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Stimulus funding for Office of Science announced

Today Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will announce the disbursement of the $1.2 billion first round of stimulus funds for the DOE Office of Science during an event at Brookhaven National Laratory.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will receive $34.9 million and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory $68.3 million. Both labs expect that more funds might be sent their way once the Office of Management and Budget approves the remaining $371 million of the Congressional funding allocation directed to the Department of Energy's Office of Science.

More information in these places:

DOE press release
-- Detailed breakdown (PDF)
-- Fact sheet on science investment for stimulating the economy (PDF)

Fermilab press release

SLAC press release