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Costs for Maintaining Humane Care and Welfare of Chimpanzees
October 31, 2011

There are two types of costs associated with the long-term care of chimpanzees owned by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR): appropriate facility construction and chimpanzee care and welfare costs.

Facility Construction Costs
Chimpanzee facilities are uniquely designed for these large animals, including indoor housing with air conditioning/heating, special wall furniture, and outdoor housing tailored to chimpanzee size and behavior. In 2002-2004 NIH spent approximately $11.8 million to construct a federal sanctuary facility operated by Chimp Haven to appropriately house 130 federally-owned chimpanzees over their life-time.

Chimpanzee Care and Welfare
Based on the most recent awards and payments, NIH is spending an average of $35 per day per chimpanzee in research facilities; $67.00 per day per chimpanzee in the research reserve facility at Alamogordo Primate Facility (APF); and $47 per day per chimpanzee in the federal sanctuary facility operated by Chimp Haven. The average for research facilities becomes $44 per day if the research reserve facility at APF is included. See Table 1 for detailed figures.

TABLES: Cost of NCRR Supported Chimpanzees

Research
Facility	# of Chimpanzees, as of 10/31/11 *(total)*	*NCRR cost, $M/year (total)**	NCRR cost, $/animal/day, *(avg)*
NIRC	117	1.23	28.8
K-CCMR	154	2.56	45.5
SNPRC (P51)	125	1.02	22.4
SNPRC (U42)	25	.047	56.3
Total	(421)	(5.3)	(34.5)

Research Reserve
Facility	# of Chimpanzees, as of 10/31/11 *(total)*	*NCRR cost, $M/year (total)**	NCRR cost, $/animal/day, *(avg)*
APF	173	4.25	67.4

Federal Sanctuary
Facility	# of Chimpanzees, as of 10/31/11 *(total)*	*NCRR cost, $M/year (total)**	NCRR cost, $/animal/day, *(avg)*
Chimp Haven	119	2.03	46.7

*Cost determined as below based on most recent 2011 to 2012 Notice of Grant Awards (NOGA) or invoices/obligated funds for contracts with Chimp Haven and APF.

NIRC - New Iberia Research Center, Lafayette, LA

Total cost from NOGA dated 09/01/2011 - 08/31/2012= $1,232,563

KCCMR - Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research, Bastrop, TX

Total cost from NOGA dated 09/15/2011 - 08/31/2012= $2,565,743

SNPRC (P51) - Southwest National Primate Research Center, San Antonio, TX

Total cost from NOGA dated 05/01/2011 - 04/30/2012, pro-rated for costs associated with chimpanzees only = $1,021,642.
125 chimpanzees owned by SNPRC and supported by NCRR

SNPRC (U42) - Southwest National Primate Research Center, San Antonio, TX

Total cost from NOGA dated 09/05/2011 - 07/31/2012= $471,185
25 chimpanzees owned and supported by NCRR

APF - Alamogordo Primate Facility, Alamogordo, NM

Total cost from contract HHSN268201100065C for period 09/30/2011 - 06/29/2012 = $3,190,176. Extrapolated to one year = $4,253,568.

319Chimp Haven, Inc. - Shreveport, LA

Average of invoices from July 2011 thru September 2011 used to project cost to September 2012 = $169,088 X 12 = $2,029,056.

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