# Advanced Next Generation Batteries

**R-2A activity** of project AB7 — Army Collaborative Research and Tech Alliances  
**Program element:** 0601104A — University and Industry Research Centers  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 1  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601104A/AB7/a21  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601104A/AB7

> **NEW START.** $15.2M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $15.2M in FY2027, 32% of project AB7 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Will explore electrolyte phase behavior for new battery chemistries; investigate the influence of ion dynamics on battery degradation; analyze selective metal deposition for enhanced energy density; study morphological properties that induce increased battery stability; conduct research on the effects of temperature on mechanical stability; validate molecular and microstructural mechanisms for self-healing; examine the effects of atomic-scale degradation that lead to performance loss; explore high throughput identification of high activity cathode and anode materials.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 funding increase reflects development of next generation batteries.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 15.2 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project AB7

- [Army Collaborative Research and Technology Alliances](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601104A/AB7/a19) — FY2027 29.7
- HBCU/MI Outreach — FY2027 3.0
- Internet of Battlefield Things CTA (IoBT CTA) — FY2027 —
- Distributed Analytics and Information Science International Technology Alliance (ITA) — FY2027 —
- Distributed Collaborative Intelligent Systems Technology CTA — FY2027 —
- Neurosciences CRA — FY2027 —
- Identification and characterization of team-level processes for enhancing performance of heterogeneous Soldier-Agent teams CRA — FY2027 —
- Army Artificial Intelligence Innovation Institute (A2I2) — FY2027 —
- Army Radio-Frequency (RF) Electronics Center — FY2027 —
- Army Advanced Biological Control Center — FY2027 —
- Army Advanced Energetics Center — FY2027 —
- Tactical Behaviors for Autonomous Maneuver — FY2027 —
- Fundamentals for Quantum Technologies — FY2027 —
- Convergent Manufacturing for High Performance Material Interfaces — FY2027 —
- Semi-Conductor Modeling Consortium — FY2027 —
- HBCU/MI Research Partnerships — FY2027 —
- Army Military Academic CRA — FY2027 —
- Collective Judgement Formation — FY2027 —
- Novel Robotic Controls — FY2027 —
- High-Throughput Materials Discovery for Extreme Conditions — FY2027 —
- Adaptive War Gaming for Advanced Concept Development (AWARE) — FY2027 —

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0601104A project AB7 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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