131-146

Publisher:

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

DOI:

10.1089/bsp.2008.0025

Availability:

Available on publisher's site

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Introduction:

Since 2001, the United States government has spent substantial resources on preparing the nation against a bioterrorist attack. Earlier articles in this series analyzed civilian biodefense funding by the federal government from fiscal years 2001 through 2008. This article updates those figures with budgeted amounts for fiscal year 2009, specifically analyzing the budgets and allocations for biodefense at the Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Defense, Agriculture, and State and the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Science Foundation.

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