title: Billions for biodefense: federal agency biodefense funding, FY2001-FY2005.
abstract: Over the past several years, the United States government has spent substantial resources on preparing the nation against a bioterrorist attack. This article analyzes the civilian biodefense funding by the federal government from fiscal years 2001 through 2005, specifically analyzing the budgets and allocations for biodefense at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of State. In total, approximately $14.5 billion has been funded for civilian biodefense through FY2004, with an additional $7.6 billion in the President's budget request for FY2005.
authors.affiliation: Research Analyst at the Biosecurity Center of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA. asculer@upmc-biosecurity.org
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schuler
mesh_terms: D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012637:Security Measures / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D016885:United States Department of Agriculture / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D037041:United States Government Agencies