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government provides 50% of the funds, between $265 and $390 million would 

 be needed to complete projects already in the pipeline. 

 Current Pro gram Concerns 



At the present time there are 72 active projects in the program. This 

 includes some for which Federal funding has been completed, but the facilities 

 themselves are in various stages of construction. In the last three years, an 

 average of 16 additional projects per year have been initiated, totaling 48 newly 

 initiated projects, without finishing up those previously initiated projects. Based 

 on recent funding history and the number of facilities currently in the program, 

 it could be nearly a decade before funding for projects in process are 

 completed. 



Another major concern of the current program is the increasing tendency 

 for medical schools to vie for funding, thus foreclosing on the opportunity to 

 provide needed infrastructure support for the food, agricultural science and 

 natural resource systems. We do have difficulty fitting some of these projects, 

 even using the broadest interpretation of the mission of agriculture. 

 Summary 



Scientists will continue to require state-of-the-art research facilities to help 

 our country maintain its scientific leadership in the world community. The 



