# Biosurveillance Program Advanced Technology Development — Program Element 0603834D8Z

**Program element:** 0603834D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603834D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $9.8M in FY2027 against nothing enacted in FY2026 — the program's peak. 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 | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 9.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 8.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 8.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 7.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 6.0 |

> 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 | 9.8 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 9.8 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 9.8 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 9.8 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 956 | Biosurveillance Program Advanced Technology Development | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | new start |

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

### Project 956 — Biosurveillance Program Advanced Technology Development

This program exploits advances in technology to develop, improve and implement detection, information processing and decision support for biosurveillance. The mission of this program is to create a fit-for-purpose biosurveillance capability with federated collection, processing, analysis, production, and dissemination capabilities to enable strategic, anticipatory, and operational decision-making for deterrence and risk mitigation. To accomplish this mission, the Biosurveillance Program will: 1) Implement agile planning and response processes through a cross-functional biosurveillance organizational architecture—with the structure, function, and authorities—to support time-sensitive needs of DoW leaders; 2) Expand physical and digital detection capabilities and capacity—infused with intelligence collection—to enable early warning, sustained awareness, and agile response focusing on advanced technological capabilities; 3) Enhance biosurveillance insights by increasing data value, knowledge generation and accelerating processing of existing health and biodefense repositories into a fit-for purpose analytic capability; 4) Communicate the full range of analytic products necessary for leadership decision-making across the continuum of conflict. This budget is justified by the critical gap, identified in the 2023 Biodefense Posture Review, in the Department's ability to gather and analyze timely biothreat information to protect the Joint Force and enhance national security. The funding will establish this necessary capability by operationalizing a Biosurveillance Information Platform (BIP), expanding next-generation sequencing, and improving data sharing. These investments are essential for enhancing readiness and resilience against a dynamic landscape of natural, accidental, and deliberate biological threats.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biosurveillance Information Platform (BIP) | — | — | 9.8 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 9.8 |

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This program exploits advances in technology to develop, improve and implement detection, information processing and decision support for biosurveillance. The mission of this program is to create a fit-for-purpose biosurveillance capability with federated collection, processing, analysis, production, and dissemination capabilities to enable strategic, anticipatory, and operational decision-making for deterrence and risk mitigation.

In FY 2027, the BIP is planned to enter into the Planning Phase of the Software Acquisition Pathway. During this acquisition phase, the BIP will transition from advanced technology development to advanced development to further the current prototype in collaboration with multiple Combatant Commands Decision Support Teams (DST) and the Biosurveillance Fusion Center (BSV FC). Additional activities planned for the Planning Phase include increasing knowledge of the end users’ needs documented in the approved Capability Needs Statement as well as plan the approach to deliver the BIP capabilities to meet those needs.

## Related program elements

- [0604834D8Z — Biosurveillance Program Development & Prototyping](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604834D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0305208M — Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305208M) (Navy)
- [0207834D8Z — Biosurveillance Program Support - RDT&E](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207834D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0603254N — ASW Systems Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603254N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603834D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603834D8Z")`.

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