Project 549
$254.5MFY2027 request ▲ 13%Advanced Manufacturing Demonstration Capability
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$225.4M
FY2027 request$254.5M
FY2027 Request
$581.8M
▲ 4.8% vs FY2026
House mark
$599.3M
▼ $17.5M vs request
FY2026 Enacted
$555.1M
In law
Roll-up of 6 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, Defense-Wide agencies are requesting $581.8M for Defense Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology Program under RDT&E program element 0603680D8Z, up 4.8% over FY2026. In the FY2027 defense authorization, House moved to raise it to $599.3M.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 198.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 555.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 581.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 365.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 308.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 270.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 239.7 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 3 — Advanced Technology Development.
Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Current
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Later
Prototyping
BA 4
Later
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
6 projects roll up into PE 0603680D8Z
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 5% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 350
$229.0MFY2027 request ▲ 21%Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
FY2025 actual$146.0M
FY2026 enacted$188.7M
FY2027 request$229.0M
Project 680
$81.6MFY2027 request ▼ 36%Manufacturing Science and Technology Program
FY2025 actual$43.4M
FY2026 enacted$128.2M
FY2027 request$81.6M
Project 681
$6.7MFY2027 request ▲ 10%Technology Industrial Innovation Base
FY2025 actual$5.2M
FY2026 enacted$6.1M
FY2027 request$6.7M
Project 351
$5.4MFY2027 request ▲ 11%Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development
FY2025 actual$4.3M
FY2026 enacted$4.9M
FY2027 request$5.4M
Project 961
$4.6MFY2027 request ▲ 157%Tech Trans & Comm Partnership
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$1.8M
FY2027 request$4.6M
Congressional action
The request is contested
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$581.8M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$599.3M +$17.5M · +3.0%
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$601.8M +$20.0M · +3.4%
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$744.8M +$163.0M · +28%
▲ $145.5M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage and Build a Resilient Joint Force Defense Ecosystem. The Defense-wide Manufacturing Science and Technology (DMS&T) program is the joint, defense-wide component of the Department of War (DoW) Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program directed in Title 10 U.S.C. Section 2521.
Project 549, 350, 680, 681, 351, 961 — Advanced Manufacturing Demonstration Capability
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/programs/0603680D8Z.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$254.5M
▲ 13% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$225.4M
No FY2025 funding
FY2025 Actual
$0.0M
Prior year
Advanced Manufacturing Demonstration Capability — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603680D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 549 — Advanced Manufacturing Demonstration Capability — requests $254.5M in FY2027, 44% of the $581.8M requested for program element 0603680D8Z. Year over year it grows 13% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 549 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 225.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 254.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 99.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
Inside the project
2 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted$123.1M
FY2027 request$136.2M
Continue to assess and award promising candidates in Bioindustrial manufacturing products. Criteria for selection will include exhibited capacity for rapid maturation and will be chosen in coordination with the relevant program offices for the end applications. Project chosen for maturation will have demonstrated alignment with defense…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted$102.4M
FY2027 request$118.3M
Continue efforts to address bioindustrial manufacturing capacity shortfalls in the domestic bioindustrial base. Key areas of interest are DoW relevant critical chemicals, hypersonic applications, energetic material precursors, alternatives to petroleum or petroleum-derived products, and DoW relevant materials for forward operating…
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project 549 buys
Advanced manufacturing demonstrations of biomanufactured products for critical defense applications. This project addresses the necessary activities to rapidly mature biomanufactured products and establish the necessary production capacity.
