NOAA Announces Funding for Reconstruction of Beaufort Lab Building 2

NOAA announces funding for reconstruction of Beaufort Lab Building 2

PIVERS ISLAND — NOAA announced plans Thursday to fund the reconstruction of a key laboratory building on its Beaufort Lab campus after structural damage forced its closure in late 2024.

NOAA to rebuild historic science lab in Beaufort, North Carolina

Today, NOAA announced plans to fund the reconstruction of a new laboratory in Beaufort, North Carolina. This new lab will replace the former building that was permanently closed in 2024 due to significant hurricane-related structural damage. The project will be funded using $64 million from the 2025 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. Design and preconstruction work is expected to begin in early 2027. - - Established in 1899, the NO…

NOAA Rebuilds Historic Beaufort Marine Lab After Storm Damage

NOAA plans a $64 million rebuild of its Beaufort, NC marine lab on Pivers Island after 2024 hurricane damage forced its main building to close.

NOAA's Beaufort Lab to get new facility

A 2014 aerial image of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Beaufort Laboratory on Pivers Island. Photo courtesy of NOAA The nation’s second-oldest federal marine science laboratory is getting a new home on Pivers Island. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Thursday plans to fund $64 million from the 2025 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act to build a new facility for the Beaufort Laborat…