# Materials AND Biological Technology — Program Element 0602715E

**Program element:** 0602715E  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 2 — Applied Research  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602715E

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $0.0M in FY2027.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 304.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| 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 — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBT-01 | MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY | 186.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| MBT-02 | BIOLOGICALLY BASED MATERIALS AND DEVICES | 117.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |

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

### Project MBT-01 — MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

The Materials Processing Technology project will develop novel materials, fabrication and processing techniques, models, devices and components that will lower the cost, increase the performance, and/or enable new missions for military platforms and systems. Included in this project are efforts across a wide range of technology areas including manufacturing, electronics, sensors, optics, and complex and autonomous systems. Beginning in FY 2026, efforts in this Project will be funded in PE 0602025E, Project MSL-01.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials for Extreme Environments | 79.5 | — | — |
| Functional Materials and Devices | 70.1 | — | — |
| Chemical Processing for Force Protection | 21.2 | — | — |
| Reconfigurable Systems | 11.9 | — | — |
| Burn n' Go | 3.4 | — | — |
| Grainy Day | 0.7 | — | — |

> 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 MBT-02 — BIOLOGICALLY BASED MATERIALS AND DEVICES

The Biologically Based Materials and Devices project will leverage the growing application space of the biological sciences for the development of new DoW capabilities to improve the sustainability of warfighters and operational platforms in varied domains. This project will develop solutions for critical resource processing, materials development, threat detection and characterization, and warfighter resilience to infectious disease. The materials developed through this project will protect and sustain warfighters and operations in austere conditions, enhancing warfighter resiliency and lethality. Beginning in FY 2026, efforts in this Project will be funded in PE 0602024E, Project WP-01.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turning Upcycled Waste into Novel, Sustainable Materials | 16.9 | — | — |
| Biological Undersea Energy | 14.4 | — | — |
| Biotechnology for Challenging Environments | 13.3 | — | — |
| Strengthening Resilient Emotions and Nimble Cognition Through Engineering Neuroplasticity (STRENGTHEN) | 10.0 | — | — |
| eX Virentia (eXVi) | 5.1 | — | — |
| Field Forward Biothreat Storage Solutions for Force Protection | 11.0 | — | — |
| Environmental Microbes as a Bioengineering Resource (EMBER) | 9.8 | — | — |
| Materiel Protection through Biologics | 8.7 | — | — |
| Bio-Inspired Coastal Defense | 13.7 | — | — |
| Signal Processing and Communication with Biotechnology | 11.0 | — | — |
| Bioremediation of Battlefields | 2.3 | — | — |
| Unburdening the Warfighter from Chemical/Biological (CB) Defense | 1.5 | — | — |
| Preemptive Expression of Protective Alleles and Response Elements (PREPARE) | 0.1 | — | — |

> 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 efforts described in this Program Element (PE) address the Applied Research associated with the Materials and Biological Technology Program that is focused on developing materials and biological technologies that make possible a wide range of new military capabilities. This PE also supports innovation and robust transition planning in the technology cycle by working with entrepreneurs to increase the likelihood that DARPA funded technologies take root in the U.S. and provide new capabilities for national defense.

## Related program elements

- [0602024E — Warfighting Performance](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602024E) (Defense-Wide)
- [0602716E — Electronics Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602716E) (Defense-Wide)
- [0603724N — Navy Energy Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603724N) (Navy)
- [0604286N — (u)navy Advanced Manufacturing](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604286N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0602715E (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0602715E")`.

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