FY2027 Request
$229.0M
▲ 21% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$188.7M
▲ 29% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$146.0M
Prior year
Manufacturing Innovation Institutes — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603680D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 350 — Manufacturing Innovation Institutes — requests $229.0M in FY2027, 39% of the $581.8M requested for program element 0603680D8Z. Year over year it grows 21% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 350 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 146.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 188.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 229.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 124.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 119.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 112.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 110.1 |
Inside the project
11 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
Additive Manufacturing Innovation▼ 81%
FY2025 actual$45.9M
FY2026 enacted$36.3M
FY2027 request$7.0M
Continue application of AM methods and standards for critical defense advanced manufacturing requirements and expand the AM workforce. Execute projects to fill previously identified technology gaps in the castings and forgings industrial supply base. Facilitate AM integration across DoW to improve force readiness, posture, and logistics…
Manufacturing Digital Innovation▼ 43%
FY2025 actual$10.7M
FY2026 enacted$12.6M
FY2027 request$7.2M
Continue R&D projects to support the adoption and application of advanced digital and cybersecurity manufacturing solutions across the defense industrial base and grow the digital manufacturing workforce. MxD will translate FY 2026 planning efforts into specific projects for digital and cybersecurity solutions for the castings and…
Materials Innovation▼ 28%
FY2025 actual$9.3M
FY2026 enacted$10.5M
FY2027 request$7.6M
Continue advanced materials and materials manufacturing R&D and workforce development efforts. Support Defense, commercial and dual-use technology development through strategic and technology roadmaps for the ICME and Computational Engineering, Advanced Materials and Process Development, Agile and Smarter Manufacturing, and…
FY2025 actual$16.5M
FY2026 enacted$15.5M
FY2027 request$11.1M
Continue to develop and offer next generation integrated photonic circuit fabrication and test, assembly, and packaging (TAP) capabilities to the U.S. ecosystem. Extend design and training opportunities to continue to grow the overall integrated photonic circuit ecosystem. Perform targeted work to explore solutions for long-haul and…
Read the FY2027 plan →Hybrid Electronics Innovation▼ 27%
FY2025 actual$9.4M
FY2026 enacted$9.4M
FY2027 request$6.9M
Continue to support the development of FHE capabilities including higher complexity and density circuits, qualifications of new materials and processes through manufacturing demonstrations of advanced components and prototypes. Facilitate the transition of mature capabilities, programs and prototypes into DoW applications to support…
Advanced Fiber and Fabric▼ 16%
FY2025 actual$6.3M
FY2026 enacted$6.3M
FY2027 request$5.3M
Continue investment in automation of soft good manufacturing, focusing on increasing productivity of manufacturing lines. Invest in technology that improves pre-composite fiber alignment and pilot manufacturing lines that reduce touch labor. Expand DoW access to controlled and secured filament, yarn and fabric manufacturing. De-risk soft…
FY2025 actual$11.7M
FY2026 enacted$10.8M
FY2027 request$10.0M
Continue to improve manufacturing methods and capabilities for tissue engineered medical products and expand certification and credentialing programs for the biomedical manufacturing workforce. Build on successful automation and data collection efforts to improve advanced manufacturing processes and enhance process engineering abilities…
Read the FY2027 plan →Robotic Automation Innovation▼ 32%
FY2025 actual$8.8M
FY2026 enacted$10.8M
FY2027 request$7.3M
Continue R&D investments in advanced robotics and associated artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for manufacturing that support defense critical technology areas and develop/sustain a competent robotics and AI workforce. Planned technology projects to enhance casting and forging with combined AI and robotics technologies, and…
Bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovation▼ 55%
FY2025 actual$23.8M
FY2026 enacted$18.4M
FY2027 request$8.3M
Continue progress on infrastructure investments to support the domestic bioindustrial manufacturing base, conduct project calls to address bioindustrial technical challenges, workforce development, biosafety and biosecurity, and innovations in manufacturing. Prioritize projects that align with defense priorities, securing supply chains…
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$130.3M
Execute DoW armed service directed R&D projects to support overcoming the remaining barriers required for widespread adoption of advanced manufacturing. The projects are directed toward additive, digital, material, soft good, photonic, bio-industrial, robotic automation, bio-medical and hybrid electronic manufacturing. Requirements will…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$28.0M
Projects focus on integrating advanced pilot manufacturing equipment over an accelerated schedule. The projects are directed toward additive, digital, material, soft good, photonic, bio-industrial, robotic automation, bio-medical and hybrid electronic manufacturing. The work being conducted will conclude with showcasing new integrated…
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project 350 buys
This project supports nine Department of War (DoW) led Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) within the national Manufacturing USA network. The MIIs are an essential component of the DoW ManTech mission and unique resource to address DoW challenges through public/private partnerships with members from industry, academia, and federal and state governments - including small and medium as well as large manufacturers - that address both commercial and defense manufacturing needs within specific, defense-relevant technology areas to mature manufacturing processes, build out a supporting ecosystem, and provide for manufacturing education and workforce development. The MIIs’ flexible business models and strong focus on enabling highly collaborative research and development (R&D) are catalyzing important new organizational relationships across government, industry, and academia. MIIs bring together both traditional defense and non-traditional sectors to accelerate key innovation cycles, expand U.S. industrial capability, and assist in creating resilient supply chains that will support innovative defense products. Each MII consortium attracts partner funding to match DoW investments at a one-to-one ratio (or greater) and some offer state-of-the-art pilot facilities. MIIs receive active participation and support from the military departments and defense agencies and their members. The nine MII technology domain focus areas are: (1) Additive Manufacturing Innovation; (2) Manufacturing Digital Innovation; (3) Materials Innovation; (4) Photonic Foundry and Packaging Innovation (5) Hybrid Electronics Innovation (6) Revolutionary Fabric and Textiles Innovation); (7) Medical Cell, Tissue, and Organ Manufacturing Innovation; (8) Robotic Automation Innovation; and (9) Bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovation. MII funding is focused on: • Developing and implementing education, training, and workforce recruitment courses, materials, and programs. • Developing innovative methodologies and practices for supply chain integration and introduction of new technologies into supply chains. • Engaging with small and mid-sized manufacturers, including women and minority-owned manufacturing enterprises, and larger-sized manufacturing firms.
