# DTRA BASIC Research — Program Element 0601000BR

**Program element:** 0601000BR  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 1 — Basic Research  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601000BR

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $15.1M in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 14.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 15.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 15.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 15.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 15.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 16.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 16.3 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 15.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 15.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 15.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 15.1 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU | BASIC RESEARCH FOR COUNTERING WMD | 14.9 | 15.5 | 15.1 | −3% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project RU — BASIC RESEARCH FOR COUNTERING WMD

The Basic Research for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) project, as the nation’s primary basic research portfolio dedicated to CWMD, is a core strategic investor in future scientific and technological progress across the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) mission areas. This project concentrates on high-risk, high-payoff basic research, leveraging world-class expertise in academia, government, and industry, to increase the foundational body of scientific knowledge supporting DTRA’s Applied Research and Advanced Technology Development budget activities. This project aligns with DTRA’s strategic objectives that support policy and planning guidance from the Executive Office of the President, the Department of War, and the broader Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) threat reduction community. Specifically, research projects support CWMD and include accelerating the development of standoff radiological/nuclear detection capabilities; securing vulnerable materials; defeating WMD agents; strategic radiation hardened microelectronics; and leveraging science, technology, and innovation through domestic partnerships and agreements. This project solicits, coordinates, and conducts research to build a robust, forward-looking fundamental research portfolio targeting strategic, mission-focused, basic research with high potential impact for CWMD. Research projects are selected for scientific merit, technical quality, and the potential for innovation. Each research project offers opportunities to expand the knowledge base to help the warfighter, to bring to bear new science solutions with a fresh approach, or to leverage revolutionary approaches to technical surprise, building a foundation for future CWMD solutions. This research will enable new capabilities to control, defeat, disable, and/or dispose of WMD threats.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project RU: Basic Research for Countering WMD | 14.9 | 15.5 | 15.1 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Basic Research for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) project, as the nation’s primary basic research portfolio dedicated to CWMD, is a core strategic investor in future scientific and technological progress across the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) mission areas. This project concentrates on high-risk, high-payoff basic research, leveraging world-class expertise in academia, government, and industry, to increase the foundational body of scientific knowledge supporting DTRA’s Applied Research and Advanced Technology Development projects.

## Related program elements

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- [0603713N — Ocean Engineering Tech Dev](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603713N) (Navy)
- [0605716A — Army Evaluation Center](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605716A) (Army)
- [0101316F — Strategic Automated Command and Control System](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101316F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0601000BR (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0601000BR")`.

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