# Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) — Program Element 0603851D8Z

**Program element:** 0603851D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603851D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $125.1M in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate added 2.4% (to $128.1M); House appropriators funded it in full. Noblis leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 147.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 123.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 125.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 133.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 135.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 137.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 139.9 |

> 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 | 125.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 125.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 128.1 | +3.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 125.1 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514 | Environmental Security Technology Certification Program | 147.5 | 123.3 | 125.1 | +1% |

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

### Project 514 — Environmental Security Technology Certification Program

The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) demonstrates and validates innovative technologies for military installations, while its companion program, the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), invests in applied research to develop these solutions. ESTCP tests promising technologies in relevant operational environments across Department of War (DoW) installations, providing decision-makers with reliable performance and cost data before widespread implementation. By validating solutions under real-world conditions, ESTCP reduces adoption risks and accelerates technology transfer to end users. The program has an excellent track record of return on investment, with many solutions deployed directly to installations without further development. ESTCP demonstrations provide innovative, scalable technologies that enhance military readiness, improve warfighter capabilities, and strengthen defense infrastructure, prioritizing common sense, cost effective solutions that support operational effectiveness at military installations. ESTCP conducts formal demonstrations at DoW facilities in operational settings to document and validate improved performance and cost savings. To ensure real impact, ESTCP collaborates with end users and regulators throughout the development and execution of each demonstration. Transition challenges are overcome with rigorous and well-documented demonstrations that provide the information needed by all DoW partners to confidently invest in these innovative, transformative technologies. The program employs a competitive selection process to ensure high-quality demonstrations, issuing solicitations for proposals from government, academia, and industry. Each project develops a formal test and evaluation plan, and demonstration results undergo rigorous technical reviews to ensure conclusions are accurate and supported by data. This process ensures installations receive solutions that address current operational needs and deliver measurable benefits to DoW.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Noblis (8.5, 6.8%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Technology Demonstration/Validation | 26.3 | 26.5 | 33.3 |
| Energy Technology Demonstration/Validation | 39.8 | 49.0 | 46.9 |
| Sustainable Technologies Evaluation and Demonstration Program | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Natural Hazards and Installation Resilience Technology Demonstration/Validation | 51.0 | 44.8 | 41.8 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 6.8% | 8.5 |
| Other / unspecified | 93% | 116.5 |

**Top named industry performers:** Noblis ($8.5M, 6.8%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) demonstrates and validates innovative technologies for military installations, while its companion program, the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), invests in applied research to develop these solutions. ESTCP tests promising technologies in relevant operational environments across Department of War (DoW) installations, providing decision-makers with reliable performance and cost data before widespread implementation. By validating solutions under real-world conditions, ESTCP reduces adoption risks and accelerates technology transfer to end users.

The ESTCP solicits proposals from all of the DoW organizations, other Federal Agencies, and the commercial sector. Projects are selected based on an annual competitive process through reviews by multi-agency panels.

## Related program elements

- [0603716D8Z — Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603716D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604924D8Z — High Energy Laser Advanced Component Development & Prototype](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604924D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0205620N — Surface ASW Cmbt Sys Integr](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0205620N) (Navy)
- [0305116F — Aerial Targets](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305116F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603851D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603851D8Z")`.

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