FY2027 Request
$81.6M
▼ 36% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$128.2M
▲ 195% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$43.4M
Prior year
Manufacturing Science and Technology Program — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603680D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 680 — Manufacturing Science and Technology Program — requests $81.6M in FY2027, 14% of the $581.8M requested for program element 0603680D8Z. Year over year it falls 36% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 680 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 43.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 128.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 81.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 120.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 164.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 129.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 99.3 |
Inside the project
4 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$16.8M
FY2026 enacted$14.8M
FY2027 request$35.1M
Fund year 3 of 4 of Manufacturing Advances in the Scaling of Thin Electro-optic Resources for Making Integrated Niobate Devices (MASTERMIND), Year 2 of 3 for Fiber Laser-Attach for Manufacturability and Environmental Stability (FLAMES), Year 3 of 5 for Advanced Manufacturing of Thin Film Batteries, Year 3 of 3 for Automated Manufacturing…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2025 actual$5.5M
FY2026 enacted$8.2M
FY2027 request$36.2M
Fund Year 3 of 3 for Carbon Nanotube Fiber Cathodes for High Power Microwave Weapons, Year 3 of 5 for Harnessing Microbe-Sourced Cellulose for Advanced Fiber Manufacturing, Year 2 of 4 for Affordable Hydrogen On-Demand, Year 2 of 4 for Additive Manufacturing for Hypersonic Radomes, and Year 2 of 3 for Powder Granulation for Expanded…
Read the FY2027 plan →Advanced and Emerging Manufacturing Processesflat
FY2025 actual$4.7M
FY2026 enacted$8.9M
FY2027 request$8.9M
Fund Year 2 of 4 for Adaptive Incremental Forming through Optimized Robotic Manufacturing (AI-FORM), Year 1 of 3 for Manufacturing Automation with Turnkey Robotic Inspection & Flexible Finishing Tools (MATRIX) and Year 1 of 3 for Beyond the Black Box: Building Trust in AI for Defect Detection in Additive Manufacturing. Additional funding…
Advanced Energetics Manufacturingflat
FY2025 actual$1.3M
FY2026 enacted$1.4M
FY2027 request$1.4M
Fund Year 2 of 3 for Robotics and Automation for Munitions.
Project detail
What project 680 buys
The Office of the Secretary War (OSW) Manufacturing Science and Technology Program (MSTP) concentrates on cross-cutting defense manufacturing needs that are beyond the ability of a single service to address. MSTP projects focus on cross-cutting defense manufacturing advancements and stimulate early development of manufacturing processes and enterprise business practices. The MSTP invests in broad technology initiatives within Advanced Electronics and Optics, Advanced Materials and Composites, Advanced and Emerging Manufacturing Processes, and Advanced Energetics Manufacturing.
FY2027 Request
$6.7M
▲ 10% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$6.1M
▲ 17% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$5.2M
Prior year
Technology Industrial Innovation Base — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603680D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 681 — Technology Industrial Innovation Base — requests $6.7M in FY2027, 1.2% of the $581.8M requested for program element 0603680D8Z. Year over year it grows 10% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 681 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 5.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 6.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 6.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 6.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 9.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 9.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 10.0 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Technology Industrial Innovation Base (TIB)▲ 10%
FY2025 actual$5.2M
FY2026 enacted$6.1M
FY2027 request$6.7M
FY2027 planned work Continue to identify and address new, emerging manufacturing capabilities and technology base gaps that are critical to fielding modernization priorities and other U.S. technological advantage areas; manage ongoing technical innovation base assessments and collaborate with key stakeholders to assess strategic input for industrial bases, with a focus on affordability and sustainability across current and emerging technologies.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase of $0.630 million between FY 2026 and FY 2027 reflects a minor year-to-year variance and addresses the ever-evolving state of the technology industrial base.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to identify and address new, emerging manufacturing capabilities and technology base gaps that are vital to fielding critical technology areas and other key stakeholder priorities; manage ongoing technology innovation base assessments; and conduct deep dive assessments to identify and address national security innovation base risks, issues, and opportunities related to the DoW.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to identify and execute industrial base assessments in support of priority technology areas across the DoD, ensuring industrial base support of next-generation capabilities. Assessments will identify opportunities for additional Research and Engineering investments to ensure a robust industrial base in advanced manufacturing for critical technology areas.
Project detail
What project 681 buys
Technology Industrial Base (TIB) provides support to technology leaders in identifying industrial innovation base needs; characterizing and assessing priority technology investments, identifying and mitigating issues and risks impacting the industrial innovation base, and exploiting opportunities to advance technology development, testing, and manufacturing. TIB efforts develop near- and long-term strategies and employ mechanisms to retain the U.S. advantage in current and emerging modernization technology priorities by addressing the capabilities of the industrial innovation base to develop, test, manufacture, and sustain them.
