# Emerging Opportunities — Program Element 0601122E

**Program element:** 0601122E  
**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/0601122E

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $387.6M 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 | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 345.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 387.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 423.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 427.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 436.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 446.0 |

> 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 | 387.6 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 387.6 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 387.6 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 387.6 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (5)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMR-01 | MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCES | 0.0 | 179.6 | 195.5 | +9% |
| EMR-04 | BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE | 0.0 | 77.9 | 96.6 | +24% |
| EMR-03 | MATERIALS SCIENCES | 0.0 | 24.7 | 53.3 | +116% |
| EMR-07 | EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES SUPPORT | 0.0 | 20.1 | 28.9 | +44% |
| EMR-02 | DISRUPTIVE MICROTECHNOLOGIES SCIENCES | 0.0 | 42.7 | 13.5 | −68% |

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

### Project EMR-01 — MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCES

The Math and Computer Sciences project supports scientific study and experimentation on new mathematical and computational algorithms, models, and mechanisms in support of long-term national security objectives. Modern information technologies, both classical and quantum, and analytic technologies, enable important new military capabilities and drive the productivity gains essential to U.S. economic competitiveness. Conversely, new classes of threats require the creation of fundamentally new mathematical and computational approaches to enhance the software-intensive systems upon which our society depends. The basic research conducted under the Math and Computer Sciences project will produce breakthroughs that enable new capabilities for national and homeland security. Prior to FY 2026, this project was funded in PE 0601101E, Project CCS-02.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundational Artificial Intelligence (AI) Science | — | 16.4 | 16.1 |
| Young Faculty Award (YFA) | — | 16.2 | 16.0 |
| Exponentiating Mathematics (expMath) | — | 13.9 | 14.1 |
| Translating All C To Rust (TRACTOR) | — | 10.8 | 9.8 |
| Intrinsic Cognitive Security (ICS) | — | 10.3 | 7.5 |
| Fostering Research and Growth in Emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI FORGE) | — | 4.8 | 6.6 |
| Scientific Feasibility (SciFy) | — | 8.8 | 4.5 |
| Logic Understanding for Complex Information Dissemination (LUCID) | — | 9.2 | 23.7 |
| Mapping Machine Learning to Physics (ML2P) | — | 4.4 | 2.8 |
| Advanced Tools for Modeling and Simulation | — | 6.8 | 1.8 |
| Artificial Intelligence Studies and Concepts | — | 34.3 | 38.3 |
| Math and Algorithms Studies and Concepts | — | 22.3 | 54.4 |
| In The Moment (ITM) | — | 14.1 | — |
| Enhanced SBOM for Optimized Software Sustainment (E-BOSS) | — | 5.1 | — |
| Advanced Research Concepts (ARC) | — | 2.2 | — |

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

### Project EMR-04 — BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE

The Basic Operational Medical Science project will explore and develop basic research in medical-related information and technology leading to fundamental discoveries, tools, and applications critical to overcoming DoW challenges. This project will address the Department's identified warfighter medical care needs related to prevention and treatment of infectious disease, real-time healthcare interventions of acute and chronic illness and injury, and interventions for improved warfighter resilience and performance against operational stressors. Prior to FY 2026, efforts in this PE were funded in PE 0601117E, Project MED-01.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthetics for Battlefield Care (ABC) | — | 10.5 | 10.3 |
| Synthetic Hemo-technologies to Locate & Disinfect (SHIELD) | — | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| CoasterChase | — | 13.0 | 12.1 |
| Network of Optimal Dynamic Energy Signatures (NODES) | — | 11.5 | 14.4 |
| Basic Operational Medical Science Studies and Concepts | — | 6.5 | 50.9 |
| Simulating Microbial Systems (SMS) | — | 18.1 | — |
| Objective Prediction of Team Effectiveness via Models of Performance Outcomes (OP TEMPO) | — | 4.2 | — |
| Combatting Anti-Microbial Resistant Pathogens | — | 3.9 | — |
| Physiological Overmatch | — | 1.5 | — |

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

### Project EMR-03 — MATERIALS SCIENCES

The Materials Sciences project provides the fundamental research that underpins the design, development, assembly, and optimization of advanced materials, devices, and systems for DoW applications in areas such as design and simulation of novel materials and structures, energetics, complex hybrid systems, and advanced metrology. Prior to FY 2026, efforts in this Project were funded in PE 0601101E, Project MS-01.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamental Limits | — | 6.0 | 13.4 |
| Materials Sciences Studies and Concepts | — | 14.0 | 39.9 |
| Molecular Systems and Materials Assembly | — | 4.6 | — |

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

### Project EMR-07 — EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES SUPPORT

The Emerging Opportunities Support project contains management costs in support of DARPA functions and activities across the entire Emerging Opportunities PE. These costs include: DARPA classified and unclassified network support and equipment; contractor support; classified program security; building security; commercial transition services that increase the likelihood that DARPA-funded technologies remain in the U.S. and provide new capabilities for national defense; DARPA outreach to universities and industry; external contracting, financial and support fees; Program Manager Intragovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Funding; Program Managers from other Government Agencies; and similar operating expenses. Agency support is allocated on a pro-rata basis across the Agency's BA1, BA2 and BA3 PEs and, therefore, fluctuates per PE by fiscal year based on the total Agency budget in that fiscal year. Prior to FY 2026, support requirements in this Project were funded in PE 0601101E, Projects CCS-02, ES-02 and MS-01, and PE 0601117E, Project MED-01.

### Project EMR-02 — DISRUPTIVE MICROTECHNOLOGIES SCIENCES

The Disruptive Microtechnologies Sciences project supports investigations into materials, devices, and architectures that will enable dramatic improvements versus the current state-of-the-art. This includes developing technology to enable fundamentally new ways of creating useful circuits to enable the next generation of microtechnologies. Areas of focus include photonic circuits that harness the power of light at the chip-scale, quantum circuits that take advantage of the unique properties that quantum offers versus classical computing and sensing, and organic circuits that integrate organic molecules into microtechnologies. Prior to FY 2026, efforts in this Project were funded in PE 0601101E, Project ES-02.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compartmentalization and Privilege Management (CPM) | — | 10.8 | 13.5 |
| Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0 (JUMP 2.0) | — | 26.0 | — |
| Disruptive Microtechnologies Sciences Studies and Concepts | — | 5.9 | — |

> 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 efforts described in this Program Element (PE) address the Basic Research associated with the Emerging Opportunities Program that provides the technical foundation for long-term National Security enhancement through the discovery of new phenomena and the exploration of the potential of such phenomena for Department of War applications. This PE supports the scientific study and experimentation that is the basis for more advanced knowledge and understanding in quantum, electronic, mathematical, information, computer, materials, and medical sciences.

## Related program elements

- [0601101E — Defense Research Sciences](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601101E) (Defense-Wide)
- [0603469E — Advanced Enabling Technologies](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603469E) (Defense-Wide)
- [0601121A — Cyber Collaborative Research Alliance](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601121A) (Army)
- [1203710SF — EO/IR Weather System Dev](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1203710SF) (Space Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0601122E (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0601122E")`.

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