The NBAF location and agency responsible for building the facility?

• A. Ames, Iowa and USDA
• B. Manhattan, Kansas and USDA
• C. Ames, Iowa and DHS
• D. Manhattan, Kansas and DHS

Answer: (D)

The main point here is who built and where the NBAF sits. The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility is located in Manhattan, Kansas, on the Kansas State University campus. The Department of Homeland Security leads the construction and overall project oversight for NBAF, with USDA’s APHIS handling the eventual scientific mission and research activities once the facility is up and running. This pairing—Manhattan, Kansas and DHS—reflects the actual arrangement: DHS owns and builds the facility, while USDA provides the agricultural biosafety research function.