Department of Agriculture Funds Facility Upgrades

The Department of Agriculture announced in June of 2009 that it will provide $176 million in funding for renovations, repairs, and maintenance at 36 laboratory facilities. The funding has been allocated from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The awards include:•    $10.5 million to the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa•    $40.1 million to the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Ill.•    $20.1 million to the Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, Pa.•    $10 million to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Md.•    $7.4 million to the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Md.•    $4 million to the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory in Miles City, Mont.•    $2.3 million to the Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory in Athens, Ga.•    $1.8 million to the Poultry Research Unit and Crop Science Research Laboratory at Mississippi State University•    $1.3 million to the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Neb.•    $1.3 million to the Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center in College Station, Texas•    $1.17 million to the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, N.D.