# Project 0000 — Science & Tech Management - ONR Field Acts

**Program element:** 0602861N — Science & Tech Management - ONR Field Acts  
**Project:** 0000  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 2 — Applied Research  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602861N/0000  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602861N

## Summary

Project 0000 — Science & Tech Management - ONR Field Acts requests $62.2M in FY2027, 84% of the $74.4M requested for program element 0602861N, down 14% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 92.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 72.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 62.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 63.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 65.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 67.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 68.9 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0602861N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 0000 buys

This project supports ONR leadership, management and direction for the Naval S&T program. This project funds ONR HQ Non-Management Headquarters Activities (Non-MHA) salaries, communications, and other fixed costs. ONR sponsors scientific advances, which lead to Future Naval Capabilities (FNCs), supporting the Fleet's ability to operate from a position of technological superiority. Functions performed include (1) scientific and technical direction of the nationwide 6.1 basic research program with colleges, universities, non-profit organizations and Naval Laboratories and Warfare Centers; (2) scientific and technical direction of the 6.2 applied research program through the Naval R&D laboratories and Warfare Centers and industry; (3) scientific and technical direction of the Naval 6.3 advanced technology development program through the Navy's R&D laboratories, Warfare Centers and industry; (4) management, resource formulation, program assessment, and contract negotiation/administration of the Navy basic research, applied research and advanced technology development program; and (5) coordination of the Navy's Technology Base program within the context of total DoW/Government (e.g., National Science Foundation, National Academy of Sciences) R&D initiatives in order to maximize scientific advances. This project also supports ONR Non-MHA management and direction for the following Navy-wide programs: Small Business Innovation Research, Naval Research Advisory Committee, Navy Patent Program, Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Program, Navy Manufacturing Technology Program and the Ballistic Missile Submarine Nuclear (SSBN) Security Technology Program. Additionally, this project funds ONR field salaries, communications, and other fixed costs.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (U) Science & Tech Management - ONR Field Acts | 92.3 | 72.1 | 62.2 | −14% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602861N/0000/a0) |

> 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.

### (U) Science & Tech Management - ONR Field Acts

This project provides for all labor costs of ONR Headquarters in support of the Navy S&T program. The funds in this project pay the salaries of Scientific and Engineering and corporate business personnel who direct the execution of the Navy's basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development programs at the nation's…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602861N/0000/a0

## 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/0602861N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0602861N project 0000 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0602861N")`.

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