DHS' short list
Washington - Five sites are under consideration for the relocation of the famed Plum Island Animal Disease Center, according to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) directorate.
WASHINGTON — Five sites are under consideration for the relocation of the famed Plum Island Animal Disease Center, according to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) directorate.
The prize is the agency's $451-million National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), a Bio Safety Level 4 facility. The short list of sites under consideration include:
- Flora Industrial Park, Madison County, Miss.
- Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan.
- Texas Research Park, San Antonio
- Umstead Research Farm, Granville County, N.C.
- University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
"The NBAF, when built, will enhance our nation's defense against animal and plant disease threats," says Jay Cohen, Under Secretary of S&T. "The hard work that each consortium put in throughout this rigorous and competitive process is very admirable."
Final selection is expected in early 2009.
