The U. S. Senate has passed a huge spending bill. Included in the budget measure is $43 million for a new University of Kansas Cancer Center building. Kansas Senator Jerry Moran announced the news. KU officials have been discussing a major new cancer research building in Kansas City, Kansas, since June. That’s when KU received a Federal Designation as a “Comprehensive Cancer Center,” making it just one of 53 such centers in the Country.
The earmarked money from the $1.7 trillion Federal Funding Bill passed the Senate 68 to 29. The funding bill is now headed to the U. S. House of Representatives for consideration. KU Cancer Center officials say the money will fund biomedical research and help with public outreach, particularly to underserved and high-risk populations.
The Kansas City Business Journal reports the new building will cost more than $450 million.
