Plum Island Animal Disease Center

Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Accountability Office, [2005] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)64630306 Subject: Veterinary medicine -- Research. Excerpt: ... Figure 2: Funding Allocations at Plum Island before and after the Transfer Fiscal year 2002 Fiscal year 2005 Dollars in millions Dollars in millions 60 $ 51.3 50 40 $ 34.6 30 20 10 $ 7. 3 $ 5.6 $ 3.0 0 APHIS ARS APHIS ARS DHS Agency Facility improvements Operations and maintenance Program Source: GAO analysis of APHIS, ARS, and DHS data. Notes: Research funds do not include those allocated to the research consortium for animal vaccines. Congress requires ARS to provide funds directly to participating universities. The funding amounts listed for ARS and APHIS include funds received from other agencies and entities ( including DHS ) through reimbursable agreements. DHS's and USDA's efforts to coordinate research and diagnostic programs DHS and USDA Have at Plum Island have been largely successful because of the agencies ' early Successfully efforts to work together to bring structure to their interaction at the island. For example, the agencies developed a joint strategy that outlines how they Coordinated Research will pursue their shared mission at Plum Island. They also developed and Diagnostic formal mechanisms for coordination, and they rely on frequent informal Programs at Plum communication among scientists at Plum Island. The scientists also attribute effective coordination and resolution of transition difficulties to Island skilled management at Plum Island. Page 11 GAO-06-132 Plum Island Animal Disease Center