# Project 640856 — AFWERX Operations and Support

**Program element:** 0604009F — Afwerx  
**Project:** 640856  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604009F/640856  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604009F

## Summary

Project 640856 — AFWERX Operations and Support requests $3.6M in FY2027, 100% of the $3.6M requested for program element 0604009F, down 87% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 14.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 27.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 3.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604009F; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 640856 buys

AFWERX helps the Department of the Air Force (DAF) address warfighter needs by leveraging flexible contracting pathways to accelerate the transition of disruptive commercial dual-use technologies into decisive, war-winning capabilities. AFWERX funds risk reduction efforts for technology agnostic capabilities and provides avenues for the DAF to leverage private capital funds as a resource multiplier, strengthen the domestic defense industrial base, and accelerate commercial preference. Funding for this program supports administrative and oversight functions for AFWERX and enables effective execution of the SBIR/STTR program. These functions include funding for core operations and support, front door innovation hubs, information technology infrastructure, outreach, and marketing. In order to manage, execute, and deliver innovative technology capabilities, this program element may include necessary expenses to support the operation and maintenance of facilities, as well as expenses related to travel, supplies, IT hardware, software and support, etc.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Support.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFWERX | 14.1 | 12.6 | 3.6 | −72% | — |

> 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.

### AFWERX

**FY2027 planned work.** - Commence termination of operation and support activities, development and sustainment of the Acquisition Workforce, and organizational capabilities. - Complete transition and handoff of Spark activities and personnel for development and fielding of Airmen and Guardian centric program management tools to connect the innovation ecosystem. - Stop the development and execution of cohort programs, designed to enable Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) focused execution activities involving the SBIR/STTR program that address Warfighter priorities for companies in the SBIR/STTR program to enhance transition and commercialization success.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** In FY 2027, funding decreased by $9.059 million compared to FY2026 due to the commencement of the termination of AFWERX Operations and Support activities.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Continue operation and support activities, development and sustainment of the Acquisition Workforce, and organizational capabilities. - Commence transition and handoff of Spark activities and personnel for development and fielding of Airmen and Guardian centric program management tools to connect the innovation ecosystem. - Continue the development and execution of cohort programs, designed to enable Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) focused execution activities involving the SBIR/STTR program that address Warfighter priorities for companies in the SBIR/STTR program to enhance transition and commercialization success.

## 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/0604009F.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604009F project 640856 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604009F")`.

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