he Facility for Rare Isotope Beams will get the full amount of federal funding requested under a bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee. The spending bill includes $97.2 million for construction of the FRIB at Michigan State University.

Congressman Mike Bishop and Congressman John Moolenaar both issued statements to advocate for the full funding request of $97.2 million for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at MSU.

Among the potential cuts: $17 million of the $97 million earmarked for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, a state-of-the-art nuclear physics laboratory at Michigan State University being hyped as the future of cancer research, medical imaging and national defense.

In the Energy Department budget, President Donald Trump calls for cutting nearly $20 million in funding for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University.

A proposed $17 million cut in federal funding for Michigan State University’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams next year would push back the project’s completion and increase costs, according to the project's director.