Billions for Biodefense: Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2009–FY2010

Table 5. Department of Homeland Security Civilian Biodefense Funding,
FY2003–FY2010 (in $millions)
  FY
2003
FY
2004
FY
2005
FY
2006
FY
2007
FY
2008
(actual)
FY
2009
(est.)
FY
2010
(budget)
Total
Natl.
Pro-tection
& Prog
Direc-torate
a
National Disaster Medical Systemb5.082.034.0134.0255.0
Strategic National Stockpile0398.00c398.0
Metropolitan Medical Response Systems50.050.030.030.033.0193.0
Office of
Health Affairs
BioShieldd0885.02,507.00e0e0e2,175.005,567.0
National BioSurveillance Integration Center (NBIC)0012.514.17.310.08.08.059.9
BioWatchf,g85.178.2111.694.5369.4
Plan'g &
Coord.
Animal Disease and AgroDefense0.80.70.72.2
Medical Readiness3.85.11.710.6
FEMAState and Regional Preparedness ProgramsMetropolitan Medical Response Systems (MMRS)39.8039.8
Medical Surge Grant Program (builds on MMRS foundation)40.040.0
Science &
Tech
Direct-orate 
Biological Countermeasures Thrust Area (includes HSARPA, National Bio and Agrodefense Facility, BioWatch R&D, bioforensics, and other research efforts)362.0285.0362.7376.2228.4154.8142.6148.22,059.9
Lab
Facilitiesh
Laboratory Operations           
spacerPlum Island Animal Disease Center27.030.736.794.4
spacerNational Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC)16.832.930.079.7
Laboratory Construction         
spacerPlum Island Animal Disease Center17.30017.3
spacerNBACC5.088.035.013.0011.035.636.3223.9
Total DHS Civilian Biodefense Funding422.01,788.02,981.2567.3353.8359.42,542.2396.19,410.0
aFormerly the Preparedness Directorate (P.L. 109-295 and changes pursuant to section 872 of the Homeland Security Act, 2002).
bNDMS was transferred to the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparednesse and Response (ASPR) effective January 1, 2007.
cThe Strategic National Stockpile was transferred to HHS (CDC).
dOf the $5.6 billion BioShield special reserve fund (appropriated in FY2004), an amount not to exceed $3.4 billion was alloted for FY2004-FY2008 for the program. The remaining approximately $2.2 billion of the fund was allocated in the FY2009 budget for FY2009-FY2013.
eFunds appropriated for BioShield in years prior will be used in the current year. 
fBioWatch was formerly located within the Science and Technology Directorate and had been part of the Biological Countermeasures line item through FY2006 (P.L. 109-295 and changes pursuant to section 872 of the Homeland Security Act, 2002).
gThe FY2007 number for BioWatch is an estimate only. DHS could not confirm the validity of this number.
hThe FY2009 DHS budget breaks down the Laboratory Facilities line item into operations and construction for various facilities for the first time. Attempts were made to obtain numbers for previous fiscal years. NBACC operations began in 2008 (therefore, prior numbers are not available), and numbers for Plum Island Construction and Operations prior to FY2008 were not provided by DHS.
Sources: DHS FY2010 Budget in Brief http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/budget_bib_fy2010.pdf; DHS FY2010 Budget Details http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/budget_fy2009.pdf; DHS Press Office; DHS Program Officials.