Project 0148
$22.3MFY2027 request ▼ 14%Center For Naval Analyses (CNA)
FY2025 actual$35.3M
FY2026 enacted$25.9M
FY2027 request$22.3M
FY2027 Request
$28.3M
▼ 11% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$31.7M
▼ 25% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$42.3M
Prior year
Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Navy is requesting $28.3M for Center For Naval Analyses under RDT&E program element 0605154N, down 11% from FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 42.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 31.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 28.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 33.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 32.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 31.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 27.2 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 6 — RDT&E Management Support.
Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
2 projects roll up into PE 0605154N
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 -11% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 0031
$6.0MFY2027 request ▲ 3%MCOAG
FY2025 actual$7.0M
FY2026 enacted$5.8M
FY2027 request$6.0M
Congressional action
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$28.3M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$28.3M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$28.3M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$28.3M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
The Department of the Navy's (DON) Studies and Analysis Federally Funded Research and Development Center (DON S&A FFRDC - hereinafter referred to as the FFRDC) provides independent, objective, and expert analyses based on its unique access to sensitive data and hands-on exposure to fleet operations gained through a world-wide field program. The FFRDC's research program is centrally funded by this program element and is primarily concentrated along one Marine Corps category and thirteen Navy categories of study called product areas.
Project 0148, 0031 — Center For Naval Analyses (CNA)
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Sources
FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0605154N (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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/programs/0605154N.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$22.3M
▼ 14% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$25.9M
▼ 27% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$35.3M
Prior year
Center For Naval Analyses (CNA) — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605154N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 0148 — Center For Naval Analyses (CNA) — requests $22.3M in FY2027, 79% of the $28.3M requested for program element 0605154N. Year over year it falls 14% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 0148 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 35.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 25.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 22.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 25.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 23.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 23.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 19.2 |
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. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$35.3M
FY2026 enacted$25.9M
FY2027 request$22.3M
In FY27 CNA will support Navy analytic priorities by conducting studies, providing on-site analytic support to 30 Navy organizations and will provide detailed analyses for two wargames and exercises. CNA will maintain its analytic competencies through a combination of line-funded and sponsor-funded work in the following areas: Analysis…
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project 0148 buys
This program supports the Navy's portion of the Department of the Navy's (DON) Studies and Analysis Federally Funded Research and Development Center (DON S&A FFRDC - hereinafter referred to as the FFRDC) Research Program, which is primarily concentrated along thirteen Navy categories of study called product areas. These product areas include the following: (1) Manpower/Personnel, Medical and Training; (2) Intelligence, Information and Networks; (3) Plans, Policy, and Operations; (4) Infrastructure and Readiness; (5) Resources, Programs, and Assessments; (6) Capability Integration; (7) Research, Development and Acquisition; (8) Navy Field Program; (9) Navy Field Exercise Program; (10) Scientific Analyst Program; (11) Navy Quick Response Projects; (12) Navy General Concept Development and (13) Naval Analyses Initiated Projects. This program provides the Navy with independent and objective research and analysis of specific issues/topics in support of key operational problems; efforts include field support to fleet commanders, scientific analyst support to Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations (DCNOs) and their staffs, exercise support, and studies and analysis across the full spectrum of Naval Operations. Support has resulted in substantial improvements in force structure, fleet effectiveness, and significant cost avoidance.
FY2027 Request
$6.0M
▲ 2.6% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$5.8M
▼ 17% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$7.0M
Prior year
MCOAG — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605154N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 0031 — MCOAG — requests $6.0M in FY2027, 21% of the $28.3M requested for program element 0605154N. Year over year it grows 2.6% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 0031 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 7.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 5.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 6.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 7.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 8.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 7.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 8.0 |
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.
Marine Corps Operations and Analysis Group▲ 3%
FY2025 actual$7.0M
FY2026 enacted$5.8M
FY2027 request$6.0M
FY2027 planned work Analytical support provided by the FFRDC will focus on the Deputy Commandant (DC) Combat Development and Integration (CD&I) and Commandant (CMC), HQMC priorities of Force Design 2030 and USMC Vision and Strategy 2025 by preparing for sweeping changes needed to meet the principal challenges facing the institution: effectively providing analysis to support the USMC's role as the nation's naval expeditionary force-in-readiness, while simultaneously modernizing the force in accordance with the National Defense Strategy (NDS) - and doing both within the fiscal resources provided. Continue the FY 2026 analytic efforts and support and increase analysis to address CMC priorities such as: - Force…
FY2026 to FY2027 change The funding increase of $0.15M from FY 2026 to FY 2027 results in additional studies in FY 2027.
FY2026 plans — current year Analytical support provided by the FFRDC will focus on the Deputy Commandant (DC) Combat Development and Integration (CD&I) and Commandant (CMC), HQMC priorities of Force Design 2030 and USMC Vision and Strategy 2025 by preparing for sweeping changes needed to meet the principal challenges facing the institution: effectively providing analysis to support the USMC's role as the nation's naval expeditionary force-in-readiness, while simultaneously modernizing the force in accordance with the National Defense Strategy (NDS) - and doing both within the fiscal resources provided. Continue the FY 2025 analytic efforts and support and increase analysis to address CMC priorities such as: - Force…
Project detail
What project 0031 buys
This project supports the Marine Corps portion of the Department of the Navy's (DoN) Studies and Analysis Federally Funded Research and Development Center (DoN S&A FFRDC - hereinafter referred to as the FFRDC) Research Program, and is managed as an element of the Marine Corps Studies System. This program provides the Marine Corps with independent and objective research and analysis of specific issues/topics appropriately performed by a FFRDC. Marine Corps Division analysts work at the FFRDC's headquarters and, through the FFRDC's Field representative Program serve at commands worldwide, including: Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Pacific, Marine Special Operations Command, the three Marine Expeditionary Forces, and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1). The FFRDC also assigns analysts to support the Deputy Commandants and their staffs as well as other Marine Corps organizations such as the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, Marine Corps Systems Command, and the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve. The program areas are linked to the Marine Corps Advocacy (prepotency), which are: (1) Logistics and Infrastructure; (2) Manpower and Training; (3) Research, Development and Acquisition; (4) Operations and Plans; (5) Programs and Resources; (6) Aviation; (7) Combat Development and Integration; and (8) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. FFRDC Scientific Analyst support provides six scientific analysts for the following six focus areas: Deputy Commandant (DC), Plans, Policies and Operations; DC Aviation; DC Installation and Logistics; DC Programs and Resources; DC Manpower Reserve Affairs; and Director, Manpower Plans (MP) - Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA). The program continues analytical support for field exercises; Ad Hoc and Quick Response study requirements.