# Project 016 — Minerva Research Initiative

**Program element:** 0601110D8Z — Basic Research Initiatives  
**Project:** 016  
**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/0601110D8Z/016  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601110D8Z

## Summary

Project 016 — Minerva Research Initiative requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $87.1M requested for program element 0601110D8Z, down 100% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 17.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0601110D8Z; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 016 buys

The Minerva Research Initiative supported social science research aimed at improving our basic understanding of security, broadly defined. All supported projects were university-based and unclassified. The goal was to improve DoW’s basic understanding of the social, cultural, behavioral, and political forces that shape regions of the world of strategic importance to the U.S.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minerva Research Initiative (MRI) | 17.1 | 17.2 | 0.0 | −100% | — |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Minerva Research Initiative (MRI)

**FY2027 planned work.** • Program has terminated and thus no plans for FY 2027

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The decrease of $17.199 million between FY 2026 to FY 2027 reflects re-baselining of DoW S&T funding.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** The program was terminated for no longer effectuating agency priorities as found in 2 CFR 200.340(a)(4) as incorporated into the DoW Research and Development General Terms and Conditions. MRI funds will used to support Basic Research Collaboration Awards pilots.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Pursuant leadership guidance, the program was terminated for no longer effectuating agency priorities as found in 2 CFR 200.340(a)(4) as incorporated into the DoD Research and Development General Terms and Conditions.

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601110D8Z.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0601110D8Z project 016 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0601110D8Z")`.

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