FY2027 Request
$5.4M
▲ 11% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$4.9M
▲ 15% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$4.3M
Prior year
Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603680D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 351 — Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development — requests $5.4M in FY2027, 0.9% of the $581.8M requested for program element 0603680D8Z. Year over year it grows 11% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 351 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 4.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 5.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 5.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 5.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 7.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 7.2 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development▲ 11%
FY2025 actual$4.3M
FY2026 enacted$4.9M
FY2027 request$5.4M
FY2027 planned work Design and implement structured workflow processes to streamline identification, integration, replication, and scaling of M-EWD solutions originating from MIIs, internal M-EWD projects, and/or novel external opportunities. Continue to strengthen and grow M-EWD ecosystem structures. Incorporate advanced data and knowledge management tools to enable the program to operate as a knowledge and propagation hub and systematically capture, catalyze, and communicate project impacts across the M-EWD ecosystem. Implement strategic communications (internal/external), strengthen existing and establish new partnerships/connections (internal DoW, cross-agency, industry, academia) to capitalize on…
FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase of $0.533 million between FY 2026 and FY 2027 reflects a small increase in the level of effort across all FY 2027 projects in EWD.
FY2026 plans — current year Design and implement structured workflow processes to build regional ecosystems and upscale solutions, streamlining the identification, integration, and replication of successful pilot programs. Continue to strengthen and grow M-EWD ecosystem structures by assisting stakeholders with funding and scaling pathways. Incorporate advanced data and knowledge management tools to enable the program to operate as a knowledge and propagation hub that systematically captures and shares best practices across the M-EWD ecosystem. Implement strategic communications to strengthen existing and establish new partnerships by convening with stakeholders, experts, and practitioners to capitalize on interagency…
FY2025 accomplishments Continue whole-of-government solutions in partnership with Interagency partners to tailor curricula for defense manufacturing, identify project successes within the Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII) ecosystems for replication and scale across the Manufacturing USA network, and establish ecosystem structures to meet defense manufacturing Career Technical Education (CTE) needs and scale to adjacent sectors.
Project detail
What project 351 buys
The M-EWD Strategy is designed to achieve mission objectives and generate engagement by promoting awareness of its program activities and capabilities. This strategy is executed through three primary lines of effort: (1) building regional ecosystems by creating and growing successful, skills-based pilot programs with an applied regional approach; (2) upscaling solutions by assisting stakeholders with funding options, establishing pathways to expand programs across geographies, technologies, and age groups, and disseminating best practices; and (3) leveraging interagency efforts by convening with key stakeholders, experts, and practitioners.
FY2027 Request
$4.6M
▲ 157% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$1.8M
No FY2025 funding
FY2025 Actual
$0.0M
Prior year
Tech Trans & Comm Partnership — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603680D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 961 — Tech Trans & Comm Partnership — requests $4.6M in FY2027, 0.8% of the $581.8M requested for program element 0603680D8Z. Year over year it grows 157% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 961 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 1.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 4.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 8.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 11.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 12.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 13.0 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Technology Transfer (T2), Transition, and Commercial Partnerships (T3CP)▲ 157%
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted$1.8M
FY2027 request$4.6M
FY2027 planned work Complete DoW-wide adoption of iEdison Subject Invention Reporting for Extramural Research to comply with 37 CFR § 401.16 (federal agency reporting requirements for Bayh-Doyle); Unify intellectual property data systems from services to create a DoW “digital data estate” that facilitates strategic analysis of commercial licensing, accelerating technologies from lab to market; execute “challenge programs” in advanced materials and quantum sectors to increase transition opportunities for lab-developed technology in critical materials and quantum computing.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase of $2.784 million between FY 2026 and FY 2027 reflects the realignment from Defense Technology Analysis (PE 0605798D8Z) to DMS&T (PE0603680D8Z). Funding increase supports new mission scope for the Defense-wide implementation of extramural subject invention (iEdison) as directed by the Undersecretary of War (R&E).
FY2026 plans — current year Complete the Economic Impact Study (EIS) for Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAS) for the fourteen DoW T2 Components and update DoDI policy and regulations. Conduct an EIS for license agreements of the fourteen DoW T2 Components and provide continuing Technology Transfer University (T2U) training to DoW T2 legal professionals, scientists, and engineers.
Project detail
What project 961 buys
Technology Transfer and Commercial Partnership’s (T2CP) mission is to provide policy, guidance and coordination of the DoW T2 Components’ programs which encompass more than 9,000 active public private partnerships with DoW laboratories. The T2 budget is used to implement the 15 USC 3702 and 3710, multiple 10 USC partnership authorities, and DoD Instructions 5535.08 and .11.