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

Table 8. Department of State Civilian Biodefense Funding,
FY2001–FY2010 (in $millions)
  FY
2001
FY
2002
FY
2003
FY
2004
FY
2005
FY
2006
FY
2007
FY
2008
(actual)
FY
2009
(est.)
FY
2010
(budget)
Total
Worldwide Security Upgrades: Chem/Bio Proga3.83.915.217.117.119.010.886.9
BioRedirectionb067.052.050.0169.0
Global Threat Reduction Programc50.150.1
spacerBiosecurity Engagement Program (BEP)d3.111.326.929.334.6105.2
Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation: Office of Biological Weapons Affairsc0.81.21.51.62.27.2
Total State Department Civilian Biodefense Funding3.870.967.267.167.222.923.328.430.936.8418.4
aThe Chem/Bio Worldwide Security Upgrades line item was folded into the Physical Security/Protective Equipment Worldwide Security Upgrades. Therefore, specific numbers for Chem/Bio are no longer available.
bThe BioRedirection program was subsumed under the Nonproliferation of WMD Expertise item in 2005.
cNonproliferation of WMD Expertise was renamed the Global Threat Reduction Program beginning FY2008.
dThe Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) was first notified to Congress in 2006. The program receives funds out of the Global Threat Reduction programs account under the Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related programs budget.
eInformation on funding for this office is not available from the Department of State prior to FY2006.
Sources: U.S. Department of State Budget in Brief FY2010 http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/122511.pdf; U.S. Department of State Foreign Operations Congressional Budget Justification FY2010 http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/123415.pdf; U.S. Department of State Congressional Budget Justifications FY2008-FY2010 http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/123413.pdf; personal communications with Department of State representatives.