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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

 05/26/2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security have jointly announced the completion of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, KS.  The project was designed and built by the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate with input from the USDA.  Construction was completed in May 2022 and commissioning in December 2022.  The ownership and operation of the facility will now be vested in the USDA.

 

The $1.25 billion facility will replace the Plum Island Animal Disease Center that has conducted research on exotic diseases for close to seven decades.

 

Over the next two years, projects, personnel and equipment will be transferred from Plum Island, NY. to Manhattan, KS. to allow for research, training, and diagnostics on high-risk livestock diseases.